Uniting for Consensus

Group of countries opposing UN Security Council expansion Uniting for Consensus core members Uniting for Consensus (UfC) is an international movement established in 2005 as an evolution of the Coffee Club, that developed in the 1990s as a coalition of countries in opposition to the possible expansion of permanent seats in the United Nations Security Council. Under the leadership of Italy, it aims to counter the bids for permanent seats proposed by G4 nations (Brazil, Germany, India, and Japan) and is calling for a consensus before any decision is reached on the form and size of the United Nations Security Council. History Italy, through the ambassador Francesco Paolo Fulci, along with Pakistan, Mexico and Egypt, founded the "Coffee Club" in 1995. The four countries were united by a rejection of the proposal to increase the number of permanent members of the Security Council, instead desiring to encourage the expansion of non-permanent seats. The founders of the group were soon joined by other countries, including Argentina, Colombia, Costa Rica, Malta, Mexico, Pakistan, San Marino, South Korea, Spain, Turkey and Canada, and in a short time the group came to include about 50 countri