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Philippine senator backs Lana Nusseibeh’s UN bid

Solon highlighted UAE diplomat’s vision for conflict prevention, held talks with ADNOC

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Philippine senator Erwin Tulfo and UAE ambassador Lana Zaki Nusseibeh

A historic opportunity to reshape UN leadership

The UAE’s nomination of Lana Nusseibeh brings fresh possibilities to a difficult contest

The next UN chief will need access to powerful leaders and the independence to disagree with them. Reform will be part of the job, as will protecting the functions that people in conflict zones depend on.

Why the next UN Secretary General should be a woman

Choosing a woman to lead would turn decades of advocacy into institutional action

Eighty years is long enough. The tenth Secretary General should be the first woman to hold the office.

Nobel winner Pillay dedicates prize to crime survivors

85-year-old also denounced attacks on international legal institutions

South African lawyer and champion of international law Navi Pillay addresses journalists after she was awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, on October 9, 2026 at the historic Courtroom 600 of Nuremberg's Palace of Justice, venue of the 1945-1946 Nuremberg Trials against leaders of defeated Nazi Germany, in Nuremberg, southern Germany, where she was attending the Nuremberg Forum 2026 conference of the International Nuremberg Principles Academy.

Who is Navi Pillay, the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize winner?

Daughter of South African bus driver became pioneering judge and global human rights voice

South African lawyer and champion of international law Navi Pillay is pictured after she was awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, on October 9, 2026 at the historic Courtroom 600 of Nuremberg's Palace of Justice, venue of the 1945-1946 Nuremberg Trials against leaders of defeated Nazi Germany, in Nuremberg, southern Germany, where she was attending the Nuremberg Forum 2026 conference of the International Nuremberg Principles Academy.

Nobel winner Pillay jokes of sharing prize with Trump

‘If you clap a little bit more I may share this prize with Trump’

The Chairman of the Nobel Committee, Jørgen Watne Frydnes, shows a mobile phone dispplaying a picture of Navanethem "Navi" Pillay who was awarded the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize at the Nobel Institute in Oslo, Norway, on October 9, 2026.

Abu Dhabi hosts Asian police talks on community safety

Police officials from across Asia discuss trust, prevention, policing in the digital age

Community Policing in Asia: Innovative Local Approaches for Preventing Crime and
Building Safer Communities, organised by Philippines with the support of Japan, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, Thailand, and the UNODC Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Section

Abdullah joins Trump meeting with Arab leaders at UN

Meeting discussed current regional developments and the situation in the Middle East

US President Donald Trump (C) attends a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) multilateral meeting alongside (L/R) Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, King Abdullah II of Jordan, Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Syrian President Ahmed Al Sharaa on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York on September 22, 2026.

Sheikh Abdullah meets foreign ministers in New York

Meetings explored ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation and partnerships across fields

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan held separate meetings in New York with a number of foreign ministers and explored ways to strengthen bilateral cooperation.

Israel moves to evict UN centre for Palestinians

Israel has repeatedly accused UNRWA of providing cover for Hamas militants

This picture shows a view of the UNRWA Vocational Training Centre, located between the Kafr Aqab neighbourhood and the Qalandia refugee camp, south of the West Bank city of Ramallah, on August 25, 2026.

Who are the six candidates vying to lead the UN?

From Latin America to Africa, diverse hopefuls seek to reshape UN leadership

Argentina's Rafael Grossi (top right), the current head of the UN nuclear watchdog, has been mentioned as the next possible UN Secretary General. Potentials candidates include (clockwise from top left) Ecuador's Maria Fernanda Espinosa, Costa Rica's Rebeca Grynspan, Grossi, Guyana's Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Senegal's Macky Sall and Chile's Michelle Bachelet.

UAE warns of terror risks from emerging technologies

Urges cooperation to stop terrorists exploiting AI and new technologies

During UN Counter-Terrorism Week, the UAE reaffirmed its commitment to tackling extremism, terror financing and the misuse of technology.

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