NEW YORK: The United Nations chief has formally announced that the UN Deputy Secretary General, Amina Mohammed will continue for another five years.
He praised her effective leadership so far in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and protecting the Paris Agreement for climate action.
The spokesperson’s office in a statement, confirming the reappointment, said that in delegating the role of coordinating the UN’s development work to his deputy, António Guterres set in motion, with her at the helm, “the most ambitious reform in the history of the UN development system.”
“Ms Amina Mohammed’s leadership helped advance the conceptual shift from the UN that Member States called for in adopting the SDGs”, and during the last five years, the UN Sustainable Development Group was strengthened to enhance global leadership and development oversight.
The UN has established a strengthened UN Resident Coordinator system as the foundation of a more effective way of promoting sustainable development worldwide, the statement said.
The secretary general appreciated Ms Mohammed’s leadership of the Group, “and her determination to reinforce collective results and maximize the impact of the UN development’s system on the ground.”
Prior to first taking on the mantle of Deputy Secretary General in January 2017, Ms Mohammed served as Minister of Environment for Nigeria and Special Adviser to former Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Post-2015 Development Planning.
Before joining the UN, Amina Mohammed worked for three successive administrations in Nigeria, serving as Special Adviser on the Millennium Development Goals, providing advice on issues including poverty, public sector reform and sustainable development, and coordinating poverty reduction interventions.
