Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon has appointed Ms Amina J. Mohammed a Nigerian as his special Adviser on Post-2015 Development Planning.
Ms. Mohammed brings to the position over 30 years of experience as a development practitioner in the public and private sectors as well as civil society, according to a statement issued by Mr. Ban’s spokesperson.
The Special Adviser is currently the Chief Executive Officer and founder of the Center for Development Policy Solutions, a think-tank focused on addressing policy and knowledge gaps within the government, parliament and private sector in development and civil society for robust advocacy materials.
She is also an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University, New York, and her past experience includes serving as the Senior Special Assistant to the President of Nigeria on the anti-poverty targets known as the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
In addition, she currently serves on numerous international advisory panels and boards, including the Global Development Program of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Secretary General’s Global Sustainability Panel.
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