United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan called on rich and developing countries Monday to reach agreement on a UN reform plan so as not to paralyse the international body. In an article in the Financial Times, he said: "It is time for those who really care about reform to come together and form a new coalition - one that bridges the artificial, destructive divide between north and south and brings together all those who are willing to work together because they share the vision of a UN that really works, for the benefit of all the world's peoples."