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.
Achim Steiner
Administrator,
UNDP
Charlotte Stemmer
Head of Geneva Office and UN Representative,
Plan International
Simon Stiell
Executive Secretary,
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Jürgen Stock
Secretary-General,
INTERPOL
Abubacarr M. Tambadou
Registrar,
International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT)
Maureen Tamuno
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Representation of Nigeria to the International Seabed Authority
Daren Tang
Director General,
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Michèle Taylor
Ambassador, U.S. Permanent Representative to the Human Rights Council,
Permanent Mission of the United States of America to the United Nations in Geneva
Ibrahim Thiaw
Executive Secretary,
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
Louise Thivant
Executive Director,
Child and Youth Friendly Governance Project
Linda Thomas-Greenfield
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the United States of America to the United Nations
Peter Thomson
Special Envoy for the Ocean,
United Nations
Anna Tomasi
Executive Secretary,
The Global Commission on Drug Policy
Nina Tornberg
Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the WTO,
Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Paddy Torsney
Permanent Observer,
Inter‑Parliamentary Union in New York
Fernando Travesí
Executive Director,
International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ)
Volker Türk
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights,
United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Bruce Turner
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
U.S. Mission to the Conference on Disarmament
Aniela Unguresan
Co-Founder,
EDGE Certified Foundation
Jörundur Valtýsson
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Iceland to the United Nations in New York
Lars van Dassen
Executive Director,
World Institute for Nuclear Security
Reintje van Haeringen
CEO,
CARE Nederland
Nina Vaskunlahti
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Embassy and Permanent Mission of Finland to the International Organizations in Vienna
Agi Veres
Director,
UNDP Geneva Office
Caroline Vicini
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sweden,
Embassy of Sweden to Kenya, UNEP and UN-HABITAT
Julia Emma Villatoro Tario
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of El Salvador to the International Organisations in Vienna
Vladimir Voronkov
Under-Secretary-General,
United Nations Office of Counter Terrorism (UNOCT)
Alix Vuillemin
Executive Director,
Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice
Akinyi Roselyn Walender
Africa Director,
Practical Action
Ghada Fathi Waly
Director-General/Executive Director,
United Nations Office at Vienna/United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Wang Le
Director, UN Representative,
Save the Children, New York Global Advocacy Office
Christian Wenaweser
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Liechtenstein to the United Nations in New York
Alex Wetzig
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Embassy and Permanent Mission of Chile to the International Organizations in Vienna
Noel White
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Tanya Wood
Executive Director,
CHS Alliance
Seong deok Yun
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Osvaldo Zavala Giler
Registrar,
International Criminal Court
Omar Zniber
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva and President of the Human Rights Council
Melita Župevc
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Representation of the Republic of Slovenia to the UN, OSCE and other International Organisations in Vienna