WEOG

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WEOG is the United Nations’ regional group for Western European and other like-minded states, used primarily for consultations and the allocation of seats in UN bodies.

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WEOG canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UN electoral group
United Nations regional group
abbreviation WEOG self-link
contrastedWith African Group
Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering
surface form: Asia‑Pacific Group

Eastern European Group
Western European and Others Group
surface form: Group of Western European and Other States in UN regional system

Latin American and Caribbean Group
fullName Western European and Others Group
hasCharacteristic informal grouping without a formal charter
used for electoral and consultative purposes rather than policy‑making
hasMember Australia
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Cyprus
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Iceland
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Luxembourg
Malta
Monaco
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Portugal
San Marino
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States of America
hasObserver Holy See
languageUsed English
French
operatesWithin United Nations General Assembly
partOf United Nations regional groups
surface form: United Nations regional groups system
regionCovered Western Europe
other like‑minded states outside Western Europe
usedFor allocation of seats in UN bodies
consultations among member states
coordination of candidatures for UN organs
distribution of non‑permanent seats on the UN Security Council
distribution of positions in other UN subsidiary bodies
distribution of seats on the UN Economic and Social Council
distribution of seats on the UN Human Rights Council

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WEOG abbreviation WEOG self-link