The G4 countries have reiterated that expansion of UN Security Council in both
permanent and non-permanent categories is essential to make the body more
representative, legitimate, effective and efficient.
- The G4 Is a grouping of Brazil, Germany, India and Japan which are aspiring to become
permanent members of the UNSC. - They are supporting each other’s bids for permanent membership of the UNSC.
- The G4 nations traditionally meet on the sidelines of the annual high-level UN General
Assembly session. - The Uniting for Consensus (UfC), or the Coffee Club, emerged in the 1990s in opposition
to the potential extension of permanent seats on the UN Security Council. - Italy along with Pakistan, Mexico and Egypt founded the Coffee Club in 1995 to reject
the proposal to increase the number of permanent seats in the UNSC.
UN Security Council - EST: United Nations charter in 1945
- HQ: New York City, USA.
- Members: 15 members
- Permanent members with veto power (P5 members): the United States, the Russian
Federation, France, China and the United Kingdom. - Non-permanent members: The non-permanent members of the Security Council are
elected for a term of two years.