https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/exclusive-senior-uae-diplomat-lana-nusseibeh-enters-race-for-un-chiefContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/exclusive-senior-uae-diplomat-lana-nusseibeh-enters-race-for-un-chiefhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/exclusive-senior-uae-diplomat-lana-nusseibeh-enters-race-for-un-chief#u155830Mon, 26 Oct 2026 10:15:33 +0000Senior Emirati diplomat Lana Nusseibeh has officially joined the campaign to become the next United Nations secretary-general. Her late entry shakes up a leadership contest that has faced deadlocks among powerful Security Council members. Prior to her candidacy, the race saw Costa Rica's Rebeca Grynspan leading straw polls and featured a shrinking field after former Senegalese president dropped out, leaving Africa with just one representative. Nusseibeh enters as a prominent Middle Eastern candidate, bringing a Hebrew-speaking diplomat of Palestinian descent into the ongoing diplomatic co