{"id":8456,"date":"2016-12-24T11:47:27","date_gmt":"2016-12-24T16:47:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=8456"},"modified":"2019-10-10T13:14:23","modified_gmt":"2019-10-10T17:14:23","slug":"building-on-gender-promise-guterres-names-three-women-to-top-un-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=8456","title":{"rendered":"Building on gender promise, Guterres names three women to top UN posts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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DISARMAMENT & SECURITY .<\/p>\n

An article from the UN News Centre<\/a><\/p>\n

The United Nations Secretary-General-designate, Ant\u00f3nio Guterres today [December 15] announced that he will be appointing Amina J. Mohammed of Nigeria as the UN deputy chief, on his assumption of office as the ninth chief of the global Organization in January 2017.<\/p>\n

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\nAmina J. Mohammed of Nigeria. UN Photo\/Mark Garten<\/center><\/p>\n

Ms. Amina J. Mohammed is currently the Minister of Environment of Nigeria, where she steers the country\u2019s efforts to protect the natural environment and conserve resources for sustainable development, read a statement issued by Mr. Guterres\u2019s office.<\/p>\n

She also served as Special Advisor to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Post-2015 Development Planning, where she was instrumental in bringing about the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).<\/p>\n

Before joining the UN, Ms. Mohammed worked for three successive administrations in Nigeria, serving as Special Advisor on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). She is also an Adjunct Professor in Development Practice at New York\u2019s Columbia University, and serves on numerous international advisory boards and panels.<\/p>\n

Born in 1961, and educated in Nigeria and the UK, Ms. Mohammed is married with six children.<\/p>\n

The Secretary-General-designate also announced the appointment of Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti of Brazil as his Chef de Cabinet and that he will create the position of Special Advisor on Policy, and appointed Ms. Kyung-wha Kang of the Republic of Korea to this new role.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am happy to count on the efforts of these three highly competent women, whom I have chosen for their strong backgrounds in global affairs, development, diplomacy, human rights and humanitarian action,\u201d said Secretary-General-designate Guterres, in the statement adding:<\/p>\n

\u201cThese appointments are the foundations of my team, which I will continue to build, respecting my pledges on gender parity and geographical diversity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ms. Ribeiro Viotti is presently the Under-Secretary for Asia and the Pacific at the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A career diplomat since 1976, she served most recently as Brazil\u2019s Ambassador of to Germany (from 2013 to 2016) and as Brazil\u2019s Permanent Representative to the UN (from 2007 to 2011).<\/p>\n

Ms. Kang is currently the Chief of the Secretary-General-designate\u2019s Transition Team. She has served as Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy Emergency Relief Coordinator since April 2013, and was Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights from January 2007 to March 2013.\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Proposals for Reform of the United Nations: Are they sufficiently radical?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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