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• The G4 countries – India, Brazil, Japan and Germany, have reiterated that expansion of UN Security Council in both permanent and non-permanent categories is essential to make the body more representative, legitimate, effective and efficient. 
• The Foreign Ministers of Brazil,  Germany, Japan, and Secretary West met on the margins of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly recently. 
• They underscored that multilateralism is under significant strain due to multiple and complex crises. 
• In a joint press statement, the G4 nations said that the UN Security Council’s inability to effectively and timely address contemporary global challenges reinforces the urgent need for its comprehensive reform. 
• They agreed on the need to enhance the role and participation of developing countries in the Security Council, both in the permanent and non-permanent categories of members.

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