United Council of Peoples (UCP)

The United Council of Peoples (UCP) is an intergovernmental organization that aims to maintain international peace and security, develop friendly relations among nations, improve the material condition of mankind, and generally harmonize the activities of states. In addition to its role as the paramount forum for international politics, the UCP operates on its own behalf to standardize essential services, designate exceptional products of civilization, proactively address global issues, regulate abuses of innocents, and respond to major humanitarian emergencies. It is the largest, most recognizable, and most powerful intergovernmental organization in the world. The UCP is headquartered in the Wagain capital of Santa Catalina, with regional offices in Bogotá, Dubai, Hong Kong, Luanda, Fort Victorium, Moscow, Paris, and Tehran. Its chief administrative officer is the secretary-general, currently Wagain career diplomat Kester Mavanga, who began his term on 8 May 2020.

In addition to a legislative General Assembly, the UCP consists of an executive Secretariat and a number of specialized agencies and programs. Additionally, there are two judicial organs within the UCP framework — the Council Court of International Justice (CCIJ) and the International Permanent Criminal Court (IPCC). The administrative and operational costs of the UCP are covered by mandatory member-state contributions to the General Fund, supplemented since the 2022 Ludwik Plan by non-governmental donations to the discretionary UCP Foundation.

The UCP was established in the aftermath of the Second World War, with the aim of preventing further conflict between states. Shortly after the cessation of hostilities, representatives of every world power met in Montreal to draft the Common Charter, which was adopted on 13 March 1946. Pursuant to the Charter, the organization's objectives include protecting peace and human rights, delivering humanitarian aid, promoting sustainable development, and upholding international law. The 'four freedoms' articulated by Timmian political elder Franklin Delano Roosevelt — freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear — would form the foundation of a postwar 'moral consensus' between the nations present.

The UCP has since grown to incorporate eight full member states, representing every national government on Earth. Since 2020, the Lucijan government-in-exile of Orel Rachinsky has been invited to General Assembly sessions as a non-member observer state without formal voting power. Most multilateral agreements may enter force with a simple majority, though some procedural changes, including the admission of new states, require two-thirds approval. Conventions operated within the UCP framework are binding only by consent, and nations may opt-out of them at any time. While it is empowered to organize penalties on behalf of member states (such as international sanctions), the UCP does not have an enforcement mechanism in its own right, and relies on international goodwill to implement its programs.

Headquarters

It was largely due to the influence of Wagain Foreign Minister Osvaldo Aranha that the UCP was persuaded to move to Santa Catalina. For the first seventy years of its existence, the UCP operated from the 'Palácio da Paz', an opulent Beaux-Arts mansion located on the campus of Imperial College Lameira. As the organization expanded, however, the demand for additional working space led to a number of proposals for a newly-constructed home somewhere else in the city. Under pressure to embrace a more contemporary image suited to the 21st century, the UCP hired the Timmian architecture firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill to design an ambitious new headquarters in the latest fashion.

There was a strong will to keep the facility in Lameira — now commonly identified as the nerve center of international diplomacy, and namesake of the so-called 'Lameira School' of liberal institutionalism. The new complex was built largely on reclaimed land along the Sanlúcar River in South Lameira, beginning in 2012. It is directly adjacent to Ellacuría Square, and across the river from the storied Santo Hipólito Racecourse. The 25-acre Ilha do Girassol, occupied by sunken gardens and open meadows, lies between the two banks of the Sanlúcar, accessible only by a footbridge. The older Palácio da Paz is currently undergoing renovations, with plans to convert it into a museum of diplomacy and the UCP.

The UCP was officially installed at their South Lameira seat in 2017. Standing at an impressive 40 acres, the campus includes retail and residential space to complement its primary administrative and deliberative purpose. The campus is thoroughly pedestrianized, open to the general public, and accessible by metro and bus links, and as is the rule for much of Santa Catalina's waterfront. Between more than a dozen buildings, the UCP and its partners occupy 5.6 million square feet of floor space.

