A former Minister of Environment, Mrs Amina Mohammed has been sworn-in as the Deputy Secretary of the United Nations.The UN Secretary-General António Guterres administered the oath of office to 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.
