# Reforming the United Nations

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The first secretary-general chosen from the UN staff, Annan sought more coordinated field operations, managerial accountability, civil-society partnerships, and stronger peacekeeping. His tenure helped create the Peacebuilding Commission and Human Rights Council, though reform remained constrained by member-state interests and Security Council divisions.

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