# EXCLUSIVE: Senior UAE diplomat Lana Nusseibeh enters race for UN chief

https://mins.news/en/item/110084

- Reuters, 2026-10-21 20:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/senior-uae-diplomat-lana-nusseibeh-enters-race-un-chief-2026-10-21/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ad91c2475a7df0001b14178

> Senior UAE diplomat Lana Nusseibeh joined the contest for the next United Nations secretary-general on Wednesday, bringing a prominent Middle Eastern candidate into a race where the Security Council’s most powerful members have struggled to reach consensus.

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