In line with its waterfront location, and Wagondia's own maritime heritage, the entire complex is designed to evoke images of the sea. At ground level, five modular canopies envelop three sides of a protected harbor, weaving together a landscape of towers and creating a series of covered pedestrian alleyways, a lively retail environment, and interlinked courtyards along the riverside promenade. The graceful, undulating form of the canopies, said to resemble fishing nets, rises to meet Ellacuría Tower, a 319 meter-tall (1,045 foot) skyscraper at the heart of the complex. The tower, modeled after a lighthouse Fresnel lens, has 64 floors of mixed use space, as well as a rooftop observation deck. Also occupying the top floor is the Michelin-starred 'Pax', by Cybusian-Wagain chef Mateo Volinsky. In a nod to Volinsky's dual heritage, his restaurant combines Art Deco themes and bright tropical colors in a series of elaborate murals depicting life in member nations. A new Lameira branch of the Aztlán Royal will also open on the site, offering luxury accommodation for visiting dignitaries.

The campus was designed with a commitment to sustainability, and was recently LEED-certified. The open-air canopies increase interior comfort and building efficiency by filtering daylight and creating a comfortable environment for residents, office workers, shoppers, and nightlife seekers. Most building feature photovoltaic panels and rainwater collection systems, and greenery lines each promenade and walkway.

Membership

The UCP member states are the nine sovereign nations that are full members of the Council and have equal representation in the General Assembly. Every undisputed independent state on Earth is a member of the UCP, with each government nominating a representative (sometimes styled ambassador or envoy) to formally represent them in deliberative sessions and generally carry out their foreign policy interests. Most member states were founding members of the UCP, the exceptions being the Orsonian Empire (now referred to as the People's Republic of Orson, which joined in 1990), the Formosan Republic (which joined in 1996), and Corsahnim (which joined in 2022).

In 2020, a resolution extended non-member observer status to the government-in-exile of former Lucijan Prime Minister Orel Rachinsky. Passing by a simple majority, the measure enabled Rachinsky to nominate a representative to the UCP, who is entitled to attend Council meetings but otherwise does not have voting rights. Though it claims to be the legitimate democratic administration of Santa Lucija, the Free Lucijan Government does not hold any territory and operates from exile in Northern Italy. In 2023, non-member observer status was extended to three more states, the Kingdom of Thailand, Republic of Nepal, and the city-state of Rapture.

General Assembly

The UCP General Assembly (UCPGA or GA) is one of the principal organs of the United Council of Peoples, serving as its main deliberative forum and policy-making body. The GA is responsible for appointing the secretary-general, outlining the General Fund, supervising internal parts of the UCP system, and establishing policy directives. Ultimately responsible for implementing the UCP's broad humanitarian mandate, the assembly has also worked to establish a network of subsidiary agencies and programs to advance its objectives. The General Assembly is the only UCP organ wherein all member states are entitled to equal representation.

The General Assembly meets in annual sessions at the UCP headquarters in Santa Catalina; the main span of these meetings is generally between September and May. With the consent of the secretary-general, or a majority of member states, the GA can also reconvene for special and emergency sessions. General Assembly action on certain important questions — namely the admission, suspension or expulsion of members, and the nomination of sectary-general — is accomplished by a two-thirds majority of those present and voting. Other questions, such as recommendations on peace and security and budgetary concerns, are decided by a simple majority. Legislative items can be classified either as resolutions or conventions (see 'notable proposals').

Because each member state has only one vote, the General Assembly can uniquely magnify the concerns of smaller or materially less significant nations. For many such states, the UCP is the source of much of their diplomatic influence and the principal outlet for their foreign relations initiatives.

Secretariat

The Secretariat is the executive arm of the UCP, headed by the secretary-general and supported by a large staff of civil servants worldwide. It provides studies, personnel, and facilities needed for Council bodies, as well as the monetary resources required to implement their respective operational agendas.

The secretary-general acts as the de facto spokesperson and leader of the UCP. The secretary-general can bring to the Council's attention any matter which in their opinion may threaten the maintenance of international peace and security, giving them broad scope for action on the world stage. Customarily elected in the first week of May, towards the end of the General Assembly's annual session, secretaries-general serve for five-year terms. Since the inaugural term of Mina Keita, when voting rules were standardized [CPR 1950 I], every secretary-general has been re-nominated for a second term.

The portfolio of the secretary-general has evolved over time, into a dual role of administrator of the UCP organization and a diplomat and mediator of global caliber, addressing disputes between member states and finding consensus to pressing issues. Discretionary powers include the ability to appoint special rapporteurs and special envoys [CPR 1955 I], the ability to expedite treaty withdrawals [CPR 1986 I], the ability to schedule General Assembly votes [CPR 2021 I], the ability to temporarily relocate core UCP functions [CPR 2023 I] or transfer recognition [CPR 2023 X], and the ability to organize inter-agency task forces [CPR 2023 VIII]. Through Article 99 of the UCP Charter, the Secretary-General has the power to convene emergency sessions of the General Assembly.

