L69 Grouping and G4 Grouping

Source – This post on L69 Grouping and G4 Grouping is based on the article “L69, G4 countries seek urgent reform of UNSC” published in The Hindu on 27th September 2024.

Why in News?

The United Nations will celebrate its 80th anniversary next year. The G4 nations and other groupings such as L69 and C-10 called for urgent reforms to the UN Security Council.

About L69 Grouping

1. About: The L69 Group is a coalition of 42 developing countries from Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia, and the Pacific.

2. Formation: It was formed in 2007. The group is named after a draft resolution (L.69) that was submitted to the UN General Assembly.

3. Focus: These nations have a common interest in pushing for reform in the UNSC, particularly to enhance representation for developing countries.

4. Advocacy: The L69 advocates for:

a) a more representative and inclusive Security Council

b) strengthening the role of developing countries, especially from Africa

c) lacking the Common African Position(CAP) based on the Ezulwini Consensus and Sirte Declaration which calls for no less than two permanent seats for Africa with full veto power, and increased non-permanent seats.

About G4 Grouping

1. About: The G4 is a coalition of four nations: India, Brazil, Germany, and Japan seeking permanent membership in the United Nations Security Council. It was formed in the 2005.

2. The G4 countries are economically influential and significantly contribute to international peace and security, which they believe justifies their inclusion as permanent members of the UNSC.

3. Objectives: Key objectives of the G4 include:

a) Expansion of both permanent and non-permanent categories of UNSC membership, allowing for more equitable representation.

b) Securing permanent membership for themselves, while supporting reforms that would also enhance the representation of Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America in the Council.

c) Addressing the stagnation in the Intergovernmental Negotiations (IGN) process on Security Council reform and pushing for the start of text-based negotiations to expedite the reform process.

UPSC Syllabus: International organization