Champions | International Gender Champions

International Gender Champions is a leadership network that brings together female & male decision-makers determined to break down gender barriers and make gender equality a working reality in their spheres of influence.

Suraya Dalil

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations in Geneva

Stephen de Boer

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Canada to the World Trade Organization

Catherine de Bolle

Executive Director, Europol

Christophe De Kepper

Director General, International Olympic Committee

Miguel de Serpa Soares

Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel, United Nations

Ingmar De Vos

President, Federation Equestre Internationale

Willys Delvalle

Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Embassy of Panama to The Netherlands

Jillian Dempster

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of New Zealand to the United Nations in Geneva

Simonetta Di Pippo

Director, United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs

Rosemary DiCarlo

Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, United Nations

René Rosager Dinesen

Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations in Vienna

Fidelma Donlon

Registrar, Kosovo Specialist Chambers

Peter Drennan

Under-Secretary-General, UN Department of Safety and Security

Chi Dzung Duong

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Viet Nam to the United Nations Office in Geneva

Christian Dussey

Director, Geneva Center for Security Policy

Renata Dwan

Director, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research

Chile Eboe-Osuji

President, International Criminal Court

Khojesta Fana Ebrahimkhel

Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Embassy and Permanent Mission of Afghanistan in Vienna

Olufemi Elias

Registrar, International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT)

Bergdis Ellertsdottir

Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Iceland to the United Nations in New York

Patricia Espinosa

Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Jean-Louis Falconi

Ambassador, Permanent Representative of France to International Organizations in Vienna

Maria Nazareth Farani Azevêdo

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Brazil to the United Nations in Geneva

Grete Faremo

Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UNOPS

Norman Farrell

Prosecutor, Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL)

Yury Fedotov

Director-General / Executive Director, United Nations Office at Vienna / United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Monica Ferro

Director, UNFPA Geneva Office

John Fisher

Geneva Director, Human Rights Watch

Socorro Flores Liera

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations Office in Geneva

Foo Kok Jwee

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Singapore to the United Nations in Geneva

Henrietta Fore

Executive Director, UNICEF

Michael Gaffey

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Ireland to the UN and other International Organisations in Geneva

Burhan Gafoor

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Singapore to the United Nations in New York

Isabelle Gattiker

Director, International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Director-General, World Health Organization

Fabiola Gianotti

Director-General, European Organization for Nuclear Research

Andrew Gilmour

Assistant Secretary-General, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights

Elayne Whyte Gómez

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Costa Rica to the United Nations in Geneva

Juan José Gómez Camacho

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations in New York

Ricardo González Arenas

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Uruguay to the United Nations Office in Geneva

Shea Gopaul

Executive Director, Global Apprenticeships Network

Filippo Grandi

High Commissioner, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Dr. Thomas Greminger

Secretary General, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

Philip Griffiths

Head of Secretariat, The Wassenaar Arrangement

Rafael Mariano Grossi

Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Argentina to International Organizations in Vienna

Thomas Guerber

Director, Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces

Heidemaria Gürer

Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Embassy of Austria to The Netherlands

Francis Gurry

Director General, World Intellectual Property Organization

Andrea Gustovic-Ercegovac

Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Embassy of Croatia to The Netherlands

Terhi Hakala

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations in Geneva