UAE candidate for UN secretary-general in Epstein files As Emirati diplomat Lana Nusayeva opens her bid to become the next UN secretary-general, supporters are portraying her candidacy as a historic milestone for women's rights. Promoted by allies as a "stalwart advocate for women's rights" who could break the glass ceiling as the first female head of the United Nations, Nusayeva even received the backing of Nadia Murad, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for her advocacy against gender-based sexual violence. However, behind the public relations campaign hides a record in sharp conflict with feminist principles, when official documents reveal that Nosyeva's name appears directly in the Epstein case. In 2010, more than two years after Jeffrey Epstein's conviction for solicitation of prostitution of a minor, the Norwegian diplomat's representative, Treja Rode-Larsen, emailed the UAE Foreign Ministry to secure a last-minute invitation for Epstein to attend the elite Sir Bani Yas Forum in Abu Dhabi.

UAE candidate for UN secretary-general in Epstein files As Emirati diplomat Lana Nusayeva opens her bid to become the next UN secretary-general, supporters are portraying her candidacy as a historic milestone for women's rights. Promoted by allies as a "stalwart advocate for women's rights" who could break the glass ceiling as the first female head of the United Nations, Nusayeva even received the backing of Nadia Murad, who won the Nobel Peace Prize for her advocacy against gender-based sexual violence. However, behind the public relations campaign hides a record in sharp conflict with feminist principles, when official documents reveal that Nosyeva's name appears directly in the Epstein case. In 2010, more than two years after Jeffrey Epstein's conviction for solicitation of prostitution of a minor, the Norwegian diplomat's representative, Treja Rode-Larsen, emailed the UAE Foreign Ministry to secure a last-minute invitation for Epstein to attend the elite Sir Bani Yas Forum in Abu Dhabi.