A leadership network with over 000 Champions and 000 Alumni.

I am happy to be an International Gender Champion. I encourage other senior leaders to be part of this campaign for equality.

António Guterres

Secretary-General, United Nations

Gender equality is fundamental to sustainable development and effective multilateral cooperation.

Matilda Aku Alomatu Osei-Agyeman

Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Embassy and Permanent Mission of the Republic of Ghana in Vienna

“Achieving gender equality requires the engagement of women and men, girls and boys. It is everyone’s responsibility.” Ban Ki Moon, Former UN SecGen

Thomas Lambert

Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Delegation of the Kingdom of Belgium to the OSCE

I am deeply honoured to embrace the role of International Gender Champion.

Tomoko Akane

President, International Criminal Court

In 2026, no country in the world has achieved full gender equality. Across the globe, women’s rights remain fragile – if not openly challenged or threatened.

Khaled El-Enany

Director-General, UNESCO

Understanding the gender dimensions of internal displacement is critical to informing inclusive and effective prevention and response.

Tracy Lucas

Director, Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)

Do not only practice gender equality consciously until you get it right, practice it until unconsciously you cannot get it wrong.

Alejandro Bonilla Garcia

Chair of the NGO Committee on Ageing (Geneva), NGO Committee on Ageing (Geneva) & Representative to the United Nations of the International Federation on Ageing