9 3 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁an ▁Arab ic ▁publishing ▁house ▁and ▁month ly ▁Arab ic ▁review ▁The ▁Arab ▁World ▁in ▁Be ir ut ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁ ▁Kar im ▁Az k oul ▁was ▁Leb anon ' s ▁representative ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ' ▁tal ks ▁on ▁Human ▁Rights ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁their ▁establishment . ▁▁ ▁There , ▁he ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁worked ▁closely ▁alongside ▁Charles ▁Mal ik . ▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁R app orte ur ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁Gen o cide ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁Other ▁work ▁of ▁his ▁with ▁the ▁U . N . ▁includes ▁having ▁been ▁Act ing ▁P erman ent ▁De legate ▁to ▁the ▁U . N . ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁and ▁Head ▁of ▁U . N . ▁Affairs ▁Department ▁( Min istry ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁of ▁Leb anon ) ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁▁ ▁On ▁ 1 0 ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁photograph ed ▁at ▁a ▁U . N . ▁radio ▁alongside ▁René ▁Cass in , ▁Georges ▁Day ▁and ▁Her ald ▁C . L . ▁Roy , ▁particip ating ▁in ▁a ▁round table ▁discussion ▁for ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁French - spe aking ▁countries . ▁▁ ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁Head ▁P erman ent ▁De leg ation ▁to ▁the