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Human rights monitors criticized UAE diplomat Lana Nusseibeh's candidacy to become the next UN secretary-general on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, citing her role in championing UAE foreign policy. The monitors said she has denied the UAE's role in fuelling the conflict in Sudan, and critics have also objected to her representation of the UAE on Israel-Gaza, Libya, Yemen and Somaliland. Her late entry upended the gridlocked race to replace Antonio Guterres.