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'''Amina J. Mohammed''' (born 27 June 1961) is the current [[Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations]] and a former Minister of Environment of Federal Republic of Nigeria from November 2015 to December 2016.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Oak TV|title=Amina J. Mohammed resumes at the Federal Ministry of Environment as Minister|url=https://oak.tv/amina-mohammed-resumes-at-the-federal-ministry-of-environment-as-minister/|accessdate=27 February 2017|work=oak.tv}}</ref> She was instrumental in bringing about the unprecedented 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development including the Sustainable Development Goals. |
'''Amina J. Mohammed''' (born 27 June 1961) is the current [[Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations]] and a former Minister of Environment of Federal Republic of Nigeria from November 2015 to December 2016.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Oak TV|title=Amina J. Mohammed resumes at the Federal Ministry of Environment as Minister|url=https://oak.tv/amina-mohammed-resumes-at-the-federal-ministry-of-environment-as-minister/|accessdate=27 February 2017|work=oak.tv}}</ref> Mrs Amina Mohammed is a versatile and proficient mobilizer, and project coordinator. She had served as Senior Special Assistant to the President on MDGs between 2005 to2010<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.planetarysecurityinitiative.org/speaker/amina-j-mohammed|title=Amina J. Mohammed {{!}} Planetary Security Initiative|website=www.planetarysecurityinitiative.org|language=en|access-date=2018-05-23}}</ref>. She was instrumental in bringing about the unprecedented 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development including the Sustainable Development Goals. |
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==Early life and family== |
==Early life and family== |
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Amina J. Mohammed is from [[Gombe State]], north-eastern Nigeria. She was born on 27 June 1961<ref>{{cite web|title=Sustainable Development Solutions Network {{!}} Amina Mohammed|url=http://unsdsn.org/about-us/people/amina-mohammed/|website=unsdsn.org|accessdate=8 December 2016}}</ref> to a [[Nigerian]] [[veterinarian]]-[[herder|herdsman]] and a [[British people|British]] [[nurse]]. She is the eldest of five daughters.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/may/26/why-is-she-here-nigerian-herders-daughter-un-deputy-chief-amina-mohammed|author=Mark Seddon|date=May 26, 2017|publisher=The Guardian|location=United Kingdom|title='Why is she here?': the Nigerian herder’s daughter who became UN deputy chief|accessdate=October 18, 2017}}</ref> |
Amina J. Mohammed is from [[Gombe State]], north-eastern Nigeria. She was born on 27<sup>th</sup> of June, 1961<ref>{{cite web|title=Sustainable Development Solutions Network {{!}} Amina Mohammed|url=http://unsdsn.org/about-us/people/amina-mohammed/|website=unsdsn.org|accessdate=8 December 2016}}</ref> to a [[Nigerian]] [[veterinarian]]-[[herder|herdsman]] and a [[British people|British]] [[nurse]]. She is the eldest of five daughters.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2017/may/26/why-is-she-here-nigerian-herders-daughter-un-deputy-chief-amina-mohammed|author=Mark Seddon|date=May 26, 2017|publisher=The Guardian|location=United Kingdom|title='Why is she here?': the Nigerian herder’s daughter who became UN deputy chief|accessdate=October 18, 2017}}</ref> |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Amina J. Mohammed resigned from Nigerian Federal Executive Council on 24 February 2017 to take on her role as Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Oak Tv|title=Amina J. Mohammed's emotional speech as she steps down as Nigeria's Environment Minister|url=https://oak.tv/amina-j-mohammed/|accessdate=27 February 2017|work=oak.tv|agency=Oak TV}}</ref> As Minister of Environment of Nigeria from November 2015 to December 2016, she steered the country’s efforts on climate action, protecting the natural environment and conserving resources for sustainable development. |
Amina J. Mohammed resigned from Nigerian Federal Executive Council on 24<sup>th</sup> of February, 2017 to take on her role as Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Oak Tv|title=Amina J. Mohammed's emotional speech as she steps down as Nigeria's Environment Minister|url=https://oak.tv/amina-j-mohammed/|accessdate=27 February 2017|work=oak.tv|agency=Oak TV}}</ref> As Minister of Environment of Nigeria from November 2015 to December 2016, she steered the country’s efforts on climate action, protecting the natural environment and conserving resources for sustainable development. |
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In her current role at the United Nations, |
In her current role at the United Nations, Mrs. Mohammed supported the Secretary-General in performing his function as "chief administrative officer" of the Organization with a special focus on sustainable development. Also, including the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, the management of the review of the United Nations development system, financing for development, humanitarian-development nexus, climate change, migration, global health, and related issues. |
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Previously, Amina J. Mohammed was a key player in the Post-2015 development process, serving as the Special Adviser to UN Secretary-General [[Ban Ki-moon]] on Post-2015 development planning. 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) |
Previously, Amina J. Mohammed was a key player in the Post-2015 development process, serving as the Special Adviser to UN Secretary-General [[Ban Ki-moon]] on Post-2015 development planning. 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. |
