The empowerment of women is also a shared priority for both the AU and the UN. Mr. Guterres noted that his deputy is Amina Mohammed of Nigeria, who has previously led the UNs work on sustainable development.
Date: Jan 30, 2017
Category: World
Source: Google
African Union to choose new leader, review Morocco membership
Leading candidates to replace South Africas Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, the first woman to serve as the continents top diplomat, are Kenyan foreign minister Amina Mohammed and Senegals Abdoulaye Bathily, analysts say.
Date: Jan 30, 2017
Category: World
Source: Google
United Nations' Secretary-General António Guterres Appoints Three Women To Top Positions
Antnio Guterres has hired Amina Mohammed of Nigeria as the U.N. Deputy Secretary-General and Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viottiof Brazilas his Chef de Cabinet. He will also create the position of Special Adviser on Policy, handing the title to Kyung-wha Kangof South Korea.
In another statement, Amina Mohammed, the incoming UN Deputy Secretary-General thanked Secretary-General-designate Antnio Guterres and President Muhammadu Buhari for the confidence they reposed in her.
Date: Dec 16, 2016
Category: World
Source: Google
Nigeria's Amina Mohammed is UN Deputy Secretary-General
build, respecting my pledges on gender parity and geographical diversity, Guterres said.Amina MohammedMohammed, the current Nigerias Minister of Environment, served as UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser to outgoing Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Post-2015 Development Planning.
Date: Dec 15, 2016
Category: World
Source: Google
Incoming UN chief appoints Nigeria's Amina Mohammed as deputy
UNITED NATIONS, Dec 15 (Reuters) - Incoming United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Thursday appointed Nigeria's Environment Minister Amina Mohammed as his deputy secretary-general amid a push by more than a third of the 193 U.N. member states for gender parity at the world body.
Date: Dec 15, 2016
Category: World
Source: Google
Portugal's Guterres sworn in as next U.N. secretary-general
Diplomats said Guterres is expected to shortly name Nigeria's environment minister Amina Mohammed as his deputy secretary-general. He is also planning to appoint a woman as his chief of staff before the end of the year, diplomats said.
Date: Dec 13, 2016
Category: World
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10 Reasons Why President Buhari's No-Show In Ogoniland Is Bad, Bad PR By Kennedy Emetulu
(2) The Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed talked up Buharis impending visit thus: Buhari would return to Ogoniland where he inaugurated a fish pond in 1984 where the once flourishing pond regrettably had been destroyed by oil pollution. The Federal Government is coming back to restore the ec