{"id":49218,"date":"2026-10-27T19:42:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T17:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=news&#038;p=49218"},"modified":"2026-10-27T19:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T17:42:08","slug":"rights-monitors-raise-concerns-over-senior-uae-diplomat-bid-for-next-un-boss","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/news\/rights-monitors-raise-concerns-over-senior-uae-diplomat-bid-for-next-un-boss\/","title":{"rendered":"Rights&#8217; monitors raise concerns over senior UAE diplomat bid for next UN boss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Human rights monitors have raised sharp concerns over the candidacy of senior United Arab Emirates (UAE) diplomat Lana Nusseibeh in the race to become the next United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, according to a report by <em>Reuters<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Reuters<\/em> reports that Nusseibeh, a former long-serving UAE Ambassador to the UN and current Assistant Minister for Political Affairs, entered the succession contest as a prominent late contender. While praised by fellow diplomats for her negotiating skills and managerial competence, her bid has drawn heavy pushback from human rights groups over Abu Dhabi&#8217;s foreign policy record.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Key issues fueling the backlash center on allegations involving Sudan. <em>Reuters<\/em> highlights UN sanctions monitors&#8217; reports describing allegations of UAE military support for Sudan&#8217;s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces as credible, though the UAE government has consistently denied these claims. Human rights advocates cited by Reuters argue that appointing a representative of a government tied to the conflict in Sudan would undermine the UN&#8217;s core mandate of protecting civilians and upholding international law.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>According to <em>Reuters<\/em>, Nusseibeh&#8217;s campaign marks a high-stakes bid to potentially become the first female UN Chief and the second from the Middle East. However, the wider race remains deeply deadlocked among the UN Security Council&#8217;s five permanent veto-wielding members as they navigate a turbulent global geopolitical landscape.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;Reuters\/ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":49219,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"news-type":[26],"class_list":["post-49218","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-type-general_news","entry"],"acf":{"short_description":"Human Rights groups challenge UAE bid to lead UN","published_date":"2026-10-27 19:41:43","news_description":"Human Rights groups challenge UAE bid to lead UN","form_embed":"","author":"","image_caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/49218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/49218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":49221,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/49218\/revisions\/49221"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49219"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"news-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-type?post=49218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}