Key facts
- Type
- Political cooperative alliance
- Purpose
- Reform of the UNSC
- Members
- G4 nations Brazil Germany India Japan
- Leader
- Brazil President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Germany Chancellor Friedrich Merz India Prime Minister Narendra Modi Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi
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- Meeting of G4 Leaders on United Nations Security Council Reform 20150926 1.jpg
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- G4 nations
- inception
- 2005-00-00
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The G4 nations, comprising Brazil, Germany, India, and Japan, are four countries which support each other's attempts to gain permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council. Unlike the G7, where the common denominator of the members is related to the economy and long-term political goals, the G4's primary aim is to reform the Security Council. Each of these four countries have figured among the elected non-permanent members of the council since the UN's establishment. Their economic, political and military influence has grown significantly in the last decades, reaching a scope comparable to the permanent members (P5). However, the G4's bids are often opposed by the Uniting for Consensus movement led by Italy, and particularly by the G4's economic competitors and political rivals.
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