The late entry of senior Emirati diplomat Lana Nusseibeh has reshaped the deadlocked race to lead the United Nations while bringing the United Arab Emirates’ disputed role in Sudan’s war into the contest for the organization’s highest office.
Human rights advocates urged governments to reject Nusseibeh, arguing that her defense of Emirati foreign policy and repeated denials that the UAE provides military support to the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan conflicts with the independence and moral authority expected of a U.N. secretary-general.
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