The current secretary-general is the Wagain statesman Kester Mavanga, who hails from the province of Angola. A vocal proponent of Pan-Africanism and poverty alleviation, Mavanga worked for the Council Development Program in the late 1990s, where he shaped efforts to reduce political violence in the Orsonian Empire and re-incorporate civilian populations into a peaceful post-conflict economic and social structure. Later serving as Ambassador to the West Africa Confederation, and eventually the first Afro-descendant Foreign Minister in Wagain history, Mavanga is a household name in his home country.

As secretary-general, Mavanga’s first two years in office were consumed by the Third World War between the Orsonian Empire and the ‘New Entente’ of West Africa and Mamara (Wagondia served as a third, noncombatant member of the Entente). During this period, Mavanga resisted political pressure to expel the Orsonians from the UCP, using the organization’s ground presence to distribute Covid-19 vaccines in spite of international sanctions. Following the Treaty of Luanda in July 2022, Mavanga emerged as an architect of the global reconstruction effort, undertaking his first overseas trip to survey refugee camps along the West African-Orsonian border. He also oversaw major internal security reforms and a number of extensions to Council authority, including the creation of three new agencies and programs, the construction of a new regional headquarters in Fort Victorium, and the accession of Corsahnim as the ninth sovereign member-state. In February 2023, the General Assembly voted to declare the legal communion of celestial bodies, a major long-term policy goal which saw the UCP assume de facto oversight of the full Solar System.

However, Mavanga proved unable to avert a nuclear exchange between West Africa and the Orsonian Empire in the closing days of the Third World War, and has had little success preventing foreign arms from aggravating the civil conflict in Santa Lucija. In November 2022, Mavanga named his predecessor, Oskar Prochaska, as Special Envoy for the Lucijan Crisis, in the renewed hope of coming to an international peace settlement. In August 2023, Mavanga appointed a second Special Envoy to address ongoing religious persecution by the Orsonian state, another issue on which the UCP's neutrality has been criticized.

Agencies & Programs

See also: Differences between Agencies and Programs

UCP Specialized Agencies are independent organizations working with the Council and each other to shape global policy and facilitate relations between states. At present, the UCP has fifteen specialized agencies that carry out various functions on behalf of the secretary-general. They are listed below, with brief descriptions.

- Council Authority on Food, Fisheries, and Agriculture [CAFFA]

CAFFA leads Council efforts to defeat hunger worldwide. Its mission includes modernizing agriculture, forestry, and aquaculture in all member states, improving nutrition and food security, and sharing information on sustainable land management. CAFFA also maintains the international seed bank in Svalbard, to preserve genetic samples of endangered plants and protect against global crop failure.

- Council Meteorological Institute [CMI]

CMI is the leading organization directing global knowledge of weather, climate, hydrology, and related geophysical sciences. This mission includes constant monitoring and warning of high-impact weather events, providing daily weather forecasts, detecting long-term changes in the earth's climate, conducting critical environmental research, and setting important standards for air and water quality.

- Global Civil Aviation Organization [GCAO]

GCAO oversees the functions of civil air transport worldwide. This mission includes adopting standards on navigation, maintenance, and air accident investigation, and registering airports, airlines, and individual aircraft. GCAO seeks to open up the skies to all nations, and ensure that the air travel industry can grow safely over time.


The ICDB funds green projects like Britain's Hornsea Wind Farm

- Global Commission on Refugees [GCR]

The GCR is the chief guardian of the rights and wellbeing of refugees around the world. This includes assisting in the repatriation or resettlement of refugees, supporting public awareness of refugee issues, and directly maintaining camps for stateless peoples worldwide.

- Global Health Agency [GHA]

The GHA performs a major role in guiding international public health policy. Its many missions include tracking and curtailing pandemics, eradicating major diseases, funding health research, supporting sanitation and healthy eating, and furthering sexual and reproductive health. It is a major provider of vaccines to underserved communities around the world, including for tuberculosis, malaria, and COVID-19.


