https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/the-uae-helped-fuel-the-sudan-genocide-now-one-of-its-diplomats-wants-to-lead-the-united-nationsContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/the-uae-helped-fuel-the-sudan-genocide-now-one-of-its-diplomats-wants-to-lead-the-united-nationshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/the-uae-helped-fuel-the-sudan-genocide-now-one-of-its-diplomats-wants-to-lead-the-united-nations#u172224Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:55:45 +0000Human rights groups and members of the Sudanese diaspora are strongly opposing the United Arab Emirates candidate Lana Nusseibeh in the race to succeed António Guterres as United Nations secretary-general. Critics accuse Nusseibeh of covering up her government's involvement in the Sudanese civil war and denying that Abu Dhabi funds the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces. Opponents argue that supporting her candidacy would validate mass atrocities, pointing to her past defensive stances as the Emirati permanent representative to the United Nations and assistant minister for political affair