Lana Nusseibeh speaks into a microphone while seated at a UN conference table
Nusseibeh said she had taken a leave of absence from her ministerial post in the UAE to be ‘mindful of the obligations of independence’ the UN role would entail. Photograph: David Dee Delgado/Reuters
Nusseibeh said she had taken a leave of absence from her ministerial post in the UAE to be ‘mindful of the obligations of independence’ the UN role would entail. Photograph: David Dee Delgado/Reuters
Sudanese diaspora and human rights groups denounce UAE nominee for UN top job

Critics cite Lana Nusseibeh’s denial of accusations the UAE is fuelling Sudan war by supporting paramilitary RSF