U.N. chief, Trump call for change of U.N. bureaucracy

United States President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at a meeting during the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters, Monday, Sept. 18, 2017. [Photo: AP/Seth Wenig]

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday called for a change of bureaucracy in the United Nations.

Guterres and Trump made their statement at a high-level U.N. reform meeting in New York.

Guterres said efforts were needed to change "fragmented structures" and "byzantine procedures" in the U.N., making it a more "nimble and effective, flexible and efficient" global organization.

He also mentioned that the U.N. is making progress on a broad and bold reform agenda to strengthen itself.

Addressing the meeting, Trump said the United Nations has been kept from reaching its full potential because of bureaucracy and mismanagement.

He praised Guterres for laying out a vision to reform the world body, noting that there has been changes under the secretary-general.