Uniting for Consensus Uniting for Consensus Uniting for Consensus (UfC) is a movement, nicknamed the Coffee Club, that developed in the 1990s 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 Security Council. Italy, through the ambassador Francesco Paolo Fulci, along with Pakistan, Mexico and Egypt, in 1995 founded the "Coffee Club". The four countries were
United Nations Security Council Resolution 377 to the parties concerned and interested to exercise restraint and moderation. No details of the vote were given, other than that it was "adopted by consensus". The resolution was adopted in the wake of Morocco's invasion of Western Sahara and annexation to the country, in the aftermath of Spain's abandonment of the territory. The United Nations refused to recognise the claim; the Council reaffirmed United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1514 of 14 December 1960 and all other resolutions over the territory. United Nations Security Council Resolution 377 United Nations Security Council Resolution 377, adopted on 22 October 1975, dealt with