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Amina Jane Mohammed 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.
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politics · Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations since 2017 · politician · minister · also Amina J. Mohammed, Amina Az-Zubair, Amina J Mohammed, Amina Jane Mohammed, Amina Mohammed, Mohammed
Born 27 June 1961 · Q4746340
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Sustainable development is not an option; it is an imperative.
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“He said, ‘OK, but I have no money to give you’. So I challenged everyone and said I am walking from Kaduna to Zaria – which is 76km – to raise the cash. They all said ‘You can’t do it!’ But I raised £4,000, and that was it, I was off.”
“Sustainable development is not an option; it is an imperative.”
Awarded Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger, Civil Division (2022).
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Awarded Sarraounia (2018).
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Awarded BBC 100 Women (2018).
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“Young people are not just the leaders of tomorrow. They are the partners of today.”
Career landmark: Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations (2017).
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Mohammed was accused by an advocacy group of granting illegal permits to Chinese firms to import endangered Nigerian timber during her term as Nigeria's environment minister
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“Leaving no one behind means reaching the furthest behind first.”
“We cannot afford to exclude half of humanity from the solutions that will shape our future.”
Career landmark: Minister of Environment (2015–2016).
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Was charged with the coordination of Nigeria's debt relief funds toward the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, MDGs
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And served as its Executive Director until 2001
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But she does not hold a formal bachelor's degree
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Born 1961-06-27.
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