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Amina Mohammad becomes UN Deputy Secretary General
Amina Mohammad appointed as UN Deputy General by Chief Antonio Guterres
The Environment Minister of Nigeria Amina Mohammad is appointed as United Nations Deputy Secretary General.
The appointment came from United Nations Chief Antonio Guterres who recently sworn in as ninth male UN Chief.
Antonio Guterres to take over the charge from current United Nations Chief Ban-Ki-Moon on 1st January 2017
Antonio Guterres pledged to reach gender parity among the senior leadership within his five-year term.
Apart from Amina Mohammad, Antonio Guterres also appointed Brazilian Diplomat Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti as Chief de cabinet and South Korea’s Kyung-wha Kang as Special Adviser on Policy.
Amina Mohammad also served as the founder and CEO of Center for Development Policy Solutions.
Amina Mohammad also served as an Adjunct Professor for the Master’s in Development Practise Program at Columbia University.
