# Sudanese diaspora and rights groups denounce UAE nominee for UN chief

https://mins.news/en/item/121892

- The Guardian, 2026-10-30 05:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/30/sudanese-diaspora-human-rights-groups-denounce-uae-nominee-un-top-job

> Sudanese diaspora members and international human rights monitors criticized the UAE’s nomination of Lana Nusseibeh as UN secretary-general, pointing to her denials of accusations that the UAE supports the RSF and fuels Sudan’s war. Nusseibeh said she would back UN fact-finding and accountability work if appointed, and called the RSF’s crimes atrocious.

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