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.
Daniel Meron
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations Office and international organizations in Geneva
Akinyi Roselyn Walender
Africa Director,
Practical Action
Melita Župevc
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Representation of the Republic of Slovenia to the UN, OSCE and other International Organisations in Vienna
Steering Committee
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
Henk-Jan Brinkman
Permanent Observer of IDLO to the UN in New York,
International Development Law Organization (IDLO)
Ana Cristina Rodríguez Pineda
Ambassador,
Embassy of Guatemala to the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Magdalena Sepúlveda
Director,
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
Ferran Costa
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Principality of Andorra to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
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)
Dr. Salma Rasheed
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Maldives to the United Nations Offices at Geneva
Musonda Mumba
Secretary-General,
Convention on Wetlands
Regina De Dominicis
Regional Director, Europe and Central Asia; Special Coordinator for the Refugee and Migrant Response in Europe; UNICEF Representative to the UN in Geneva,
UNICEF
Dominic O'Neill
Executive Director,
The UN's Sanitation and Hygiene Fund
Elisabeth Moreno
Founder and President,
Leaders Engagés et Inclusifs en Action (LEIA); Femmes@Numérique Foundation; La Puissance du Lien
Tomoko Akane
President,
International Criminal Court
Doreen Debrum
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva
Atsushi Kaifu
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Vienna
Steering Committee
Agi Veres
Director,
UNDP Geneva Office
Melissa Parke
Executive Director,
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
Heidi Schroderus-Fox
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
James Baxter
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Australia to the World Trade Organization and other international organizations in Geneva
Andreas Persbo
Director,
One Earth Future Austria - Open Nuclear Network
Jamal Al Musharakh
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
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
Matteo Fachinotti
Ambassador, Resident Representative to the IAEA and Permanent Representative to the CTBTO PrepCom,
Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the OSCE, the United Nations and other International Organizations in Vienna
Alex Wetzig
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Embassy and Permanent Mission of Chile to the International Organizations in Vienna
Reinhold Gallmetzer
Founder,
Center for Climate Crime Analysis
Marie Hürlimann
Co-Director,
foraus
Tomiko Ichikawa
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Japanese Delegation to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva
Etleva Kadilli
Regional Director,
UNICEF - ESARO
Atsuyuki Oike
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Leshan Kereto
Executive Director,
Tareto Africa
Mamadou Dian Balde
Regional Director,
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Noel White
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Charlotte Stemmer
Head of Geneva Office and UN Representative,
Plan International
Aarti Holla-Maini
Director,
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)
Amy E. Pope
Director General,
International Organization for Migration
Maria Dimitriadou
Special Representative to the WTO and UN,
World Bank Group
Ioannis Ghikas
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Marie-Claire Graf
Co-Founder,
Youth Negotiators Academy
Slavica Milačić
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Montenegro to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
James Larsen
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations in New York
Niamh Leinwather
Secretary General,
Vienna International Arbitral Centre of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
Nina Tornberg
Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the WTO,
Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Itonde Kakoma
President/CEO,
Interpeace
Yannick Roulin
Director, Ambassador,
Centre d'Accueil de la Genève Internationale
Cindy McCain
Executive Director,
World Food Programme
Kaddu K. Sebunya
Chief Executive Officer,
African Wildlife Foundation