Guterres confirms Amina Mohammed UN deputy sec-general

Deputy UN Sec Gen Amina Mohammed

Deputy UN Sec Gen. Amina Mohammed

By Cecilia Ologunagba

UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, on Monday, reaffirmed his prior announcement that Ms Amina Mohammed of Nigeria will continue in her role as Deputy Secretary-General.

In delegating development coordination to Mohammed, the secretary-general set in motion the most ambitious reform in the history of the UN development system.

Guterres, on June 18, 2021, took the oath of office for his second term five-year term as Secretary-General of the UN.

He pledged to continue helping the world chart a course out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

After he took his oath of office, Guterres announced that Mohammed would continue to serve with him for a second term that runs from January 2022 to December 2026.

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Mohammed’s leadership helped advance the conceptual shift from the UN that the Member States called for in adopting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Guterres expressed his appreciation for the Deputy Secretary-General’s leadership of the UN Sustainable Development Group and her determination to reinforce collective results and maximise the impact of the UN development’s system on the ground.

Prior to assuming her role as Deputy Secretary-General in January 2017, Mohammed served as Minister of Environment of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and Special Adviser to Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, on Post-2015 Development Planning.

Before joining the UN, she worked for three successive administrations in Nigeria, serving as Special Adviser on the Millennium Development Goals

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