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
Movses Abelian
Under‑Secretary‑General for General Assembly and Conference Management,
United Nations
Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein
President and CEO,
International Peace Institute
Mohamed Al-Hassan
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Sultanate of Oman to the United Nations
Pascale Baeriswyl
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations in New York
Sima Bahous
Under-Secretary-General & Executive Director ,
UN Women
Sofia Borges
Senior Vice President and Head of the New York Office,
United Nations Foundation
Yoka Brandt
Permanent Representative,
Permanent Representation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Nations
Catarina Carvalho
United Nations Representative in Geneva and New York,
International Planned Parenthood Federation
Markova Concepción
Ambassador,
Permanent Representative of Panama to the United Nations
Laetitia Courtois
Permanent Observer,
International Committee of the Red Cross to the United Nations
Elizabeth Cousens
President and CEO,
United Nations Foundation
Miguel de Serpa Soares
Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel,
United Nations
Rosemary DiCarlo
Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs,
United Nations
Anna-Karin Eneström
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations in New York
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
Vanessa Frazier
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Malta to the United Nations in New York
Burhan Gafoor
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Singapore to the United Nations in New York
Martin Bille Hermann
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations in New York
Thilmeeza Hussain
Permanent Representative of the Republic of Maldives to the United Nations and Special Envoy to the President of the United Nations General Assembly 76th Session,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Maldives to the UN
Mathu Joyini
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of South Africa to the United Nations in New York
Mona Juul
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations in New York
Natalia Kanem
Executive Director,
UNFPA
Atul Khare
Under Secretary-General,
United Nations Department of Operational Support
Csaba Kőrösi
President of the 77th United Nations General Assembly,
United Nations General Assembly
Philippe Kridelka
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Belgium to the United Nations in New York
Rachael Kupka
Executive Director,
Global Alliance on Health and Pollution (GAHP)
Jean-Pierre Lacroix
Under-Secretary-General,
United Nations Department of Peace Operations
Antje Leendertse
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations in New York
Analisa Leonor Balares
Chair & Chief Innovation Architect,
Womensphere Interactive + Womensphere Foundation
Zhenmin Liu
Under-Secretary-General,
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
Michael W. Lodge
Permanent Observer, Secretary-General,
International Seabed Authority
Global Board
Anne-Sophie Lois
Senior United Nations Representative New York & Geneva,
Plan International
Olivier Maes
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to the United Nations in New York
Mark Malloch-Brown
President,
Open Society Foundations
Alexander Marschik
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations in New York
Maurizio Massari
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations in New York
Ana Maria Menéndez
Secretary-General’s Senior Advisor on Policy,
United Nations
Michal Mlynár
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of the Slovak Republic to the United Nations in New York
Amina Mohammed
Deputy Secretary-General,
United Nations
Izumi Nakamitsu
Under Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs,
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
Lana Nusseibeh
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations in New York
Sanda Ojiambo
Assistant Secretary-General and CEO,
United Nations Global Compact
Catherine Pollard
Under-Secretary-General for Management Strategy, Policy, Compliance,
United Nations
Bob Rae
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations
Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar to the United Nations
Christian F. Saunders
Under Secretary-General,
Office of the Special Coordinator on Improving UN Response to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (OSCSEA)
Evangelos Sekeris
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations in New York