UAE Nominates Official to Lead UN
The move adds a new candidate to a race where all seven contenders have faced vetoes in Security Council straw polls, officials said.
- On Wednesday, the United Arab Emirates nominated foreign ministry official Lana Nusseibeh to run for UN Secretary-General, entering a race struggling to produce consensus among the 15-member Security Council.
- Informal straw polls held last week left the race deadlocked after all six existing candidates received multiple vetoes from the five permanent Security Council members, preventing any clear front-runner from emerging.
- Nusseibeh, 48, served as UAE ambassador from 2013 to 2024, where she championed "creative entrepreneurial diplomacy" and secured Resolution 2720 paving the way for humanitarian aid to Gaza.
- Her candidacy faces scrutiny over the UAE's alleged military support for Sudan's Rapid Support Forces, which Abu Dhabi denies, and potential tensions with the Trump administration.
- Incumbent Antonio Guterres of Portugal ends his second term on December 31, 2026; candidates must secure nine votes from the 15-member Security Council while avoiding vetoes from the five permanent members.
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When last month the heads of State and Government of 140 countries came to the General Assembly of the United Nations, the elephant in the room was undoubtedly the election of...
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NettavisenThe number of candidates to take over the top job at the UN increases from six to seven after Lana Nusseibeh from the United Arab Emirates has been nominated.
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Seven candidates are vying to take over the position of UN Secretary-General at the turn of the year after António Guterres.
Six candidates become seven ahead of the election for the new UN Secretary-General. This is clear after the United Arab Emirates' Lana Nusseibeh was nominated.
UAE minister of state says she is running because 'this is a moment to act with greater urgency'
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