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Deputy
Secretary-General Sworn In: Secretary-General António Guterres (left) swears in
Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed.
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Nigeria’s former Minister
for Environment, Amina Mohammed, has been officially sworn in as Deputy
Secretary-General of the United Nations at the headquarters in New York.
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| Secretary-General António Guterres (left) applauds Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed after oath-taking |
She
took her oath of office from the Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, who
appointed her as his deputy in December last year. She, however, returned to
wrap up her work as Minister in Nigeria and hand over her portfolio.
She
was present at the United Nations headquarters when her boss took his oath of
office. She attended her last government meeting in Abuja where the Acting
President, Yemi Osinbajo, thanked her for her work.
Before her appointment,
what role was she playing?
The
Nigeria and UK trained development expert, was acclaimed in Nigeria as one of
President Buhari’s most vibrant and best-performing appointees – since she took
office in 2015.
She
served as UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser to immediate past
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Post-2015 Development Planning. She was
instrumental in bringing about the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development,
including the Sustainable Development Goals.
What does her role as DSG entail?
As
Deputy Secretary-General of the UN, Amina is likely to play a more backstage
role at the global political bloc located in New York. Her appointment
according to the incoming Secretary-General was in line with restructuring the
organization to reflect gender parity.
Deputy
SGs are hardly seen as compared to the substantive SGs but the new regime could
play up a more outward role for Amina who would certainly be key in the UN’s
development agenda going forward.
Who does she replace at
the UN
In
the post of Deputy UN SG, Amina Mohammed replaces Ban Ki-moon’s deputy, Swedish
Jan Eliasson, who bowed out along with Ki-moon. She works directly with the
world’s topmost diplomat, Antonio Guterrez, as they work to achieve global
development goals and to help tackle climate change.
What Guterres said about
his new Deputy in December
“I
am pleased to announce that I will be appointing Ms Amina J. Mohammed of
Nigeria as my Deputy Secretary-General and Ms Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti of
Brazil as my Chef De Cabinet.
“I am happy to count on the efforts of these three highly competent women, whom I have chosen for their strong backgrounds in global affairs, development, diplomacy, human rights and humanitarian action,” – Antonio Guterres.
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Deputy
Secretary-General Sworn In: Nigerian delegation include Professor Babatunde Oshotimehin of UNFPA (1st right), Governor Ibikunle Amosun of Ogun State (3rd right), Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State (4th right), the Nigerian Charge d'Affaires to the US, and others.
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