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Gordon Brown will call for reform of international institutions, including the United Nations and the World Bank, on the second day of his trip to India. Gordon Brown has called for reform of international institutions, including the United Nations and the World Bank, on the final day of his trip to India.
In a keynote speech in New Delhi, the prime minister will say it is time to build a "new global society". In a keynote speech in New Delhi, the prime minister said it was time to build a "new global society".
He is expected to call for the expansion of the UN security council and the establishment of a World Bank fund to combat global warming. He is also called for the expansion of the UN Security Council and the establishment of a World Bank fund to combat global warming.
Mr Brown is touring China and India to promote trade relations with Britain.Mr Brown is touring China and India to promote trade relations with Britain.
Rapid response teams Rise of Asia
Mr Brown will say: "I want to describe not just the world order that is - but the new global society that we can become." Mr Brown told business leaders in the Indian capital that to succeed, post-war international institutions "must be radically reformed to fit our world of globalisation".
We must consider reform of our international rules and institutions to reflect the urgency of tackling global poverty and climate change Prime Minister Gordon Brown "We can and must do more to make our global institutions more representative and I support India's bid for a permanent place, with others, on an expanded UN Security Council."
He will support India's bid for a permanent place, along with other countries, on an expanded UN security council. The UK also believes Brazil, Japan, Germany and an African country should become members.
Mr Brown will push for the council to back "rapid response standby teams of judges, police, trainers and other civilian experts" to help put countries which have suffered conflict "on the road to economic recovery and political stability". The IMF should be at the heart of an early-warning system for financial turbulence effecting the global economy Prime Minister Gordon Brown
He will also speak of the World Bank's role in tackling poverty and global warming. Mr Brown went on to say that he supported changes to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and the G8 to "reflect the rise of India and Asia".
"We must consider reform of our international rules and institutions to reflect the urgency of tackling global poverty and climate change. The World Bank needed to strengthen its focus on poverty reduction, while also becoming "a bank for the environment", involving a multi-billion pound global climate change fund to finance low-carbon investment, he said.
"While we strengthen the World Bank's focus on poverty reduction, its capacity and global reach should make it also a bank for the environment." Mr Brown argued that the IMF should focus on surveillance of the global economic and financial system to prevent crises, such as that affecting Northern Rock in the UK.
"The IMF should be at the heart of an early-warning system for financial turbulence effecting the global economy," he said.
Aid packageAid package
On the International Monetary Fund, the prime minister will argue it should focus on surveillance of the global economic and financial system to prevent crises, such as that affecting Northern Rock in the UK. Mr Brown also called for greater international cooperation in the battle against terrorism to "ensure that there is no hiding place for terrorists".
On the first day of his trip to India, Mr Brown announced a new package of development aid for the country, worth £825m over the next three years. It was also important to establish a rapid reaction force which would bring together police, judges, lawyers and other civilian experts, who could co-ordinate peacekeeping and recovery in countries blighted by conflict.
"Because we have seen the conflicts that can be resolved, the climate change impacts that can be tackled, the financial turbulence that can be addressed, this is an urgent task," he added.
Earlier on his trip to India, Mr Brown announced a new package of development aid for the country, worth £825m over the next three years.
Earlier, on his first visit to China as prime minister, he and Chinese premier Wen Jiabao agreed to boost trade between the two countries by 50% by 2010.Earlier, on his first visit to China as prime minister, he and Chinese premier Wen Jiabao agreed to boost trade between the two countries by 50% by 2010.
Mr Brown also offered China £50m to help the country tackle climate change.Mr Brown also offered China £50m to help the country tackle climate change.
Mr Brown will hold talks with Indian premier Manmohan Singh before a news conference later.