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Ethiopia backs Lana Nusseibeh to lead the UN

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Ethiopia supports the candidacy of Lana Nusseibeh, Minister of State of the United Arab Emirates, for the post of United Nations secretary-general. Ethiopia’s foreign ministry praised her diplomatic experience and commitment to multilateralism after the UAE officially nominated her on 21 October to succeed António Guterres, whose term ends on 31 December.

Ethiopia has backed the candidacy of Lana Nusseibeh, a diplomat and Minister of State of the United Arab Emirates, for the post of United Nations secretary-general. Ethiopia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs praised her diplomatic experience and commitment to multilateralism in a statement published on X, Horn Diplomat reports.

The United Arab Emirates officially nominated Nusseibeh on 21 October in a letter from President Mohamed ben Zayed to the presidents of the UN General Assembly and Security Council. She represented her country at the United Nations from 2013 to 2024, including during its term on the Security Council in 2022-2023.

António Guterres’s term ends on 31 December. The next secretary-general is expected to take office in January 2027. The appointment is made by the General Assembly on the recommendation of the Security Council, according to Horn Diplomat.

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