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The ‘Coffee Club’ proposal

The ‘Coffee Club’ proposal

Uniting for Consensus presents draft resolution on UNSC Reform

The Uniting for Consensus group of 12 countries, also referred to as the Coffee Club, proposes expanding UNSC non-permanent membership from 10 to 20 members, and various changes to the workings of the Council. (A/59/L.68)

  1. The Security Council shall consist of twenty-five Members of the United Nations. France, the People’s Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America shall be permanent members of the Security Council. The General Assembly shall elect twenty other Members of the United Nations to be non-permanent members of the Security Council, due regard being specially paid, in the first instance to the contribution of Members of the United Nations to the maintenance of international peace and security and to the other purposes of the Organization, and also to equitable geographical distribution.
  2. The non-permanent members of the Security Council shall be elected for a term of two years. In the first election of the non-permanent members after the increase of the membership of the Security Council from fifteen to twentyfive, five of the retiring members shall continue for one more year. Non-permanent members may be eligible for immediate re-election, subject to the decision of their respective geographical groups.

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