- Her entry introduces a prominent Middle Eastern candidate to the race.
- The race has been struggling to find a consensus choice among powerful UN Security Council members.
Updated 21 October 2026 23:11
DUBAI: Senior UAE diplomat Lana Nusseibeh entered the race to become the next United Nations secretary-general on Wednesday, injecting a prominent Middle Eastern candidate into a contest that has struggled to produce a consensus choice among the Security Council’s most powerful members.