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<ref>{{cite web|url=https://csisprosper.com/2014/07/23/amina-mohammed-special-adviser-to-the-un-secretary-general-on-post-2015-development-planning/|title=Amina Mohammed, Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Post-2015 Development Planning|first=|last=ProsperCSIS|date=23 July 2014|publisher=}}</ref> |
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://csisprosper.com/2014/07/23/amina-mohammed-special-adviser-to-the-un-secretary-general-on-post-2015-development-planning/|title=Amina Mohammed, Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Post-2015 Development Planning|first=|last=ProsperCSIS|date=23 July 2014|publisher=}}</ref> |
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Earlier in her career, Amina Mohammed was Founder and Executive Director of Afri-Projects Consortium, a multidisciplinary firm of engineers and quantity surveyors. She also worked with the architectural engineering firm Archcon Nigeria in association with Norman and Dawbarn, UK. |
Earlier in her career, Amina Mohammed was Founder and Executive Director of Afri-Projects Consortium, a multidisciplinary firm of engineers and quantity surveyors. She also worked with the architectural engineering firm Archcon Nigeria in association with Norman and Dawbarn, UK. |
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In 1991, Amina Mohammed founded Afri-Projects Consortium, a multidisciplinary firm of Engineers and Quantity Surveyors, and from 1991 to 200, she |
In 1991, Amina Mohammed founded Afri-Projects Consortium, a multidisciplinary firm of Engineers and Quantity Surveyors, and from 1991 to 200, she became the executive director of the firm. Between 1981 and 1991, she worked with Archcon Nigeria in association with Norman and Dawbarn United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201111240190.html |title=Nigeria: MDGs and Amina Az-Zubair's Footprint 24-November-2011 |publisher=Allafrica.com |date=2011-11-24}}</ref> |
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In 2017, Ms. Mohammed and the Nigerian government denied claims<ref>https://www.thecable.ng/exclusive-tackled-illegal-wood-export-deforestation-amina-mohammed</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url = https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/249141-rosewood-export-uns-amina-mohammed-no-wrong-nigerian-govt-says.html | title = Rosewood Export: UN’s Amina Mohammed did no wrong, Nigerian govt says | date = November 12, 2017}}</ref> of participation in a Chinese scam to illegally import endangered Nigerian rosewood during her term as Nigeria’s environment minister.<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/11/10/world/crime-legal-world/u-n-s-no-2-amina-mohammad-accused-chinese-scam/ | title = U.N.’s No. 2, Amina Mohammad, accused in Chinese scam | publisher = Japan Times | date = November 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url = https://www.news24.com/Africa/News/uns-number-two-accused-in-chinese-scam-to-import-nigerian-rosewood-20171109 | title = UN's number two accused in Chinese scam to import Nigerian rosewood | date = November 9, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/11/09/new-allegations-challenge-the-environment-record-of-top-u-n-official/ | title = New Allegations Challenge the Environment Record of Top U.N. Official | date = November 9, 2017}}</ref> |
In 2017, Ms. Mohammed and the Nigerian government denied claims<ref>https://www.thecable.ng/exclusive-tackled-illegal-wood-export-deforestation-amina-mohammed</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url = https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/249141-rosewood-export-uns-amina-mohammed-no-wrong-nigerian-govt-says.html | title = Rosewood Export: UN’s Amina Mohammed did no wrong, Nigerian govt says | date = November 12, 2017}}</ref> of participation in a Chinese scam to illegally import endangered Nigerian rosewood during her term as Nigeria’s environment minister.<ref>{{Cite news | url = https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/11/10/world/crime-legal-world/u-n-s-no-2-amina-mohammad-accused-chinese-scam/ | title = U.N.’s No. 2, Amina Mohammad, accused in Chinese scam | publisher = Japan Times | date = November 10, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news | url = https://www.news24.com/Africa/News/uns-number-two-accused-in-chinese-scam-to-import-nigerian-rosewood-20171109 | title = UN's number two accused in Chinese scam to import Nigerian rosewood | date = November 9, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url = https://foreignpolicy.com/2017/11/09/new-allegations-challenge-the-environment-record-of-top-u-n-official/ | title = New Allegations Challenge the Environment Record of Top U.N. Official | date = November 9, 2017}}</ref> |
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Amina J. Mohammed | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Mohammed in 2018 | |
| 5th Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations | |
| Assumed office 28 February 2017[1] | |
| Secretary-General | António Guterres |
| Preceded by | Jan Eliasson |
| Minister of Environment | |
| In office 11 November 2015 – 15 December 2016 | |
| President | Muhammadu Buhari |
| Preceded by | Lawrencia Laraba-Mallam |
| Succeeded by | Ibrahim Usman Jibril (Minister of State) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 June 1961 Gombe State, Nigeria |
| Political party | All Progressives Congress |
Amina J. Mohammed (born 27 June 1961) is the current Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations and a former Minister of Environment of Federal Republic of Nigeria from November 2015 to December 2016.[2] Mrs Amina Mohammed is a versatile and proficient mobilizer, and project coordinator. She had served as Senior Special Assistant to the President on MDGs between 2005 to2010[3]. She was instrumental in bringing about the unprecedented 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development including the Sustainable Development Goals.
