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.
Joseph François
Managing Director and Professor of International Economics,
World Trade Institute, University of Bern
Claudia Fuentes Julio
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Chile to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva
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)
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
Fabiola Gianotti
Director-General,
European Organization for Nuclear Research
Nikola Gillhoff
Ambassador, Chargée d‘affaires,
Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations and other international organizations 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
Filippo Grandi
High Commissioner,
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Vincenzo Grassi
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
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)
Casey Harden
General Secretary,
World Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA)
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
Julia Imene-Chanduru
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Namibia to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva
Emmanuelle Ivanov-Durand
Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the WTO,
Permanent Mission of France to the World Trade Organization
Itonde Kakoma
President/CEO,
Interpeace
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)
Lotte Knudsen
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the European Union to the United Nations and other International Organizations 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)
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
Global Board
Phil Lynch
Executive Director,
International Service for Human Rights
Mona M'Bikay
Executive Director,
UPR Info
Maira Macdonal Alvarez
Ambassador, Permanent Representative, HRC Gender Focal Point,
Permanent Mission of the Plurinational State of Bolivia to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva
Peter MacDougall
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Simon Manley
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations Office at 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
Tatiana Molcean
Executive Secretary,
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)