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Since the 1960’s, a system of regional groups has developed at the UN. Seats on UN bodies are allocated to the groups and each group nominates countries from among its members for its seats. The groups also coordinate policy and present unified negotiating positions. The five regional groups include all UN member countries save one: Israel. Geographically, Israel should be in the Asian Group, but that group’s Arab members have barred its admission. In 2000, Israel was admitted to the Western Europe and Others group ("WEOG"), but in New York only. Israel remains outside the regional grouping system at the UN's offices in Geneva, Nairobi, Rome and Vienna. Take action to help Israel gain the right to participate as a full and equal member throughout the UN system: Send an email to the UN ambassador of the current European Union president asking him to encourage his fellow EU and WEOG members to grant Israel unrestricted membership in the WEOG group.