UAE diplomat Lana Nusseibeh is put forward as a candidate for UN secretary-general
The United Arab Emirates has nominated Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh, its assistant minister for political affairs and former permanent representative to the UN, as a candidate to succeed Antonio Guterres as UN secretary-general. Guterres completes his second five-year term on December 31. Nusseibeh would be a seventh candidate in a race where Latin American and Caribbean figures have led straw polls, breaking with the customary regional rotation.
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2 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
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Jerusalem Post · 2026-10-22 04:43 UTC
UAE set to nominate Lana Nusseibeh to succeed Guterres as UN secretary-general, sources tell 'Post'
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Both outlets report the same candidacy; one frames it as a likely seventh candidate breaking Latin America's turn, the other leads with EXCLUSIVE sourcing on enters race.
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“UAE nominates Lana Nusseibeh to succeed Guterres as UN secretary-general”
“EXCLUSIVE: Senior UAE diplomat Lana Nusseibeh enters race for UN chief - Reuters”
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An official announcement of the nomination is expected soon, per diplomatic sources in New York
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