Amina Mohammed has been reappointed as the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Her reappointment was contained in a statement released on Monday by the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres.
According to the statement, Amina Mohammed will occupy the position for a second term of five years starting January 1st 2022.
The statement read, “Ms Mohammed’s leadership helped advance the conceptual shift from the UN that Member States called for in adopting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).”
Guterres expressed his appreciation for the leadership of the UN Sustainable Development Group and Ms Mohammed’s determination to reinforce collective results and maximize the impact of the UN development’s system on the ground.
He said, “From our robust response to the socio-economic effects of the COVID-19 crisis; through a boost in climate action and unprecedented momentum for Financing for Development; to her strong emphasis on coherence across humanitarian, political and development action – her role was instrumental in keeping the SDGs alive at country level and protecting the Paris Agreement, despite significant headwinds.”
Before her initial appointment as Deputy Secretary-General in January 2017, Mohammed was Nigeria’s Minister of Environment and had also served as a special adviser to then-Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Post-2015 Development Planning.
