Guterres Appoints Amina Mohammed As UN Deputy Secretary-General For Second Term
Segun Akanni, Toronto, Canada 
António Guterres, secretary-general of the United Nations (UN), has asked Amina Mohammed to serve as deputy secretary-general for a second term.
On Friday, Guterres was re-appointed as the secretary-general of the UN for a second term by the general assembly.
His second term starts on January 1, 2022, and will run for a period of five years.
Guterres succeeded Ban Ki-moon in January 2017 as the ninth secretary-general.
Speaking with journalists after taking the oath of office for a second term, Guterres said he had extended an offer to Mohammed to continue in office.
“After being elected, I have the pleasure to invite the deputy secretary-general to remain in my second mandate and I hope she will accept,” he said.
Mohammed, who was standing behind Guterres at the press briefing, responded with the comment “absolute honour”.
