Continued Similar sentiments were expressed by New York Times columnist Nick Kristof, while other journalists questioned how the UN could maintain institutional credibility while considering a candidate linked to harmful g*sick. "Does she side with the UN experts who reported UAE links to the Genocide Rapid Support Force, or does she continue to tow the UAE line and deny it (all evidence to the contrary)?" asked Mark Leon Goldberg, editor-in-chief of the UN Mission. "Haven't the people of Africa suffered enough? asked researcher Thomas van Ling. Other commentators have focused on the wider implications for global governance, regional stability and the legitimacy of the UN itself. "A rather alarming development, considering its country has been consistently found to be meddling in the affairs of foreign countries by funding and backing militias," noted analyst Razan Gorti. "God save us if the Emirates manage to make their person a senior official at the United Nations," commented analyst Pawel Wojcik.