Tag: Deputy Secretary-General
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UN deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed visits Nigeria March 23 for consultations
Ms Amina Mohammed, UN Deputy Secretary-General, would on Thursday travel to Nigeria where she is expected to hold talks with President Muhammadu Buhari and other top government functionaries. “On 23 March, she will travel to Nigeria for consultations with senior Government officials and other stakeholders in Lagos and Abuja,” the UN said. The UN deputy…
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Former Minister of Environment, Amina Mohammed sworn-in as UN Deputy Sec-Gen
Ms Amina Mohammed, the immediate past Minister of Environment, has been sworn-in as the fifth Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations at the UN Headquarters in New York on Tuesday. The UN Secretary-General António Guterres administered the oath of office to Mohammed. “I want to say that I am extremely, very, very proud that you…
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BREAKING: Guterres announces Amina Mohammed as Deputy Secretary-General
New UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday announced Nigeria’s Environment minister, Amina Mohammed as his Deputy Secretary-General. Guterres made the announcement through the spokesman of the Secretary-General, Mr Stephane Dujarric. Guterres also announced the duo of Ms. Maria Viotti of Brazil and Ms. Kyung-wha Kang of the Republic of Korea into high-profile positions at the…
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Antonio Guterres officially sworn-in as UN secretary-general
The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General-designate, Antonio Guterres, was sworn-in as the new secretary-general of the world body at an oath of office ceremony held on Monday. Witnessed by senior diplomats of member states and senior UN officials, Guterres repeated the oath after current General Assembly President Peter Thomson. “I, Antonio Guterres, solemnly swear to exercise…
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Presidency reacts to Minister of Environment UN announcement
Nigeria’s Presidency has reacted to reports on the alleged appointment of Amina Mohammed, Nigeria’s Minister of Environment, as Deputy Secretary-General (DSG) of the United Nations (UN), saying “she remains our Minister of Environment”. TheNewsGuru reported that the Nigeria’s Minister of Environment is to become the new UN DSG to newly elected UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres,…