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UAE's Lana Nusseibeh says she would take political risks to secure peace

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“UAE's Lana Nusseibeh says she would take political risks to secure peace”

The UAE's Lana Nusseibeh called for sweeping reforms at the UN on Tuesday and pledged to take diplomatic risks to secure peace if chosen as the world body's next secretary general. Speaking at UN headquarters in New York, Ms Nusseibeh said the UN could no longer operate as it had for decades, with shrinking development funding and growing global divisions making it harder to respond to crises. She said it should scale back some of its activities, rethink its spending and focus on delivering…

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