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Lana Nusseibeh

1. UAE nominates minister Lana Nusseibeh for UN Secretary-General after all seven candidates drew permanent-member vetoes in straw poll

   Al-Monitor reported UAE Minister of State Lana Nusseibeh, her country's UN ambassador for more than a decade, entered the race for the next UN Secretary-General on Oct 21 as a heavyweight Middle East candidate. Buenos Aires Times said all seven candidates drew at least two discouraging votes from permanent members in last Friday's informal Security Council straw poll, after which Senegal's former president withdrew; Costa Rica's former vice-president had led earlier rounds. Nusseibeh said the UN needs a Secretary-General who makes it a 'problem solver, not a bystander'.

   Oct 22, 2026 Afternoon