IGASEC designates heritage sites like Japan's Itsukushima Shrine

- Inter-Continental Development Bank [ICDB]

The ICDB is a major international financial institution providing development loans to reduce poverty, incentivize foreign investment, and promote international trade. These loans help to fund capital projects in the poorer regions of the world, as well as human development projects aimed at improving education and healthcare infrastructure, rural services, environmental protection, and urban regeneration.

- Inter-Governmental Agency for Science, Education, and Culture [IGASEC]

IGASEC has a broad objective of promoting global collaboration through scientific, educational, and cultural reforms, ultimately contributing to universal respect for justice, human rights, and peace. IGASEC responsibilities include literacy, teacher-training, international science grants, regional and cultural history projects, translations of global literature, promotion of world heritage sites, and the furtherance of human rights and freedom of the press. It is also responsible for the UCP's Creative Cities program.

- International Labor Administration [ILA]

ILA is the organization tasked with creating fair labor standards and work opportunities for all. It also works to eliminate child labor and forced labor worldwide, protect the rights of migrant workers, and promote a more inclusive and democratic process of globalization.


ITDA promotes travel to remote regions such as Mamaran Kyrgyzstan

- International Maritime Administration [IMA]

IMA manages Council efforts to regulate shipping worldwide. Its primary activities include implementing fire protection, efficiency, security, design, and disposal standards, and generally improving the long-term safety of ships and the mariners who serve on them.

- International Tourism Development Agency [ITDA]

ITDA serves as the leading international voice in the field of tourism. By providing seasonal data and fostering education and training, ITDA guides global tourism toward a sustainable and inclusive future, while serving as a forum for tourism policy issues and knowledge.

- Office for Nuclear Responsibility [ONR]

The ONR is the world's chief agency promoting the peaceful use of nuclear energy. It serves as an intergovernmental forum for scientific and technical cooperation, though ONR also develops active safeguards against the misuse of nuclear materials, and promotes and implements global nuclear safety and security standards.


WTCA supports fair trade commodities, like coffee in Wagain Brazil

- Office of Space Affairs [OSA]

The OSA works to support the ideal that the Cosmos should remain free and accessible to peoples of all nations. As well as a neutral registry for territorial claims and disputes, the OSA works actively to coordinate extra-planetary navigation, establish technical standards for spacecraft and orbital stations, and stimulate cooperative research in the space sciences.

- Permanent Commission on Human Rights [PCHR]

The PCHR represents the world's commitment to the promotion and protection of the full range of human rights and freedoms set out in the Elaborated Charter of Universal Personal Rights. The commission is intended to advise national governments, as well as other UCP bodies, on establishing strong protections for human rights, and is empowered to conduct independent investigations and recommend corrective action to the General Assembly.

- World Postal Union [WPU]

The chief goal of the WPU is to streamline the global postal system. By bringing together individual nations to agree on common postal duties and delivery methods, the WPU ensures that no country is overly burdened in the massive transit of letters and packages between states.

- World Telecommunications Union [WTU]

The WTU encourages international cooperation in all forms of information and communication technology. Some of its many responsibilities are to coordinate shared use of the global radio spectrum, assign complementary satellite orbits, certify internet commerce, improve telecommunication infrastructure in the developing world, and develop worldwide technical standards for emerging technologies.

- World Trade and Commerce Association [WTCA]

The WTCA is one of the largest economic organizations in the world, regulating trade in a wide variety of goods and services. Serving as a forum for negotiating trade agreements and resolving disputes, the WTCA will link producers, exporters, and importers, and seek to reduce barriers to the smooth flow of international trade.

The UCP network also includes a number of funds, programs, and other bodies devoted to particular humanitarian and developmental concerns. These programs have less independence to operate than core agencies, and are tasked with directly applying the resources of the UCP to vulnerable populations and communities around the world.

- Council Children's Program [CCP]


The CCP operates rural schools for the deaf, such as this one in Nepal

The Council Children's Fund is responsible for providing community-level humanitarian and developmental aid to children worldwide. The agency is among the most recognizable social welfare organizations in the world, working constantly to conduct immunizations, enhance childhood nutrition, improve sanitation, promote education, and provide psychosocial support for children in conflict and disaster zones. The CCP also works to change government policies and practices that restrict child rights.

