UN Deputy Secretary General tours Egypt’s historical sites

CAIRO – 4 December 2017: UN Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohamed tours historic places in Egypt. Mohamed arrived to Cairo for a two-day visit (December 2-3) to carrying out consultations related to development with Egyptian senior officials.

Upon her arrival at Cairo International Airport, she was received by Assistant Foreign Affairs Minister for African Affairs Mohamed Idrees and the UN Resident Coordinator to Egypt Richard Dictus.


UN Deputy General Secretary with Egyptian officials during her Visit to Egypt – Courtesy of UN Office

The chairman of Egyptian Tourism Promotion Authority and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs invited Mohamed to attend the sound and light show at the Giza Pyramids which she enjoyed greatly and noted in the VIP Guest Book which the General Manager of Sound and Light invited her to sign.

Mohamed was appointed by UN General Secretary António Guterres as his deputy and assumed her duties on January 1, 2017.