The former president of Senegal started his new role as Special Envoy of the Paris Pact for People and the Planet (4P).  He was in New York yesterday, marking his first public outing since his departure as leader of Senegal on 2 April. 

«I thank the UN Secretary General, my friend Antonio Guterres, for our meeting thus 16 April 2024 at the headquarters of the Organisation. I have informed him of my mission as Special Envoy of the Paris Pact for People and the Planet (4P).  I am delighted by our convergence of views on these matters which we have discussed and express my gratitude for hissupport to my mission», he noted in a tweet.