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Amina Mohamed (born in 1961), a national of Kenya, has extensive experience in the fields of diplomacy, law and policy making at both the national and international levels.

Mohamed was appointed the Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 13 May 2011.^[1] In this position she is charged with advancing the Medium-Term Strategy of the UNEP and its reforms, and providing substantive input to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development 2012.

Mohamed served as the Permanent Secretary in Kenya’s Ministry of Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs from 2008-2011, where she facilitated the political, legal and constitutional reform process. Between 2000 and 2006, she served as the Permanent Representative of Kenya to the United Nations in Geneva. During this time, she became the first woman to chair the General Council of the World Trade Organization. She was also the first African and the first woman to be elected Chair of the Council for the International Organization for Migration.

Mohamed obtained her master’s degree in international law from Kyiv State University, and studied at the post-graduate level at the University of Oxford and the Kenya School of Law.

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^ "Amina Mohamed | United Nations Press Release". United Nations. 2011-05-13.

[1] "Amina Mohamed | United Nations Press Release". United Nations. 2011-05-13.

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+'''Amina Mohamed''' (born in 1961), a national of [[Kenya]], has extensive experience in the fields of diplomacy, law and policy making at both the national and international levels.
-'''Amina Mohamed''' (born in 1961), a national of [[Kenya]], currently serves as Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director of the [[United Nations Environment Programme]] (UNEP). She was appointed to this position by [[United Nations Secretary-General]] [[Ban Ki-moon]] on 13 May 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2011/sga1292.doc.htm |title=Amina Mohamed &#124; United Nations Press Release |publisher=United Nations |date=2011-05-13}}</ref>
-In this position, Mohamed is in charge of advancing the Medium-Term Strategy of the UNEP and its reforms, along with providing substantive input to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development 2012 and beyond.
+Mohamed was appointed the Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director of the [[United Nations Environment Programme]] (UNEP) by [[United Nations Secretary-General]] [[Ban Ki-moon]] on 13 May 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2011/sga1292.doc.htm |title=Amina Mohamed &#124; United Nations Press Release |publisher=United Nations |date=2011-05-13}}</ref> In this position she is charged with advancing the Medium-Term Strategy of the UNEP and its reforms, and providing substantive input to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development 2012.
+Mohamed served as the Permanent Secretary in Kenya’s Ministry of Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs from 2008-2011, where she facilitated the political, legal and constitutional reform process. Between 2000 and 2006, she served as the Permanent Representative of Kenya to the [[United Nations]] in Geneva. During this time, she became the first woman to chair the General Council of the World Trade Organization. She was also the first African and the first woman to be elected Chair of the Council for the International Organization for Migration.
-She has gathered extensive experience in the field of diplomacy, law, and policy making both at the national and international level.
+Mohamed obtained her master’s degree in international law from Kyiv State University, and studied at the post-graduate level at the University of Oxford and the Kenya School of Law.
-From 2008 to 2011, Ms. Mohamed served as the Permanent Secretary in Kenya’s Ministry of Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs. In this position, she facilitated the political, legal and constitutional reform process.
-Between 2000 and 2006, she served as the Permanent Representative of Kenya to the [[United Nations]] in Geneva. During this time, she became the first woman to chair the General Council of the World Trade Organization. She was also the first African and first woman to be elected Chair of the Council for the International Organization for Migration.
-Mohamed obtained her master’s degree in international law from Kyiv State University. She also studied at the post-graduate level at the University of Oxford and the Kenya School of Law.
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