Lana Nusseibehβs U.N. Bid Collides With U.A.E.βs Role in Sudan NYT - World By: Declan Walsh 5 November 2026 at 16:42 Lana Nusseibeh, one of the Gulf nationβs top diplomats, has led the effort to deny her countryβs role in Sudan. Now itβs complicating her bid to become secretary general of the United Nations. Β© Eric Lee/ReutersMinister of State Lana Nusseibeh of the United Arab Emirates is a candidate to become the next secretary general of the United Nations.