United Nations official (born 1961)
This article is about the Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations. For the Kenyan Sports minister, see
Amina Mohamed
. For the Egyptian dancer, actress and film director, see
Amina Mohamed (film director)
.
Amina Jane Mohammed
[1]
GCON
[2]
(born 27 June 1961) is a
British Nigerian
diplomat
and
politician
who is serving as the fifth
Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
. Previously, she was
Nigerian Minister of Environment
from 2015 to 2016
[3]
and was a player in the
Post-2015 Development Agenda
process. She is also Chair of
United Nations Sustainable Development Group
.
Early life and education
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Amina Jane Mohammed was born in
Liverpool
, England, on June 27, 1961
[4]
to a
Hausa-Fulani
Nigerian
veterinarian
-
officer
and a
British
nurse
. She is the eldest of five daughters.
[5]
Amina J. Mohammed attended a primary school in
Kaduna
and
Maiduguri
in Nigeria and
Buchan School
on the
Isle of Man
.
[6]
She further attended
Henley Management College
in 1989 but she does not hold a formal bachelor degree.
[7]
After she finished her studies her father demanded she return to
Nigeria
.
[5]
Career
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Between 1981 and 1991, Amina J. Mohammed worked with Archcon Nigeria, an
architectural design
firm in association with
Norman and Dawbarn
United Kingdom
.
[8]
She founded Afri-Projects Consortium in 1991 and served as its Executive Director until 2001.
[9]
From 2002 until 2005, Amina Mohammed coordinated the Task Force on Gender and
Education
for the
United Nations Millennium Project
.
[10]
Amina later acted as the Senior Special Assistant to the President of Nigeria on the
Millennium Development Goals
(MDGs). In 2005, she was charged with the coordination of Nigeria's debt relief funds toward the achievement of the MDGs. Her mandate included designing a Virtual Poverty Fund with innovative approaches to poverty reduction, budget coordination and monitoring, as well as providing advice on pertinent issues regarding poverty, public sector reform and sustainable development.
[11]
A. Mohammed later became the Founder and CEO of the Center for Development Policy Solutions and as an
Adjunct Professor
for the Master's in Development Practice program at
Columbia University
. During that time, she served on numerous international advisory boards and panels, including the
UN
Secretary-General's High-level Panel on Post-2015 Development Agenda
[12]
and the Independent Expert Advisory Group on the Data Revolution for Sustainable Development.
[13]
She also chaired the Advisory Board of the
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
(UNESCO)
Global Monitoring Report on Education
(GME).
[14]
From 2012, Amina Mohammed was a key player in the
Post-2015 Development Agenda
process, serving as the Special Adviser to UN Secretary-General
Ban Ki-moon
on Post-2015 development planning.
[15]
[16]
In this role, she acted as the link between the Secretary-General, his High Level Panel of Eminent Persons (HLP), and the
General Assembly
’s Open Working Group (OWG), among other stakeholders.
[17]
From 2014, she also served on the Secretary-General's Independent Expert Advisory Group on the Data Revolution for Sustainable Development.
[18]
Minister of the Environment (2015?2017)
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Amina J. Mohammed served as Federal Minister of Environment in the
cabinet
of
President
Muhammadu Buhari
from November 2015 to February 2017.
[19]
During that time, she was Nigeria's representative in the
African Union
(AU) Reform Steering Committee, chaired by
Paul Kagame
.
[20]
She resigned from the Nigerian Federal Executive Council on 24 February 2017.
[21]
In 2017, Amina Mohammed was accused by an advocacy group of granting illegal permits to Chinese firms to import endangered Nigerian timber during her term as Nigeria's environment minister.
[22]
[23]
[24]
The Nigerian government has denied the claims.
[25]
Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations (2017?present)
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In January 2017,
United Nations Secretary-General
Antonio Guterres
announced his intention to appoint Mohammed
Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
.
[26]
In this capacity, she is a member of the UN Interagency Coordination Group on Antimicrobial Resistance (IACG).
[27]
Other activities
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- Africa Europe Foundation (AEF), Member of the High-Level Group of Personalities on Africa-Europe Relations (since 2020)
[28]
- Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data, member of the Board of Directors (since 2017)
[29]
- ActionAid
, International Right to Education Project, member of the Advisory Board
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
, Member of the Global Development Program's Advisory Board
- Hewlett Foundation
, member of the Board
- International Development Research Centre
, member of the Board of Governors
- International Gender Champions
(IGC), Member
[30]
- Institute of Scientific and Technical Information of China (ISTIC), member of the Advisory Board
- World Economic Forum
's
Young Global Leaders
, member of the Board
[31]
Recognition
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Personal life
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Mohammed's daughter,
Nadine Ibrahim
, is a film director.
[38]
The Amina Mohammed Skills Acquisition Centre
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The Amina Mohammed Skills Acquisition Centre which is located along the
Gombe
bye-pass was constructed by the
SDGs
in partnership with the Government of Gombe in order to honour the
Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations
, Hajiya Amina Mohammed's contributions to social, political and cultural boundaries. The skills acquisition centre named after her seeks to offer instruments for economic empowerment and also to provide various life-skills trainings for young people in many areas of life.
