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The '''Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C)''' is an enforcement structure dedicated to providing an equitable and consistent implementation of the [[<tvar name="1">:foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal Code of Conduct</tvar>|Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC)]].

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The '''Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee (U4C)''' is described in [[<tvar name="1">foundation:Policy:Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines#4.5 U4C Building Committee</tvar>|the Enforcement Guidelines]] as:

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== Functions and responsibilities == <!--T:50-->

{{quote|1=<translate><!--T:2--> a co-equal body with other high-level decision making bodies (e.g. ArbComs and AffCom). Its purpose is to serve as final recourse in the case of systemic failures by local groups to enforce the UCoC. The U4C’s membership shall be reflective of the global and diverse makeup of our global community.</translate>}}

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ThePolicies, procedures and processes that guide the U4C’s work are defined in the [[<tvar name="1">Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter#1. Purpose and Scope</tvar>|Charter]] which was developed by a [[<tvar name="12">m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/U4C Building Committee</tvar>|Building Committee]] and was [[<tvar name="23">m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter/Announcement - results</tvar>|ratified through a movement-wide vote]] in January-February 2024.

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The U4C is responsible for organizing the annual review of the Universal Code of Conduct and its Enforcement Guidelines.

== Charter == <!--T:552-->

More in detail, functions and responsibilities of the Committee are described in Sections 1.1 and 1.2 of the [[<tvar name="1">Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter#1. Purpose and Scope</tvar>|Charter]].

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According to the Charter, the U4C:

The '''[[<tvar name="1">m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter</tvar>|U4C Charter]]''' outlines the policies, procedures and processes that will guide the U4C’s work.

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* <translate><!--T:54--> Handles complaints and appeals in the circumstances outlined in the [[<tvar name="1">foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines</tvar>|Enforcement Guidelines]], including but not limited to:</translate>

** <translate><!--T:55--> Lack of local self-governance capacity to enforce the UCoC;</translate>

** <translate><!--T:56--> Consistent local decisions that conflict with the UCoC;</translate>

** <translate><!--T:57--> Refusal of local self-governance structures and teams to enforce the UCoC;</translate>

** <translate><!--T:58--> Lack of resources or lack of will to address issues that prevent the adequate enforcement of the UCoC through local self-governance processes;</translate>

* <translate><!--T:59--> Performs any investigations necessary to resolve said complaints and appeals;</translate>

* <translate><!--T:60--> Provides resources for communities on UCoC best practices, such as material for mandatory trainings, quality assurances for training resources created by movement members and organizations that go beyond the basic UCoC training material the U4C itself oversees, and other resources as needed;</translate>

* <translate><!--T:61--> Provides a final interpretation of the UCoC Enforcement Guidelines and the UCoC if the need arises, in collaboration with community members enforcement structures;</translate>

* <translate><!--T:62--> Assesses the effectiveness of UCoC enforcement and provides recommendations for improvement.</translate>

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The U4C will not take cases that do not primarily involve violations of the UCoC, or its enforcement.

The Charter outline the organization of the Committee, including the purpose and scope of the Committee’s work, its responsibilities and eligibility and election processes for Committee members.

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The U4C is also responsible for organizing the [[<tvar name="1">Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Annual review</tvar>|annual review]] of the Universal Code of Conduct and its Enforcement Guidelines.

Following sections cover the internal expectations around conduct, recusal and the transparency and confidentiality of the Committee’s work. The remaining sections cover the processes to monitor, review and support the UCoC and Enforcement Guidelines. The sections cover providing tools and training for the community to use with the UCoC and Enforcement Guidelines as well as how the U4C will engage and interact with the Wikimedia Foundation and other movement government structures.

== How to contact U4C == <!--T:964-->

The Charter was developed by a [[<tvar name="1">m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/U4C Building Committee</tvar>|Building Committee]] and was [[<tvar name="2">m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter/Announcement - results</tvar>|ratified through a movement-wide vote]] in January-February 2024.

== Members == <!--T:1165-->

Users who would like to contact the committee may do so by emailing <tvar name="1"><code>u4c{{@}}wikimedia.org</code></tvar>.

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[[<tvar name="1">m:Special:MyLanguage/Universal_Code_of_Conduct/Coordinating_Committee/Charter#2.2.1._Regional_Distribution</tvar>|Regional seats]] (8 seats):</translate>

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=== Vacant seats === <!--T:37-->

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# '''<translate><!--T:2238--> ''vacant''Regional seats:</translate>'''

#* <translate><!--T:1539--> Latin America and Caribbean: ''vacant''</translate>

#* <translate><!--T:1640--> Central and East Europe (CEE): ''vacant''</translate>

#* <translate><!--T:1741--> Sub-Saharan Africa: ''vacant''</translate>

# '''<translate><!--T:1343--> NorthCommunity Americaat (USAlarge and Canada)seats: ''vacant''</translate>'''

#* ''<translate><!--T:1444--> Northern<tvar andname="1">'''{{FORMATNUM:5}}'''</tvar> Westernvacant Europeseats</translate>: [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:Ghilt|Ghilt]] (home wiki: de.wp)''

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# <translate><!--T:15--> Latin America and Caribbean: ''vacant''</translate>

# <translate><!--T:16--> Central and East Europe (CEE): ''vacant''</translate>

# <translate><!--T:17--> Sub-Saharan Africa: ''vacant''</translate>

# <translate><!--T:18--> Middle East and North Africa</translate>: [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:Ibrahim.ID|Ibrahim.ID]] (home wiki: ar.wp)

# <translate><!--T:19--> East, South East Asia and Pacific (ESEAP)</translate>: [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:0xDeadbeef|0xDeadbeef]] (home wiki: en.wp)

# <translate><!--T:20--> South Asia: ''vacant''</translate>

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== Global group == <!--T:47-->

# [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:Barkeep49|Barkeep49]] (home wiki: en.wp)

# [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:Superpes15|Superpes15]] (home wiki: it.wp)

# [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:Civvì|Civvì]] (home wiki: it.wp)

# [[m:Special:MyLanguage/User:Luke081515|Luke081515]] (home wiki: de.wp)

# <translate><!--T:22--> ''vacant''</translate>

# <translate><!--T:23--> ''vacant''</translate>

# <translate><!--T:24--> ''vacant''</translate>

# <translate><!--T:25--> ''vacant''</translate>

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Universal Code of Conduct Coordinating Committee members are added to a custom <tvar name="1"><code>u4c-member</code></tvar> global group, which grants them the ability to view abuse filters, deleted content, and IP address information on all Wikimedia Foundation wikis. Specifically, the group provides the following permissions:

Please note: [[Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter#5. Glossary|No more than two members of the U4C can be elected from the same home wiki]].

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== Election ==

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