UNITED NATIONS, April 28 -- Secretary General Kofi Annan's U.S.-backed effort to streamline the U.N. bureaucracy was derailed Friday by a bloc of developing nations that charged the overhaul would sharply curtail their influence and give wealthier countries too much control over the organization. -
Developing Nations Thwart Annan's Plan for Reform at U.N.
UNITED NATIONS, April 28 -- Secretary General Kofi Annan's U.S.-backed effort to streamline the U.N. bureaucracy was derailed Friday by a bloc of developing nations that charged the overhaul would sharply curtail their influence and give wealthier countries too much control over the organization.-
By Colum Lynch