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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 [[:foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal Code of Conduct|Universal Code of Conduct (UCoC)]].

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== Functions and responsibilities ==

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

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{{quote|1=<span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">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.</span>}}

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

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More in detail, functions and responsibilities of the Committee are described in Sections 1.1 and 1.2 of the [[Special:MyLanguage/Universal Code of Conduct/Coordinating Committee/Charter#1._Purpose_and_Scope|Charter]].

The U4C is also responsible for organizing the annual review of the Universal Code of Conduct and its Enforcement Guidelines. It can be reached via email to <code>u4c{{@}}lists.wikimedia.org</code>.

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According to the charter U4C:

== Charter ==

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* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Handles complaints and appeals in the circumstances outlined in the Enforcement Guidelines, including but not limited to:</span>

** <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Lack of local self-governance capacity to enforce the UCoC;</span>

** <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Consistent local decisions that conflict with the UCoC;</span>

** <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Refusal of local self-governance structures and teams to enforce the UCoC;</span>

** <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Lack of resources or lack of will to address issues that prevent the adequate enforcement of the UCoC through local self-governance processes;</span>

* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Performs any investigations necessary to resolve said complaints and appeals;</span>

* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">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;</span>

* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Provides a final interpretation of the UCoC Enforcement Guidelines and the UCoC if the need arises, in collaboration with community members enforcement structures;</span>

* <span lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr">Assesses the effectiveness of UCoC enforcement and provides recommendations for improvement.</span>

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

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

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The U4C is also responsible for organizing the annual review of the Universal Code of Conduct and its [[:foundation:Special:MyLanguage/Policy:Universal Code of Conduct/Enforcement guidelines|Enforcement Guidelines]].

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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== How to contact U4C ==

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.

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

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

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== Election ==

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== Global group ==

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

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