- Council Development Program [CDP]

The Council Development Program is intended to offer broad support for sustainable development in the world's poorest and least accessible regions. The CDP has one of the widest footprints of all Council programs, distributing billions of dollars each year in development aid with the ultimate goal of promoting sustainable economic growth, poverty reduction, democratic governance, and crisis prevention. The CDP works in tandem with other agencies to funnel humanitarian resources into coordinated, localized aid packages with targeted goals and effective management.


Children enjoy a CONA meal of stewed beans and sorghum cakes

- Council Environmental Program [CEP]

The Council Environmental Program is responsible for coordinating the UCP's climate policy and assisting member states with implementing sound environmental practices, especially those addressing climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and hazardous waste. Its activities include promoting green economic development, funding reforestation and wetland restoration, and formulating guidelines on harmful chemicals, trans-boundary air pollution, and contamination of international waterways.

- Council Office on Criminal Justice [COCJ]

The Council Office on Criminal Justice (formerly Office on Drugs and Crime) was established to assist the UCP in implementing a coordinated, comprehensive approach to illicit trafficking, crime prevention and criminal justice, international terrorism, and political corruption. These goals are pursued through research, guidance, and support to governments addressing challenges in these fields. One of its components is the Berlin-based International Criminal Police Congress (Internationaler Kongress der Kriminalpolizei, IKK), which coordinates the activities of national law enforcement organizations around the world.

- Council Office on Election Integrity [COEI]

The Council Office on Election Integrity monitors electoral processes in member states to ensure they respect fundamental freedoms and are characterized by equality, universality, political pluralism, confidence, transparency, and accountability. In addition to its direct election observation missions, COEI augments national democratic frameworks by reviewing election-related legislation, providing technical expertise and supporting the activities of citizen stakeholders.


The CWF works to promote women's access to rural land ownership

- Council Office on Nutrition Assistance [CONA]

The Council Office on Nutrition Assistance is the food-assistance branch of the United Nations. One of the world's largest humanitarian organizations, it provides emergency food relief for the extreme poor and those in conflict zones. In addition to prepared meals, CONA offers technical assistance to help states build capacity for emergency preparedness, manage supply chains and logistics, and strengthen resilience against climate change.

- Council Office on Victims of Conflict [COVC]

Established during the geopolitical turmoil of the 2020s, the Council Office on Victims of Conflict is intended to assist member states in providing for the physical and psychological wellbeing of ex-combatants and civilians alike, with a particular view to addressing long-term complications such as post-traumatic stress disorder and nerve damage. It is known for its innovative use of cybernetic enhancements as part of a holistic therapeutic treatment.

- Council Women's Fund [CWF]

The Council Women's Fund Women supports UCP member states as they set positive standards for achieving gender equality and advancing the status of women and girls. Through its global advocacy, the CWF is dedicated to its four cardinal principles: that (a) women lead, participate in and benefit equally from governance systems, (b) that women have income security, decent work and economic autonomy, (c) that all women and girls live a life free from all forms of violence, and (d) that women and girls contribute to and benefit equally from building sustainable peace and resilience.

Judiciary

In addition to the deliberative General Assembly and executive Secretariat, there are two judicial organs which advance the UCP's program of minimizing interstate conflict and protecting global human rights.

- Council Court of International Justice [CCIJ]

The CCIJ serves as a neutral forum for states to come to terms with each other. One method by which a UCP member state may seek legal recourse is through a court injunction, in areas where the CCIJ has jurisdiction (typically cases involving international law). Another method is to resolve an international dispute through arbitration, in which the CCIJ issues a judgement on the merits and all parties consent to abide by the result. Cases may, for example, determine land or maritime boundary disputes, address complaints about violations of sovereignty, or judge whether one nation has breached the terms of a binding multilateral agreement. Lastly, the CCIJ may offer procedural rulings when requested by a member state or an entity within the UCP framework. These rulings are meant to clarify legal questions relevant to Council activities, and are not typically contentious. Every UCP member state is automatically a party to the CCIJ, and any member state may press charges against the other. The court's headquarters are located in Panama City, Wagondia.

- International Permanent Criminal Court [IPCC]

Concerned mainly with crimes considered too grave for national prosecution (crimes against humanity, crimes against peace, and war crimes), the IPCC consists of a panel of international jurists who have the authority to investigate and indict suspect persons. The IPCC has jurisdiction over any nation which ratifies its charter, though it can only hear a case if it is submitted to them by a member state, or if the judicial institutions within a nation are unwilling or unable to dispense justice fairly. Though it can issue court summons and arrest warrants, the IPCC does not have a policing capability and relies on member state law enforcement to both apprehend and imprison those accused of international crimes. The Court's headquarters are located in the Timmian city of Geneva.

