'Autocratic capture': Rights groups say UAE diplomat Lana Nusseibeh too dangerous to lead UN

Rights groups on Tuesday called on members of the United Nations to oppose the candidacy of an Emirati diplomat who has consistently denied her country's involvement in propping up what has been termed a genocide in Sudan, deeming her too dangerous to the international order. Last week the United Arab Emirates formally nominated Lana Nusseibeh, its former ambassador to the United Nations and current minister of state at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to succeed Antonio Guterres as the body's secretary general, adding a last-minute contender to a deadlocked race.