Former Senegalese president Macky Sall closed the public hearings for candidates seeking to succeed António Guterres as United Nations secretary-general, presenting himself as a bridge-builder. He is the only African in the race and the only one of the four candidates never to have held a position within the UN.
During the three-hour hearing on Wednesday, the four candidates faced representatives from the 193 member states, and all pledged to continue reforming the organisation, whose stature has diminished in recent years.
