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.
Riaz Hamidullah
Ambassador,
Embassy of Bangladesh in the Netherlands
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
Aarti Holla-Maini
Director,
United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)
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
Dragan Ivetic
President,
Association of Defence Counsel Practising Before the International Courts and Tribunals (ADC-ICT)
Stephen Jackson
UN Resident Coordinator in Kenya,
Kenya Resident Coordinator's Office
Blanca Jiménez Cisneros
Ambassador,
Embassy of Mexico in France
Rebecca Jovin
Chief of Office,
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs at Vienna (UNODA)
Mathu Joyini
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of South Africa to the United Nations in New York
Etleva Kadilli
Regional Director,
UNICEF - ESARO
Atsushi Kaifu
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Vienna
Itonde Kakoma
President/CEO,
Interpeace
Natalia Kanem
Executive Director,
UNFPA
Raphael Kariuki
Regional Director,
Terre des Hommes Netherlands
Leshan Kereto
Executive Director,
Tareto Africa
Karim A.A. Khan KC
Prosecutor,
International Criminal Court
Atul Khare
Under Secretary-General,
United Nations Department of Operational Support
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)
Corinne Kitsell
Ambassador and Permanent Representative to IAEA and CTBTO,
Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations in Vienna
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
Jean-Pierre Lacroix
Under-Secretary-General,
United Nations Department of Peace Operations
Thomas Lambert
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Delegation of the Kingdom of Belgium to the OSCE
Stavros Lambrinidis
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
EU Delegation to the UN in New York
Emmanuelle Larroque
Co-President and Founder,
Social Builder
Philippe Lazzarini
Commissioner-General,
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
Antje Leendertse
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations in New York
Niamh Leinwather
Secretary General,
Vienna International Arbitral Centre of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber
Analisa Leonor Balares
CEO,
Womensphere Global Institute and Humansphere Foundation
Debora Lepre
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Italy to the International Organizations in Vienna
Martha Helena Lopez
Assistant Secretary-General for Human Resources Management,
United Nations
Raymond Loretan
President,
Diplomatic Club of Geneva
Artur Lorkowski
Director,
Energy Community
Yessenia Lozano
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of El Salvador to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva
Troy Lulashnyk
Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Canada to the International Organisations in Vienna
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
Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge
Director,
Quaker United Nations Office
Olivier Maes
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to the United Nations in New York
Jose Eduardo III Malaya
Ambassador,
Embassy of the Philippines to The Netherlands
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