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SHOCKING: Senegal s macky sall in un leadership race faces rare public questioning - What They Never Told You

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk at the UN Human Rights Council at the United Nations office in Geneva on 23 February, 2026. AFP - FABRICE COFFRINI

Four candidates to lead the United Nations face public questioning at the organisation's New York headquarters this week, only the second time the UN has held such an open forum. Among the candidates are three from South America and one from Africa, Senegal's former president Macky Sall.

Sall, along with Chile's Michelle Bachelet, Argentina's Rafael Grossi, and Costa Rica's Rebeca Grynspan are to face questions from by 193 member states and NGOs for three hours on Tuesday and Wednesday.

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