India and a small number of additional non-permanent members. The United Kingdom and France essentially supported the G4 position, with the expansion of permanent and non-permanent members and the accession of Germany, Brazil, India and Japan to permanent member status, as well as an increase in the presence by African countries on the council. China has supported the stronger representation of developing countries and firmly opposed Japan's membership. In 2017, it was reported that the G4 nations were willing temporarily to forgo veto power if granted permanent UNSC seats. In September 2017, US Representatives Ami Bera and Frank Pallone introduced a resolution (H.Res.535) in the US House of Representatives (115th United States Congress), seeking support for India for permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council and India should be a permanent member which will represent 1.4 billion people at the United Nations. See also Reform of the United Nations Small Five Group, a group formed to improve the working methods of the Security Council United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, provides secretarial support to the Security Council United Nations Security Council Counter-Terrorism Committee, a standing committee of the Security Council Notes References Citations Sources Further reading External links UN Security Council Research Guide Global Policy Forum – UN Security Council Security Council Report – information and analysis on the council's activities What's In Blue – a series of insights on evolving Security Council actions Center for UN Reform Education – information on current reform issues at the United Nations UN Democracy: hyperlinked transcripts of the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council United Nations organs International security Organizations established in 1946