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.

Angel Gurría

Secretary General, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

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

David Hall

Ambassador and Resident Representative to the IAEA, Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations in Vienna

Pirkko Hämäläinen

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Finland to the International Organisations in Vienna

Hala Hameed

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

Tom Hanney

Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Ireland to International Organizations in Vienna

Dr. Christoph Heusgen

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations in New York

Antonio Hodgers

President, Conseil d'Etat de la République et canton de Genève

Roger Howsley

Co-Founder and Executive Director, World Institute for Nuclear Security

Ivana Hrdlickova

President, Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL)

Edwin Huizing

Executive Director, Hivos

Heidi Hulan

Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Embassy of Canada and Permanent Mission of Canada to the International Organizations in Vienna

Kire Ilioski

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Macedonia to the United Nations, OSCE and other International Organizations in Vienna

Katja Iversen

President/CEO, Women Deliver

Morten Jespersen

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

Rev. Dr. Martin Junge

General Secretary, Lutheran World Federation

Sven Jürgenson

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

Mona Juul

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

Sigrid Kaag

Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Government of Netherlands

Besiana Kadare

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

Sami Kanaan

Mayor, City of Geneva

Jānis Kārkliņš

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

George C. Kasoulides

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cyprus in Geneva

Anja Kaspersen

Director, United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs

Päivi Kaukoranta

Ambassador and Permanent Representative , Embassy of Finland to The Netherlands

Kevin Kelly

Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Embassy of Ireland to The Netherlands

Dieudonné Kéré

Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Burkina Faso to International Organizations in Vienna

Giancarlo Kessler

Ambassador and Permanent Representative , Swiss Delegation to the OECD

Nazhat Shameem Khan

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

Atul Khare

Under Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Operational Support

Mohamed Khaled Khiari

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

Jan Kickert

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

Lise Kingo

CEO & Executive Director, United Nations Global Compact

Mitsuru Kitano

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Vienna

Mukhisa Kituyi

Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

Vesna Batistić Kos

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

Khalid Koser

Executive Director, Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund

Deyana Kostadinova

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Bulgaria to the United Nations in Geneva

Pierre Krähenbühl

Commissioner-General, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)

Andrius Krivas

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

Mikaela Kumlin Granit

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

Darja Bavdaž Kuret

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

Jean-Pierre Lacroix

Under-Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Peace Operations

Paul Ladd

Director, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development

Dorothée Le Fraper du Hellen

Head of Defence Office , Special Tribunal for Lebanon

Richard Lennane

Executive Director, Geneva Disarmament Platform

Enrico Letta

Dean , Science Po Paris

Peter Lewis

Registrar, International Criminal Court