UAE’s Lana Nusseibeh receives more support in bid to become next UN secretary-general
Prior to her role as UAE permanent representative to the UN, Nusseibeh established the UAE Foreign Affairs Ministry's Policy Planning Department and served as its first director for three years
Assessment
Lana Nusseibeh's campaign for UN secretary-general is gaining concrete backing, but she faces a crowded field where regional and gender-based support may not be decisive. Her background in policy planning, not crisis management, could become a question for skeptics. Watch for whether permanent Security Council members signal openness or opposition, as that will determine if her bid moves beyond symbolic endorsement.