UNITED NATIONS ( CNN ) -- Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi on Wednesday delivered a lengthy , rambling address in his first appearance before the United Nations -- slamming both the U.N. Security Council and the United States . Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi addresses the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday . He broached conspiracy theories , urged probes into U.S. military activities , and took aim at the structure and the actions of the Security Council , in a one-hour and 36-minute speech at the U.N. General Assembly 's annual session . Gadhafi called for world unity in confronting various world crises , such as climate change and food shortages , but he aimed his ire at the world body and the United States . Dressed in a traditional Libyan cap and robe , he elaborated on what he believes is the unfairness of the structure of the U.N. Security Council , which has five permanent members -- the United States , Russia , China , France and Britain , each with veto power . In his One hour and 36 minute ramble , Gadhafi : .
He says U.N. Security Council brings not war , but terror . Five nations ' nuclear power unfair , Libyan leader tells U.N. General Assembly . Global challenges require unified action , U.N. secretary - general says . Climate change , hunger , poverty , war among issues discussed .