Ms Amina Mohammed, Nigeria’s immediate past Minister of Environment, has been sworn-in as the fifth Headquarters in New York on Tuesday.
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres who administered the oath of office to Mohammed said “I want to say that I am extremely, very, very proud that you accepted to join our team. Thank you very much,” Guterres told Mohammed.
The Deputy UN chief, after her swearing-in, immediately swung into action by declaring open the 2017 Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Segment on Operational Activities for Development.
Her speech at the ECOSOC event was her first official engagement, followed by a brief press encounter with the UN Correspondents.
Amina Mohammed sworn-in at the UN Headquarters Mohammed, was appointed by Guterres on Dec. 15, 2016, as his deputy, was supposed to have assumed office on Jan. 1, 2017.
She, however, delayed the assumption of her new role at the request of President Muhammadu Buhari to complete some ongoing responsibilities she was handling at that time.
