{"id":62329,"date":"2026-11-06T19:17:09","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T16:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/?p=62329"},"modified":"2026-11-06T19:17:09","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T16:17:09","slug":"the-emirati-candidate-and-the-sudanese-proverb-those-who-keep-trying-eventually-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/06\/the-emirati-candidate-and-the-sudanese-proverb-those-who-keep-trying-eventually-win\/","title":{"rendered":"The Emirati Candidate and the Sudanese Proverb: \u201cThose Who Keep Trying Eventually Win\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

It appears that Lana Nusseibeh, the United Arab Emirates’ candidate for the position of United Nations Secretary-General, has come to realise the extent to which the pressure arising from her country’s support for the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia, and the atrocities committed by the militia, could undermine her chances of success unless she distances herself from the source of the controversy. This is particularly significant given that the evidence of such support is compelling and has been documented by official, private, and public institutions, including independent media outlets.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As the final informal voting rounds within the United Nations accelerate, including a vote scheduled to take place at the Security Council on Thursday, she appears to have begun reassessing her position, at least outwardly. However, no one is likely to be deceived by such a manoeuvre. While she has, for the first time and in explicit terms, held the Rapid Support Forces responsible for the “atrocities” committed in El Fasher, Darfur, and Sudan more broadly, she has nevertheless attempted to distance her country from this political failure and the grave violations of international humanitarian law. The reality is that involvement in supporting criminals and thugs necessarily entails complicity in the crimes they commit.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is also worth noting that, in a rare departure from her previous approach, she did not mention the Sudanese Armed Forces by name in her response to a report published by the influential American newspaper Politico. In doing so, she avoided equating the Sudanese Armed Forces with the Rapid Support Forces, an approach that she and her country had consistently pursued in the past. Nevertheless, it was evident that the reports and reactions, led by Sudan, had inflicted substantial and tangible damage on her election campaign and weakened her position as a candidate for the post.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In response to the Politico article, Nusseibeh wrote on her official X account: “I have been clear about the need for accountability for those responsible for the atrocities committed by the Rapid Support Forces, and have affirmed my support for the work of the UN fact-finding mechanisms.” In her response, Nusseibeh made no reference either to her country or to the Sudanese Armed Forces.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In another post on X, she added: “Sudan will be a priority for me as UN Secretary-General. The fighting must stop, and civilians and humanitarian workers must be protected. The atrocities committed by the Rapid Support Forces demand accountability, and the democratic aspirations of the Sudanese people should guide any political process.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

However, what she has stated, when considered alongside the findings of the United Nations, human rights committees, and expert panels, would also place responsibility on those entities that supported the Rapid Support Forces.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is also worth noting that the Emirati candidate currently ranks fifth among the eight candidates still in the race. The vote scheduled for Thursday at the United Nations Security Council will reveal the direction in which events are heading. Whatever the outcome, it is clear that Sudan’s campaign to demonstrate her moral unfitness for the position has begun to bear fruit. At the very least, it has compelled her to reformulate her statements regarding the Rapid Support Forces, and further developments on this front are expected in the coming period.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is equally important to emphasise that Sudan has not claimed that she lacks diplomatic or administrative competence. Rather, Khartoum maintains, on the basis of concrete and consistent evidence, that she lacks the moral and ethical qualifications required to hold this position. She has defended atrocities and crimes committed in Sudan by the Rapid Support Forces, which receive support from the UAE, and has questioned the work of United Nations expert panels, the very bodies she aspires to lead if elected. Now, she has begun retreating from both positions, while continuing to turn a blind eye to her country’s support for the RSF militia.<\/strong><\/p>\n

With regard to Sudan and the related campaign, the English proverb says, “Practice makes perfect,” while the Sudanese proverb says, “Al-Sayigat Rawabeh,” meaning that repeated attempts eventually lead to positive results.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Source: Al-Mohagig website<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It appears that Lana Nusseibeh, the United Arab Emirates’ candidate for the position of United Nations Secretary-General, has come to realise the extent to which the pressure arising from her country’s support for the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia, and the atrocities committed by the militia, could undermine her chances of success unless she distances …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":62330,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62329"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62329\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62331,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62329\/revisions\/62331"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudanevents.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}