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