Melissa Fleming
Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications,
United Nations
Gender equality can propel humanity to a future where every voice resonates with the same power, purpose, and possibility.
But gender equality is much more than an aspiration; it is a fundamental human right. To realize it, communications can play a vital role.
Communicators can advocate for a world where women and girls claim their place in their society, with their rights and dignity upheld. They can foster online and offline spaces which encourage female leadership. And they can address gendered disinformation which “others,” attacks and silences women and girls.
I support the IGC Panel Parity Pledge.
I support the IGC gender-based violence pledge.
Personal Commitments
Counter gendered disinformation and online attacks on women by advancing the UN Global Principles for Information Integrity and promoting safer information environments where women and girls can participate freely and visibly.
Put women’s rights and leadership at the center of UN communications, showing how this can strengthen peace, human rights, sustainable development, and climate action, especially in crises and conflicts that disproportionately impact women and girls.