UN's Guterres appoints Nigeria's Amina Mohammed as his deputy

1,170 views · Published 16 December 2016 · 1:34 · Indexed 20 September 2026

Channel: CGTN Africa · 2016 · News & Politics

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Incoming United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed three women to top jobs in the organisation.  He has chosen Nigeria's environment minister Amina Mohammed as his deputy secretary-general. He's also appointed Brazilian diplomat Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti as chief of cabinet and Kyung-wha Kang of South Korea to a new position as special policy adviser. Guterres was sworn in on Monday as the ninth UN chief. He's pledged to ensure gender parity among senior leadership during his five-year term. Here is a closer look at Amina Jibril Mohammed's career. Kelechi Emekalam has more.

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