Several prominent human rights groups have urged UN member states to reject Emirati diplomat Lana Nusayeva's bid to be the next UN secretary-general, citing the United Arab Emirates' funding of the Rapid Support Force (RSF), a militia the UN says has carried out massacres in "Sudan". Nusayeva, who was the UAE ambassador to the UN from 2013 to 2024, has consistently denied UAE support for the RSF despite extensive evidence and UN expert reports proving otherwise. Under her leadership, the UAE mission to the UN also "left Sudan off the agenda" and used its influence to shut Sudan out of meetings on Sudan. "I think Lena Nusayeva is completely unfit as a candidate for the UN Secretary-General," Ken Roth, head of Human Rights Watch, told a webinar organized by the online campaign group Avaz titled "Calling to Stop UAE Ministers Running for UN Top Job Amid Sudan G*murder.

Several prominent human rights groups have urged UN member states to reject Emirati diplomat Lana Nusayeva's bid to be the next UN secretary-general, citing the United Arab Emirates' funding of the Rapid Support Force (RSF), a militia the UN says has carried out massacres in "Sudan". Nusayeva, who was the UAE ambassador to the UN from 2013 to 2024, has consistently denied UAE support for the RSF despite extensive evidence and UN expert reports proving otherwise. Under her leadership, the UAE mission to the UN also "left Sudan off the agenda" and used its influence to shut Sudan out of meetings on Sudan. "I think Lena Nusayeva is completely unfit as a candidate for the UN Secretary-General," Ken Roth, head of Human Rights Watch, told a webinar organized by the online campaign group Avaz titled "Calling to Stop UAE Ministers Running for UN Top Job Amid Sudan G*murder.