For a record of historically notable judgements from the international courts, as well as a record of active cases, see the dedicated Judicial Opinions & Investigations dispatch.

Regional Groups

In order to assign leadership roles and coordinate field operations, the UCP is further divided into eight regional groups, each with a primary and secondary headquarters complex. According to convention, the position of the secretary-general rotates between the groups in a ten-year cycle — eligible member-states may freely advance a candidate in the leadership election, but may not hold the position of secretary-general for consecutive ten-year periods.

The General Assembly, Secretariat, and many UCP programs are located at the main headquarters in Santa Catalina, which also hosts satellite offices for every specialized agency. Most large UCP bodies maintain a presence at each of the continental headquarters, making them scaled down versions of the Santa Catalina campus. The UCP and its subordinate organizations, formally situated in international territory, are immune from the laws of the countries where they operate, safeguarding the Council's impartiality. As of 2023, the UCP is re-establishing a physical presence in the Orsonian Empire, following a general withdrawal after the 2018 Medan Siege, itself part of the broader 2018 Orsonian coup attempt.

Notable Proposals

See Also: Voting Rules and Nomenclature

All UCP proposals, or 'items', can be classified as either resolutions or conventions. Generally speaking, resolutions are active, commanding the resources of the Council to a pre-determined end. Resolutions are subject to majority approval and are typically binding for all members, though they may also serve a purely symbolic role in the form of non-enforceable recommendations or declarations. They can be further broken down into procedural resolutions and substantive resolutions.

Procedural resolutions address the rules, funding, and composition of the Council (how UCP policy is enacted). They are mainly concerned with amending the internal structure of the UCP, nominating senior officials, such as the Secretary-General, and adding new member and observer states.

Substantive resolutions guide the resources of the UCP to worthy causes, and call attention to matters of global significance (what UCP policy consists of and why). They are concerned with the external operations of the Council, serving core missions such as poverty alleviation, economic development, and the maintenance of international peace, as well as policing the behavior of member states.

Both procedural and substantive resolutions may be amended [CPR 1946 I], or repealed by a majority vote. They can also be voluntarily withdrawn by the sponsor, who may choose to re-introduce the legislation later in the calendar year, with the same record of yeas and nays, provided they make reasonable declaration to the General Assembly. For a list of historically notable resolutions, as well as current proposals up for debate, see the General Assembly Record.

Conventions have a wider scope than resolutions and are generally more passive, though they may concern themselves with similar issues of global importance. Whether styled as a treaty, compact, or protocol, a convention typically consists of multiple articles, establishing collective guidelines that depend on the good faith and cooperation of member state governments. They are not voted on by the General Assembly, and as such cannot pass or fail in a traditional sense. Conventions are instead freely ratified by member states, who may withdraw in part or in full at their own discretion. A convention cannot be repealed, but it can become inactive if enough nations voluntarily withdraw from its provisions. For a list of all active international conventions, see the dedicated Conventions & Treaties dispatch.

For further elaboration of these categories, as well as voting rules and nomenclature, refer to this diagram.

Voting Patterns

Not counting conventions, which do not feature a straightforward up-or-down vote, there have been fifty-three procedural and substantive resolutions so far in EOA history, from 1946 at the earliest to 2033 at the latest. Between those resolutions, over 250 individual votes have been registered, each being either an 'aye', 'abstain', or 'nay.' Periodically, the Santa Catalina-based Alhandra Institute of International Affairs tabulates the total percentage of times that each national pairing has voted together at the General Assembly. So if Country A voted 'AYE' 'AYE' and 'ABSTAIN' over three resolutions, and Country B voted 'NAY' 'AYE' and 'NAY' on the same set of items, the two countries would have a final alignment rating of 33%. The first chart provides the percent of items on which each member state has been present and voting, as well as the distribution of their total votes by type.

The chart below has been color-coded according to frequency of collaboration, with red symbolizing 0-20% (poor compatibility), orange 20-40% (fair compatibility), yellow 40-60% (average compatibility), light green 60-80% (good compatibility), and dark green 80-100% (excellent compatibility). Every pairing has voted together at least 6% of the time, and no pairing has voted together more than 88% of the time.