CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Louise Fréchette was the first Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations. A national of Canada, she assumed her duties on 2 March 1998, after having been appointed by Secretary-General Kofi Annan. She remained at her post until 31 March 2006.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Secretary-General is appointed by the General Assembly, on the recommendation of the Security Council. The Secretary-General’s selection is therefore subject to the veto of any of the five permanent members of the Security Council.

Detailed explanation-3: -Early life and education. Amina Jane Mohammed was born in Liverpool, England, on June 27, 1961 to a Hausa-Fulani Nigerian veterinarian-officer and a British nurse. She is the eldest of five daughters. Amina J. Mohammed attended a primary school in Kaduna and Maiduguri in Nigeria and Buchan School on the Isle of Man.

Detailed explanation-4: -Associate Administrator. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced on 17 February 2021 the appointment of Usha Rao-Monari of India as Under-Secretary-General and Associate Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).