Elinor Hammarskjöld
Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel, Office of Legal Affairs of the United Nations
Elinor Hammarskjöld

For gender mainstreaming to be truly transformative, gender considerations must be woven through our institutional and policy frameworks as well as our programmatic work. I am committed to promoting and protecting gender equality by ensuring that it remains at the centre of our work.

I support the IGC Panel Parity Pledge.

I support the IGC gender-based violence pledge.

Personal Commitments

I commit to identifying and addressing gender priorities and concerns, and improving the capacity development strategy of the Office of Legal Affairs, including through conducting a survey for OLA staff on gender equality.
I commit to encouraging gender balance in various bodies and in relevant events and processes serviced by the Office of Legal Affairs.