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UAE nominates minister Lana Nusseibeh as candidate for UN secretary-general
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Semafor and France 24 report that the United Arab Emirates has nominated Lana Nusseibeh, its minister of state for foreign affairs and a former UN ambassador, to be the next UN secretary-general, citing a report from the state-run Emirates News Agency. The Financial Times reports that she has emerged as a late contender as official candidates struggle to break a deadlock. France 24 reports that she joins six other candidates in a race to succeed António Guterres, whose term ends in December. Human rights defenders, as quoted by France 24, say electing a diplomat from the UAE could be catastrophic for the UN, and France 24 reports that the UAE is accused of backing forces behind a massacre in Sudan.
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The UAE has nominated Lana Nusseibeh, its minister of state for foreign affairs, for UN secretary-general.
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- Semafor, France 24
Nusseibeh joins six other candidates in the race to succeed António Guterres, whose term ends in December.
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- Semafor, France 24
If selected, Nusseibeh would be the first woman and the second Arab to lead the UN.
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The Financial Times reports that Nusseibeh has emerged as a late contender while supporters sound out UN missions for backing.
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Human rights defenders say electing a diplomat from the UAE, a country with a questionable human rights record, could be catastrophic for the UN.
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France 24 reports that the UAE is accused of backing forces behind a massacre in Sudan.
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Electing a UAE diplomat would harm the UN, given the UAE’s human rights record.
Human rights defenders, quoted by France 24, say it could be catastrophic for the UN. The UAE presidency, in the nomination quoted by France 24, praises Nusseibeh’s experience, judgement and record of constructive work.
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All three outlets report that the UAE has put forward Lana Nusseibeh as a candidate in a crowded race to succeed António Guterres at the UN. Their headlines differ in emphasis: one reports the nomination, one presents her as a late contender, and one leads with human rights concerns about the UAE.
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UAE nominates Lana Nusseibeh to become next UN secretary-general
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questionable human rights record
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questionable human rights recordMore neutral: a human rights record that rights groups have criticized
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They say electing a diplomat from the UAE, a country with a questionable human rights record that is accused of backing forces behind a massacre in Sudan, could spell…
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- The UAE nomination of Nusseibeh
- Crowded race for UN secretary-general
- Human rights concerns over the UAE candidacy
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- France 24Center
Emirati diplomat could become next UN chief despite human rights concerns
Human rights defenders are sounding the alarm over the United Arab Emirates’ nomination of its former envoy Lana Nusseibeh to be the next UN Secretary General. …
- SemaforCenter
UAE nominates Lana Nusseibeh to become next UN secretary-general
Born in 1978, Nusseibeh is an Emirati citizen whose family traces their roots to one of the most prominent Muslim dynasties in Jerusalem.
- Financial TimesCenter
UAE official emerges as late contender to lead UN
Supporters of Lana Nusseibeh sound out UN missions for backing as official candidates struggle to break deadlock
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Financial Times, Oct 20, 2:32 PM EDT
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- Financial TimesCenterOct 20, 2:32 PM EDT
- SemaforCenterOct 22, 9:08 AM EDT
- France 24CenterOct 22, 5:18 PM EDT
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