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.
Lansana Gberie
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva
Dr. Robin Geiss
Director,
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
Steering Committee
Davaasuren Gerelmaa
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Mongolia to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Director-General,
World Health Organization
Ioannis Ghikas
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Anne Goedert
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to the United Nations and other international organisations in Geneva
Marcos Gómez Martínez
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Spain to the United Nations Office and other International Organisations in Geneva
Marie-Claire Graf
Co-Founder,
Youth Negotiators Academy
Dr. Thomas Greminger
Director,
Geneva Center for Security Policy
Rebeca Grynspan
Secretary-General,
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Christian Guillermet Fernández
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the UN Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Einar Gunnarsson
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Iceland to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Michelle Gyles-McDonnough
UN Assistant Secretary-General, Executive Director,
United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
Magnus Hellgren
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Gilbert F. Houngbo
Director-General,
International Labour Organization
Marie Hürlimann
Co-Director,
foraus
Tomiko Ichikawa
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Japanese Delegation to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva
Emmanuelle Ivanov-Durand
Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the WTO,
Permanent Mission of France to the World Trade Organization
Steering Committee
Itonde Kakoma
President/CEO,
Interpeace
Dr. Amrita Kapur
Secretary General,
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
Rajat Khosla
Executive Director,
Partnership for Maternal, Newborn & Child Health (PMNCH)
Kamal Kishore
Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, and Head of UNDRR,
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR)
Alexander Kmentt
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations and other international organisations in Geneva
Khalid Koser
Executive Director,
Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund
Arnold Kreilhuber
Regional Director and Representative, Regional Office for Europe,
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Global Board
Jürg Lauber
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations in Geneva
Philippe Lazzarini
Commissioner-General,
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
Antje Leendertse
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations and other international organisations in Geneva
Raymond Loretan
President,
Diplomatic Club of Geneva
Yessenia Lozano
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of El Salvador to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva
Tracy Lucas
Director,
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)
Global Board
Phil Lynch
Executive Director,
International Service for Human Rights
Mona M'Bikay
Executive Director,
UPR Info
Peter MacDougall
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Gordan Markotić
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Croatia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Cindy McCain
Executive Director,
World Food Programme
Francisca E. Méndez Escobar
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Daniel Meron
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations Office and international organizations in Geneva
Masahiko Metoki
Director General,
Universal Postal Union
Philippe Metzger
Secretary-General and CEO,
International Electrotechnical Commission
Slavica Milačić
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Montenegro to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
João Mira Gomes
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Portugal to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva
Miren Bengoa
Managing Director,
Swiss Solidarity Foundation
Global Board
Tatiana Molcean
Executive Secretary,
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
Corinne Momal-Vanian
Executive Director,
Kofi Annan Foundation
Sergio Mujica
Secretary General,
International Organization for Standardization
Musonda Mumba
Secretary-General,
Convention on Wetlands
Nadia Theodore
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Canada to the WTO in Geneva