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WATCH: Amina Mohammed talks Running for President, her Work at UN & Advancing Gender Equality | #MIFAbidjan
For Minister of Environment in Nigeria and current United Nations Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed sat down with Mo Ibrahim at the Ibrahim Forum during the Ibrahim Governance Weekend to discuss her career, running for Nigeria’s president, and her work in advancing gender equality.
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"The world is globalised, we have to think about the cross-border issues that affect the lives of people", @AminaJMohammed says about current global issues such as migration and conflict. #MIFAbidjan. #AfricanMigrations
— BellaNaija (@bellanaija) April 6, 2019
Mo Ibrahim asks @AminaJMohammed's opinion about people questioning the legitimacy of the @UN and of some of its bodies such as the UN Security Council. #MIFAbidjan #AfricanMigrations
— BellaNaija (@bellanaija) April 6, 2019
"In 2019 our structures are not fit for purpose", answers @AminaJMohammed. #BNAtMIFAbidjan #MIFAbidjan
— BellaNaija (@bellanaija) April 6, 2019
"Peacekeeping is no longer keeping the peace, in conflict they become a target. How can they be better equipped, and how can we look at preventions and transitions?" – @AminaJMohammed. #MIFAbidjan #BNAtMIFAbidjan
Watch live at https://t.co/2Z9xBij5eR
— BellaNaija (@bellanaija) April 6, 2019
#MoIbrahim asks Amina what she does as "No. 2" at the UN.
Amina says there's division of labour at the UN and the Sec-Gen keeps the peace while she focuses on development.#BNAtMIFAbidjan #MIFAbidjan
— BellaNaija (@bellanaija) April 6, 2019
Mo is really pushing Amina to take the top job everywhere First, at the UN and now he's asking her to run for President of Nigeria ?#MIFAbidjan #BNAtMIFAbidjan
— BellaNaija (@bellanaija) April 6, 2019
Mo asks Amina about what job, between UN Deputy Secretary-General and Minister of Environment in Nigeria, is easier
Amina – "First: Nigeria, best country in the world" Yay
My job as a minister was great, but it is much easier than the job at the UN.#BNAtMIFAbidjan #MIFAbidjan
— BellaNaija (@bellanaija) April 6, 2019
As Minister in Nigeria, you do things for the people but at the UN, you have to negotiate with governments to do things for their people – @AminaJMohammed #BNAtMIFAbidjan #MIFAbidjan
— BellaNaija (@bellanaija) April 6, 2019
.@AminaJMohammed only want to be the campaign manager for the next woman UN Secretary-General and the next woman President of Nigeria.
Mo offers to be her campaign manager for any of the jobs#BNAtMIFAbidjan #MIFAbidjan
— BellaNaija (@bellanaija) April 6, 2019
On advancing #GenderEquality in her job, Amina says: “I don’t think we have a glass ceiling. We have a concrete one and we have to chisel away at it until it crumbles.”#MIFAbidjan #BNAtMIFAbidjan #BellaNaija https://t.co/h1HOlWRY4g
— BellaNaija (@bellanaija) April 6, 2019
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