Ambassador El-Sonni Chairs Arab Group Meeting on Candidatures Across the UN System

New York — October 22, 2026

Meeting of the Arab Group at the Level of Permanent Representatives, Chaired by the State of Libya

The State of Libya chaired the meeting of the Arab Group at the level of Permanent Representatives to the United Nations, dedicated to coordinating Arab positions on a number of candidatures for United Nations posts and bodies. The meeting was chaired by H.E. Mr. Taher M. T. El-Sonni, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of the State of Libya to the United Nations, in his capacity as Chair of the Arab Group for the month of October.

The meeting heard a briefing by Mr. Ali Krair, the State of Libya’s candidate for Chair of the International Civil Service Commission. It also heard briefings by the candidates of the Republic of Korea, France, Kenya, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Sierra Leone and Ecuador for the office of Judge of the International Court of Justice for the term 2027–2036, as well as a briefing by the candidate of the Republic of Iraq for membership of the Joint Inspection Unit of the United Nations.