After peace through development and the renewal of multilateralism, the series "The Vision in 3 Acts" reaches its final act, Pillar III: the governance of the Organization itself. President Macky Sall starts from a simple principle. To be credible abroad, the UN must first set the example in the way it runs itself.
Pillar III starts from a clear-eyed diagnosis. Mandates overlap and structures duplicate one another, while procedures have piled up over decades. The Secretariat employs 37,000 staff, whose commitment deserves a working framework worthy of it. For President Macky Sall, every dollar absorbed by bureaucracy is missing in the field, where people need it.
The answer holds in three verbs: streamline mandates to eliminate duplication, simplify procedures to speed up action, optimise resources to get the most out of them. The vision proposes predictable, disciplined management focused on results. Every programme must be able to show what it concretely changes for the people it serves.
UN management reform is also about people. Pillar III stands for equitable geographic representation and gender parity at every level of the Organization. A global institution must look like the world it serves, as a matter of justice as well as effectiveness, because diverse perspectives improve the quality of decisions.
This ambition takes shape in a leadership style: President Macky Sall defines himself as a facilitator and a bridge-builder. His method is to listen before deciding and to involve before imposing, then to account for results before asking for trust. His career as a reforming head of state shows this method applied to public management.
"Trust is built through constancy, fairness and efficiency," President Macky Sall sums up. The series "The Vision in 3 Acts" closes on this conviction: a UN that works is the best answer to those who doubt multilateralism. The full vision is available at www.mackysall.net.