Four UNSG candidates gear for interactive dialogues

Four candidates for the position of United Nations Secretary-General will participate in interactive dialogues with member states and civil society starting Tuesday as efforts to select the organisation's first female leader ramps up. The dialogues were first introduced during the selection of the last UN Chief in 2016 allowing candidates to present their visions for the organisation amidst efforts to make the process more open and transparent. The next Secretary-General will replace incumbent Antonio Guterres whose second and final five year term ends on December 31st. Sherwin Bryce-Pease reports on the four names that have declared their runs thus far.

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