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Amina J. Mohammed

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Also known as Amina Az-Zubair, Amina J Mohammed, Amina Jane Mohammed, Amina Mohammed

Nigerian-British diplomat and Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations

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Amina J. Mohammed is a person affiliated with the United Nations and the Ministry of Environment of Nigeria. Born on 27 June 1961, she is associated with the country code GB. Her professional output includes five works, with one specific title listed as *Making the sustainable development goals (SDGs) work for people in Africa*. She has been recognized in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection.

Mohammed has shared several statements regarding global issues. She has noted that sustainable development is an imperative rather than an option and that leaving no one behind means reaching the furthest behind first. She has also emphasized that young people are partners of today, not just leaders of tomorrow, and that aid should not be withheld from those it matters most to. Her social media presence includes 425,644 followers.

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Person · Open Library

Works
1

Top works

  • Making the sustainable development goals (SDGs) work for people in Africa

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
GB

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Quotes

  • It's very important that we don't withhold aid from people that it matters most to.
  • "Sustainable development is not an option; it is an imperative."
  • "We cannot afford to exclude half of humanity from the solutions that will shape our future."
  • "Leaving no one behind means reaching the furthest behind first."
  • "Young people are not just the leaders of tomorrow. They are the partners of today."
  • We must design a future that is shaped by women and girls that realizes their right and aspirations to a world where equality is reality.

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Key facts

Secretary general
António Guterres
Preceded by
Jan Eliasson
President
Muhammadu Buhari
Succeeded by
Ibrahim Usman Jibril
Born
Amina Jane Mohammed , ( 1961-06-27 ) 27 June 1961 (age 64) , Liverpool , England
Citizenship
Nigeria United Kingdom
Children
Nadine Ibrahim
Alma mater
Henley Management College

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Encyclopedic overview

Amina Jane Mohammed GCON (born 27 June 1961) is a Nigerian-British diplomat and politician who is serving as the 5th Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations. Previously, she was Nigerian Minister of Environment from 2015 to 2016 and was a player in the Post-2015 Development Agenda process. She is also Chair of United Nations Sustainable Development Group.

Early life and education

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Amina J. Mohammed” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.