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.
Cholpon Orozobekova
Director,
The Bulan Institute for Peace Innovations
Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein
President and CEO,
International Peace Institute
Mohamed Al-Hassan
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Sultanate of Oman to the United Nations
Anna Joubin-Bret
Secretary of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). ,
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
Rebeca Grynspan
Secretary-General,
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Désirée Schweitzer
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva
Gerhard J.W. Putman-Cramer
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Seong deok Yun
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Elise Buckle
President/CEO of Climate Bridges - Founder SHE Builds Bridges,
Climate Bridges and SHE Builds Bridges
Simon Stiell
Executive Secretary,
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Global Board
Doreen Bogdan-Martin
Secretary-General,
International Telecommunication Union
Julia Emma Villatoro Tario
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of El Salvador to the International Organisations in Vienna
Sebastian Groth
Ambassador to Kenya, Somalia and Seychelles,
Embassy of Germany
Jean-Pierre Reymond
Executive Director,
2050Today
Evangelos Sekeris
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations in New York
Alice Ruhweza
Senior Director, Global Policy Influence and Engagement ,
World Wide Fund for Nature International
Győrgy Molnár
Ambassador, Head of Secretariat,
The Wassenaar Arrangement
Gilbert F. Houngbo
Director-General ,
International Labour Organization
Einar Gunnarsson
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Iceland to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Rasa Ostrauskaite
Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OSCE in Vienna ,
Delegation of the European Union to the International Organisations in Vienna
Vladimir Voronkov
Under-Secretary-General,
United Nations Office of Counter Terrorism (UNOCT)
Natasha Cayer
Ambassador & Permanent Delegate,
Delegation of Canada to UNESCO
Izumi Nakamitsu
Under Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs,
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
Graciela Gatti Santana
President,
International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals
Jožef Drofenik
Ambassador,
Embassy of the Republic of Slovenia in The Netherlands
Unnur Orradóttir-Ramette
Ambassador and Permanent Representative to OECD,
Embassy of Iceland in Paris, Permanent Delegation of Iceland to the OECD and UNESCO
Fabricio Guariglia
Director, The Hague Office,
International Development Law Organization (IDLO)
Global Board
Matthew Wilson
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Barbados to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Raphael Nägeli
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the OSCE, the United Nations and other International Organizations in Vienna
Gordan Markotić
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Croatia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Damilola Ogunbiyi
CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All and Co-Chair of UN-Energy,
SEforALL
Volker Türk
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights,
United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Adam Day
Head of Geneva Office,
United Nations University Centre for Policy Research
Nadia Theodore
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Canada to the WTO in Geneva
Susannah Gordon
Ambassador,
Embassy of New Zealand
Christian Fellner
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Embassy of Austria to Kenya and Permanent Mission to the UN organisations in Nairobi
François Alabrune
Ambassador,
Embassy of France to the Netherlands
Reintje van Haeringen
CEO,
CARE Nederland
Petter Ølberg
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Norway to the WTO and EFTA in Geneva
Mirjana Spoljaric
President,
International Committee of the Red Cross
Mathu Joyini
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of South Africa to the United Nations in New York
Christian Grønbech-Jensen
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Embassy and Permanent Mission of Denmark to the international organizations in Vienna
Lilian Dodzo
East Africa Regional Leader,
World Vision International
Sylvie Pierre-Brossolette
Présidente,
Haut Conseil à l'Egalité entre les femmes et les hommes
Alexandra Bilak
Director,
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
Samuel Emonet
Executive Director,
Justice Rapid Response
Global Board
Claudia Fuentes Julio
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Chile to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva
Lansana Gberie
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva