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
President of the United Nations Security Council to issue both Presidential Statements (subject to consensus among Council members) and notes, which are used to make declarations of intent that the full Security Council can then pursue. The President also usually speaks to the press on behalf of the Security Council. Below is a chronological list of presidents of the UN Security Council and the states that they represented. Presidents from 1946–49: Presidents from 1950–54: Presidents from 1955–59: Presidents from 1960–64: Presidents from 1965–69: Presidents from 1970–74: Presidents from 1975–79: Presidents from 1980–84: Presidents from 1985–89: Presidents from 1990–94: Presidents from 1995–99: Presidents from 2000–04: President of the