Champions
Leadership Network
International Gender Champions is a leadership network that brings together decision-makers determined to break down gender barriers and make gender equality a working reality in their spheres of influence.
António Guterres
Secretary-General,
United Nations
Global Board
Martin Chungong
Secretary-General, Inter-Parliamentary Union,
Chair of the IGC Global Board
Global Board
Doreen Bogdan-Martin
Secretary-General,
International Telecommunication Union
Global Board
Audrey Azoulay
Director General,
UNESCO
Global Board
Rafael Mariano Grossi
Director-General,
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Tatiana Valovaya
Director-General,
United Nations Office at Geneva
Amy E. Pope
Director General,
International Organization for Migration
Anna Joubin-Bret
Secretary of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). ,
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
Movses Abelian
Under‑Secretary‑General for General Assembly and Conference Management,
United Nations
Tomoko Akane
President,
International Criminal Court
Inger Andersen
Executive Director,
UN Environment Programme
Luther Bois Anukur
Regional Director, Eastern and Southern Africa,
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Fernando Arias
Director-General,
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Sima Bahous
Under-Secretary-General & Executive Director ,
UN Women
Mamadou Dian Balde
Regional Director,
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Zainab Hawa Bangura
Director-General,
United Nations Office at Nairobi
Jan Beagle
Director-General,
International Development Law Organization (IDLO)
Henk-Jan Brinkman
Permanent Observer of IDLO to the UN in New York,
International Development Law Organization (IDLO)
Winnie Byanyima
Executive Director,
UNAIDS
Mark Carney
UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance,
Office of the UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance
Jagan Chapagain
Secretary-General,
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Sameer Chauhan
Director,
United Nations International Computing Centre
Pamela Coke-Hamilton
Executive Director,
International Trade Centre
Laetitia Courtois
Permanent Observer,
International Committee of the Red Cross to the United Nations
Noel Curran
Director General,
European Broadcasting Union
Catherine de Bolle
Executive Director,
Europol
Regina De Dominicis
Regional Director, Europe and Central Asia; Special Coordinator for the Refugee and Migrant Response in Europe; UNICEF Representative to the UN in Geneva,
UNICEF
Rosemary DiCarlo
Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs,
United Nations
Maria Dimitriadou
Special Representative to the WTO and UN,
World Bank Group
Lilian Dodzo
East Africa Regional Leader,
World Vision International
Philippe Duneton
Executive Director,
Unitaid
Rabab Fatima
Under-Secretary-General & Special Representative,
Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States
Pernille Fenger
Director,
UNFPA Representation Office in Geneva
David Fernandez Puyana
Ambassador, Permanent Observer, United Nations University for Peace (UPEACE) to the United Nations in Geneva,
Permanent Delegate, UPEACE to the UNESCO in Paris
Monica Ferro
Director,
UNFPA London Office
Melissa Fleming
Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications,
United Nations
Robert Floyd
Executive Secretary,
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation
Monika Froehler
CEO,
Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens
Graciela Gatti Santana
President,
International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals
Dr. Robin Geiss
Director,
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Director-General,
World Health Organization
Fabiola Gianotti
Director-General,
European Organization for Nuclear Research
Filippo Grandi
High Commissioner,
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Dr. Thomas Greminger
Director,
Geneva Center for Security Policy
Rebeca Grynspan
Secretary-General,
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Fabricio Guariglia
Director, The Hague Office,
International Development Law Organization (IDLO)
Aarti Holla-Maini
Director,
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)
Gilbert F. Houngbo
Director-General ,
International Labour Organization