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.

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Mark Lowcock

Mark Lowcock

Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, United Nations OCHA
Alumni
Anna Macdonald

Anna Macdonald

Former Director, Control Arms
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Mark Malloch-Brown

Mark Malloch-Brown

Former President, Open Society Foundations
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Robert Mardini

Robert Mardini

Former Permanent Observer of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to the United Nations, Current Director-General of the ICRC
Alumni
Maurizio Massari

Maurizio Massari

Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Maria Emma Mejía Vélez

Maria Emma Mejía Vélez

Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Colombia to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Juan Carlos Mendoza García

Juan Carlos Mendoza García

Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Ana Maria Menéndez

Ana Maria Menéndez

Former Secretary-General’s Senior Advisor on Policy, United Nations
Alumni
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

Executive Director and Assistant Secretary-General, United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
Alumni
Martín Garcia Moritán

Martín Garcia Moritán

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Argentina to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Raimonda Murmokaitė

Raimonda Murmokaitė

Current Director, Security Policy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Lithuania to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Nguyen Phuong Nga

Nguyen Phuong Nga

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Lana Nusseibeh

Lana Nusseibeh

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Babatunde Osotimehin

Babatunde Osotimehin

Former Executive Director, United Nations Population Fund
Alumni
Dr. Cristiana Paşca Palmer

Dr. Cristiana Paşca Palmer

Executive Secretary, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Alumni
Audra Plepytė

Audra Plepytė

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Lithuania to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Bob Rae

Bob Rae

Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations
Alumni
Zara Rapoport

Zara Rapoport

Current Gender Equality and Inclusion Specialist, Plan International Asia, Former Head of Office, Plan International
Alumni
Adela Raz

Adela Raz

Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Matthew Rycroft

Matthew Rycroft

Current Permanent Secretary, Department for International Development, UK Government, Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Kai Jürgen Mikael Sauer

Kai Jürgen Mikael Sauer

Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Evangelos Sekeris

Evangelos Sekeris

Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Abdulla Shahid

Abdulla Shahid

President of the 76th United Nations General Assembly, United Nations General Assembly
Alumni
Kathleen Sherwin

Kathleen Sherwin

Former Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, Women Deliver
Alumni
Olof Skoog

Olof Skoog

Ambassador, Former Head of Delegation, Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Philip Spoerri

Philip Spoerri

Permanent Observer and Head of Delegation, International Committee of the Red Cross
Alumni
María del Carmen Squeff

María del Carmen Squeff

Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Argentina to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Achim Steiner

Achim Steiner

Administrator, UNDP
Alumni
Cho Tae-Yul

Cho Tae-Yul

Former Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Maureen Tamuno

Maureen Tamuno

Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Representation of Nigeria to the International Seabed Authority
Alumni
Linda Thomas-Greenfield

Linda Thomas-Greenfield

Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the United States of America to the United Nations
Alumni
Fekitamoeloa Katoa 'Utoikamanu

Fekitamoeloa Katoa 'Utoikamanu

Under-Secretary-General for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States, United Nations
Alumni
Jörundur Valtýsson

Jörundur Valtýsson

Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Iceland to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Mauro Vieira

Mauro Vieira

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Brazil to the United Nations in New York
Alumni
Vladimir Voronkov

Vladimir Voronkov

Under-Secretary-General, United Nations Office of Counter Terrorism (UNOCT)
Alumni
Vladimir Vučinić

Vladimir Vučinić

Former Ambassador, Chargé d'affaires a.i., Permanent Mission of Montenegro to the United Nations
Alumni
Wang Le

Wang Le

Director, UN Representative, Save the Children, New York Global Advocacy Office
Alumni
Jayathma Wickramanayake

Jayathma Wickramanayake

Former United Nations Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, United Nations Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth
Alumni
Philemon Yang

Philemon Yang

President of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, United Nations
Alumni
Mariangela Zappia

Mariangela Zappia

Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations in New York