Amina J. Mohammed

“When we are talking about women in politics, what we need to see is opening up those opportunities at all levels and institutions and that, I don’t think is happening. Men aren’t just going to step aside.”

“In Nigeria, it is quite shocking to see the low levels of women in parliament – both in the Senate and the House. And that we actually have men actively opposing efforts to reduce their capacity. I think here, Nigeria needs to change its strategy and it needs to start on the local level of the parties. Again, I see the great capacity of women in Nigeria to participate, so I don’t think that’s our challenge. Our challenge is the construct and what the male community puts into it.”

“As human beings, what we look to is what they stood for.”

“We learn to have pride and independence of one’s being, how that contributes from the inside out.”

“To begin to build the foundational skills of literacy and numeracy, by putting the digital in front so that we’re not waiting until oh, Africa is ready, or Africa has the resources right at the beginning.”

“For the first time we’re not putting a band-aid on the problem, we’re looking at the root causes.”

“We are better investing now because we just won’t be able to afford it later.”

“We must design a future that is shaped by women and girls that realizes their right and aspirations to a world where equality is reality.”

“"Young people are not just the leaders of tomorrow. They are the partners of today."”

“"Leaving no one behind means reaching the furthest behind first."”

“"We cannot afford to exclude half of humanity from the solutions that will shape our future."”

“"Sustainable development is not an option; it is an imperative."”

“It's very important that we don't withhold aid from people that it matters most to.”