The United Nations has unveiled a report which, if implemented, should lead to the most radical overhaul of the organisation in its history.
The report, by a high level panel, was commissioned by the Secretary-General, Kofi Annan.
A decision on its implementation will be made next year.
The study says the Security Council should be more pro-active in authorising military intervention.
The 16-strong panel comprised veteran foreign ministers and diplomats.
They included Gro Harlem Brundtland from Norway, former Egyptian Foreign Minister Amr Moussa, former Russian PM Yevgeny Primakov and former US national security adviser Brent Scowcroft.
Its 95-page report includes proposals on combating poverty, AIDS, social upheavals, nuclear proliferation, terrorism and organised crime.
The report also includes two proposals for increasing the Security Council from 15 to 24 members.
Any change has to be approved by a two-thirds vote in the 191-member General Assembly.
