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# Summarising the Summit
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/19490/
- Published: 2005-09-26T16:09:41.000Z
- Updated: 2019-02-14T22:34:02.000Z
- Author: openDemocracy Supporters
- Tags: #en, #Migrated, #Import 2026-04-09 18:15

[David Mepham](http://www.opendemocracy.net/globalization-UN/summit%5F2851.jsp) does an excellent job summarising the outcomes of the Summit. Important progress was made on genocide (how to fight it), peace, human rights and democracy. Those are all things we care a lot about at openDemocracy. As for the lackluster bits of the Summit, I think we've covered those already. Even Kofi Annan had a hard time keeping up appearances at this meeting. Some people would think it an opportune moment to poke fun, like George Bush who passed Annan in the hallway right before the summit ended and [asked](http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/18/politics/18bolton.html?ex=1284696000&en=b98bd00a3e2a5c81&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss&ref=opendemocracy.net): "Has the place blown up since he's been here?". Very funny, Mr. President. No, it hasn't blown up.