G4 nations

G4
  • Grupo dos Quatro (Portuguese)
  • Gruppe der Vier (German)
  • ४ राष्ट्रों का समूह (Hindi)
  • 4か国のグループ (Japanese)
Formation2005
TypePolitical cooperative alliance
PurposeReform of the UNSC
Membership
 Brazil
 Germany
 India
 Japan
Leaders

The G4 nations, comprising Brazil, Germany, India, and Japan, are four countries which support each other's bids for permanent seats on the United Nations Security Council. Unlike the G7, where the common denominator is the economy and long-term political motives, the G4's primary aim is the permanent member seats on 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 and political 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, and particularly their economic competitors or political rivals.[1]

  1. ^ "Japan Says No to G4 Bid". Globalpolicy.org. 7 January 2006. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2011.