Early life and family
Amina J. Mohammed is from Gombe State, north-eastern Nigeria. She was born on 27th of June, 1961[4] to a Nigerian veterinarian-herdsman and a British nurse. She is the eldest of five daughters.[5]
Career
Amina J. Mohammed resigned from Nigerian Federal Executive Council on 24th of February, 2017 to take on her role as Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations.[6] As Minister of Environment of Nigeria from November 2015 to December 2016, she steered the country’s efforts on climate action, protecting the natural environment and conserving resources for sustainable development.
In her current role at the United Nations, Mrs. Mohammed supported the Secretary-General in performing his function as "chief administrative officer" of the Organization with a special focus on sustainable development. Also, including the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, the management of the review of the United Nations development system, financing for development, humanitarian-development nexus, climate change, migration, global health, and related issues.
Previously, Amina J. Mohammed was a key player in the Post-2015 development process, serving as the Special Adviser to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Post-2015 development planning. 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. [7]
Prior to this position, Ms. Mohammed served as 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. Previously, she acted as the Senior Special Assistant to the President of Nigeria on the Millennium Development Goals after serving three presidents over a period of six years. In 2005, she was charged with the coordination of Nigeria’s debt relief funds toward the achievement of the MDGs. From 2002-2005, Mohammed coordinated the Task Force on Gender and Education for the UN Millennium Project.
Earlier in her career, Amina Mohammed was Founder and Executive Director of Afri-Projects Consortium, a multidisciplinary firm of engineers and quantity surveyors. She also worked with the architectural engineering firm Archcon Nigeria in association with Norman and Dawbarn, UK.
In 1991, Amina Mohammed founded Afri-Projects Consortium, a multidisciplinary firm of Engineers and Quantity Surveyors, and from 1991 to 200, she became the executive director of the firm. Between 1981 and 1991, she worked with Archcon Nigeria in association with Norman and Dawbarn United Kingdom.[8]
In 2017, Ms. Mohammed and the Nigerian government denied claims[9][10] of participation in a Chinese scam to illegally import endangered Nigerian rosewood during her term as Nigeria’s environment minister.[11][12][13]
Awards
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Amina J. Mohammed was named by Foreign Policy magazine as 2017 Diplomat of the Year. She is one of the 2017 Power with Purpose honorees selected by Devex in partnership with McKinsey & Company. New African Magazine also included Ms. Mohammed as one of its 100 Most Influential Africans of 2015, 2016 and 2017. In 2016 she was amongst Fortune Magazine's annual list of the World's Greatest Leaders and also its 2015 listing of the World's 50 Greatest Leaders. In 2015, Ms. Mohammed was also profiled by Vogue Magazine as one of the 13 female Climate Warriors on the frontline. Amina J. Mohammed received the National Honours Award of the Order of the Federal Republic in 2006 and was inducted into the Nigerian Women’s Hall of Fame in 2007.
References
- ^ "Nigeria's Amina Mohammed swears in as Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations". New China TV via YouTube. 2017-02-28.
- ^ Oak TV. "Amina J. Mohammed resumes at the Federal Ministry of Environment as Minister". oak.tv. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "Amina J. Mohammed | Planetary Security Initiative". www.planetarysecurityinitiative.org. Retrieved 2018-05-23.
{{cite web}}: no-break space character in|title=at position 19 (help) - ^ "Sustainable Development Solutions Network | Amina Mohammed". unsdsn.org. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ Mark Seddon (May 26, 2017). "'Why is she here?': the Nigerian herder's daughter who became UN deputy chief". United Kingdom: The Guardian. Retrieved October 18, 2017.
- ^ Oak Tv. "Amina J. Mohammed's emotional speech as she steps down as Nigeria's Environment Minister". oak.tv. Oak TV. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ ProsperCSIS (23 July 2014). "Amina Mohammed, Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Post-2015 Development Planning".
- ^ "Nigeria: MDGs and Amina Az-Zubair's Footprint 24-November-2011". Allafrica.com. 2011-11-24.
- ^ https://www.thecable.ng/exclusive-tackled-illegal-wood-export-deforestation-amina-mohammed
- ^ "Rosewood Export: UN's Amina Mohammed did no wrong, Nigerian govt says". November 12, 2017.
- ^ "U.N.'s No. 2, Amina Mohammad, accused in Chinese scam". Japan Times. November 10, 2017.
- ^ "UN's number two accused in Chinese scam to import Nigerian rosewood". November 9, 2017.
- ^ "New Allegations Challenge the Environment Record of Top U.N. Official". November 9, 2017.
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External links
- "House of Reps grill Environment Minister, Amina Mohammed - OAK TV". oak.tv. Oak TV. Oak TV. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- "The President has promised to support us to make real difference - Amina Mohammed". oak.tv. Oak TV. Oak TV. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
- Oak TV. "Outgoing Minister of Environment, Amina J Mohammed gets emotional at FEC valedictory session - OAK TV". oak.tv. Oak TV. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- Oak TV. "Amina J. Mohammed: 'We thought we could intimidate her' - Minister - OAK TV". oak.tv. Retrieved 27 February 2017.