Macky Sall - Dialogue for the next UN Chief position | United Nations

United Nations General Assembly — Interactive Dialogue / Candidate presentation · April 23, 2026

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Opening and candidacy announcement

Presentation

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Macky Sall opened by formally submitting his candidacy to member states, framing his bid around multilateralism, technological progress (particularly artificial intelligence) and the need to govern change wisely. He emphasized restoring confidence in the Organization and listed his experience in public office.

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Macky Sall presented his priorities as a candidate for United Nations secretary-general: restoring trust in the organization, UN reform (including Security Council reform), financing for development, stronger preventative diplomacy and peace operations, protection of human rights, multilingualism and use of AI to improve translation and access. Delegates asked questions on multilingualism, representation of Africa on the Security Council, climate finance and peacekeeping budgets.

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