Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the autocrat ruling the United Arab Emirates, has nominated Lana Nusseibeh for the position of the Secretary-General of the United Nations:
The nomination was submitted on Wednesday by UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in a letter to the presidents of the UN General Assembly and Security Council.
Nusseibeh, 48, is a former UAE ambassador to the UN who spent more than a decade in international diplomacy, including during the country’s 2022-23 membership of the Security Council.
If successful, she would become the first woman to lead the UN and the second person from the Middle East and North Africa to hold the position, following Egypt’s Boutros Boutros-Ghali.
Who is Lana Nusseibeh?Nusseibeh is the daughter of Zaki Nusseibeh, a senior Emirati presidential adviser who has served successive UAE leaders for decades. However, the Nusseibeh family are originally from Palestine and have longstanding connections to Jerusalem.
While her biography may not sound bad it is highly suspicious that Nusseibeh’s candidacy was endorsed by staunch U.S. supporters of the Zionist’s genocide in Gaza:
Dennis Ross @AmbDennisRoss – 2:34 UTC · Oct 23, 2026
No woman has ever been Secretary General of the UN. It is past time for one. Lana Nusseibeh, an excellent diplomat from the UAE, is now a candidate to succeed Antonio Gutierrez. She is very well suited to the role, understanding the global south and great power competition.
Brett McGurk @brett_mcgurk – 22:38 UTC · Oct 21, 2026
How did UAE become the largest global provider of humanitarian aid to Gaza, according to UN data? Because of Lana Nussaibeh—a diplomat who knows everyone and works with them to GSD. She would be an inspired choice for this impossible job.
Out of pure greed the UAE has for years armed and financed local criminals and mercenaries to wage war in Sudan. It continues to do so:
The United Arab Emirates trained Colombian mercenaries before sending them to fight alongside a notorious paramilitary group in Sudan’s devastating war, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday.
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Sudan’s war broke out on April 15, 2023, when a power struggle between the military and RSF exploded into fighting in the capital, Khartoum, and elsewhere in the sprawling northeastern African country.The RSF was born out of feared Arab Janjaweed militias that were notorious for atrocities in the early 2000s against people identifying as East or Central African in Sudan’s western region of Darfur.
In the new report, Human Rights Watch said hundreds of Colombian mercenaries were trained by Emirati nationals at a military base in Al Dhafra region, about 250 kilometers (155 miles) west of the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi, and at another facility in Abu Dhabi, before being deployed to Sudan to fight alongside the RSF.
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Human Rights Watch said it verified videos showing mercenaries, apparently Colombian, fighting alongside the RSF when it captured the Darfur city of el-Fasher in October in an offensive the U.N.-commissioned experts said bore “the hallmarks of genocide.” At least 6,000 people were killed in three days, according to the U.N.
Lana Nusseibeh, the UNSG candidate, has in various comments denied the involvement of the UAE. She was successful in lobbying the European Parliament to avoid any censoring of the UAE:
Lana Nusseibeh, the UAE’s envoy for Europe, traveled to Strasbourg with an entourage to meet with MEPs and argue that Abu Dhabi is working toward peace in Sudan rather than exacerbating the conflict.
Two officials familiar with the talks told POLITICO that Emirati representatives denied any link to the RSF, while insisting they only wanted peace in Sudan and to be a key mediator for the country.
Brett McGurk, the Biden administration’s Middle East and North Africa coordinator, who has endorsed Nusseibeh’s candidacy, has lied to Congress about ongoing UAE arms supply to its proxy forces in Sudan:
The Biden administration is set to deliver an assessment by January 17 on the UAE’s assurances against supplying weapons to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan, based on a statement from Brett McGurk, the Middle East and North Africa coordinator. This follows pressure from Democratic lawmakers demanding a halt to arms sales to the UAE until the country confirms it is not arming the RSF, a contributor to Sudan’s destructive civil conflict.
Legislation led by U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and Representative Sara Jacobs last month aimed to stop these sales, highlighting their concerns. McGurk stated that, despite conflicting reports, the UAE assured they are not and will not transfer weapons to the RSF. He emphasized the administration’s commitment to scrutinizing the credibility of these claims before the specified date.
Nusseibeh’s denial of the UAE’s direct involvement in Sudan, and her U.S. supporters’ denial of genocide in Gaza and Sudan, disqualifies her for any United Nations position.
Her election as Secretary-General by the Security Council would be a disgrace for the UN and in contradiction to the peace mandate of its charter.