[39]
Bibliography
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References
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"UN Framework Convention on Climate Change - Participants"
(PDF)
.
United Nations
. 2 May 2017
. Retrieved
30 September
2018
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"FULL LIST: Okonjo-Iweala, Abba Kyari... FG nominates 437 persons for national honours"
.
TheCable
. 2 October 2022
. Retrieved
11 October
2022
.
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Oak TV.
"Amina J. Mohammed resumes at the Federal Ministry of Environment as Minister"
.
Oak.tv
. Archived from
the original
on 14 April 2019
. Retrieved
27 February
2017
.
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"Sustainable Development Solutions Network | Amina Mohammed"
.
unsdsn.org
. Archived from
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8 December
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'Why is she here?': the Nigerian herder's daughter who became UN deputy chief"
.
The Guardian
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. Retrieved
18 October
2017
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Hester Lacey (December 7, 2017),
Amina J Mohammed on Nigeria, leadership and the UN
Financial Times
.
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Federal Ministry of Environment
Archived
2019-10-30 at the
Wayback Machine
Federal Government of Nigeria.
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"Nigeria: MDGs and Amina Az-Zubair's Footprint 24-November-2011"
. Allafrica.com. 24 November 2011.
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Secretary-General Appoints Amina J. Mohammed of Nigeria as Special Adviser on Post-2015 Development Planning
United Nations
, press release of June 7, 2012.
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Secretary-General Appoints Amina J. Mohammed of Nigeria as Special Adviser on Post-2015 Development Planning
United Nations
, press release of June 7, 2012.
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Secretary-General Appoints Amina J. Mohammed of Nigeria as Special Adviser on Post-2015 Development Planning
United Nations
, press release of June 7, 2012.
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.
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2022
.
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. Retrieved
31 May
2022
.
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United Nations
, press release of June 7, 2012.
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Secretary-General Appoints Amina J. Mohammed of Nigeria as Special Adviser on Post-2015 Development Planning
United Nations
, press release of June 7, 2012.
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Kaye Wiggins (June 2, 2015),
UN sets sights on sustainable development goals
Financial Times
.
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.
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Independent Expert Advisory Group Members
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Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General
United Nations
.
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AU Reforms Advisory Committee
African Union
.
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Oak Tv.
"Amina J. Mohammed's emotional speech as she steps down as Nigeria's Environment Minister"
.
oak.tv
. Oak TV. Archived from
the original
on 13 May 2020
. Retrieved
27 February
2017
.
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"U.N.'s No. 2, Amina Mohammad, accused in Chinese scam"
. Japan Times. 10 November 2017. Archived from
the original
on 27 July 2018
. Retrieved
30 November
2017
.
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"UN's number two accused in Chinese scam to import Nigerian rosewood"
. 9 November 2017.
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"New Allegations Challenge the Environment Record of Top U.N. Official"
. 9 November 2017.
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"Rosewood Export: UN's Amina Mohammed did no wrong, Nigerian govt says"
. 12 November 2017.
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Secretary-General Announces Intention to Appoint Amina J. Mohammed of Nigeria Deputy Secretary-General
United Nations
, press release of January 3, 2017.
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Members of the UN Interagency Coordination Group on Antimicrobial Resistance
World Health Organization
(WHO).
- ^
High-Level Group of Personalities on Africa-Europe Relations
Archived
11 April 2022 at the
Wayback Machine
Africa Europe Foundation (AEF).
- ^
Board of Directors
Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data.
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Members
International Gender Champions
(IGC).
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Leadership
World Economic Forum
's
Young Global Leaders
.
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Amina Mohammed to Receive Ford Family Notre Dame Award
University of Notre Dame
, press release of November 4, 2015.
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Shelbie Bostedt (November 13, 2017),
Diplomat of the Year Honoree Amina J. Mohammed Discusses Future of United Nations
Foreign Policy
.
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Waweru, Nduta (8 July 2018).
"Deputy Secretary-General of the U.N. Amina J. Mohammed crowned Queen in Niger"
.
Face2FaceAfrica
. Retrieved
19 October
2019
.
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"BBC 100 Women 2018: Who is on the list?"
.
BBC News
. 19 November 2018
. Retrieved
20 April
2019
.
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"Meet the Winner of the 2019 Global Citizen World Leader Prize"
.
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.
TheCable
. 2 October 2022
. Retrieved
11 October
2022
.
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Okoro, Enuma (4 March 2017).
"Nadine Ibrahim: I want to tell stories that can change the world"
.
Guardian Woman
. Guardian Newspapers
. Retrieved
11 October
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Online, Tribune (1 July 2021).
"Inuwa inaugurates Amina Mohammed skills acquisition centre in Gombe"
.
Tribune Online
. Retrieved
26 September
2022
.
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