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.
Annika Markovic
Ambassador to Austria and Slovakia and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Sweden to the UN and the International Organisations in Vienna
Alexander Marschik
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations in New York
Maurizio Massari
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations in New York
Janet Mbugua
Executive Director and Founder,
Inua Dada Foundation Trust
Cindy McCain
Executive Director,
World Food Programme
Natasha Meli Daudey
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Malta in Vienna,
Embassy/Permanent Mission of the Republic of Malta in Vienna
Francisca E. Méndez Escobar
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Mexico to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Daniel Meron
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations Office and international organizations in Geneva
Masahiko Metoki
Director General,
Universal Postal Union
Philippe Metzger
Secretary-General and CEO,
International Electrotechnical Commission
Gilles Michaud
Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security,
United Nations Department of Safety and Security
Slavica Milačić
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Montenegro to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
João Mira Gomes
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Portugal to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva
Amina Mohammed
Deputy Secretary-General,
United Nations
Tatiana Molcean
Executive Secretary,
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
Rapulane Sydney Molekane
Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the International Organisations in Vienna ,
Embassy and Permanent Representation of the Republic of South Africa to Austria
Győrgy Molnár
Ambassador, Head of Secretariat,
The Wassenaar Arrangement
Corinne Momal-Vanian
Executive Director,
Kofi Annan Foundation
Elisabeth Moreno
Founder and President,
Leaders Engagés et Inclusifs en Action (LEIA); Femmes@Numérique Foundation; La Puissance du Lien
Sergio Mujica
Secretary General,
International Organization for Standardization
Gerd Müller
Director General,
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Musonda Mumba
Secretary-General,
Convention on Wetlands
Joseph Mithika Mwenda
Executive Director,
Pan African Climate Justice Alliance
Fergal Mythen
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations in New York
Nadia Theodore
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Canada to the WTO in Geneva
Raphael Nägeli
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the OSCE, the United Nations and other International Organizations in Vienna
Izumi Nakamitsu
Under Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs,
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
Olympia Neocleous
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Cyprus to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Geneva
James Ngango
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Embassy of Rwanda to Switzerland and Permanent Representation to the United Nations Office in Geneva
Chege Ngugi
Africa Regional Director,
ChildFund International
Mxolisi Nkosi
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of South Africa to the United Nations and other international organizations in Switzerland
Lana Nusseibeh
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations in New York
Delphine O
Ambassadrice / Secrétaire générale ,
Forum Génération Egalité
Dominic O'Neill
Executive Director,
The UN's Sanitation and Hygiene Fund
Farah Obaidullah
Founder & Director,
The Ocean and Us
Damilola Ogunbiyi
CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All and Co-Chair of UN-Energy,
SEforALL
Atsuyuki Oike
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Sanda Ojiambo
Assistant Secretary-General and CEO,
United Nations Global Compact
Steering Committee
Carolina Olarte-Bácares
Ambassador of Colombia to the Kingdom of The Netherland,
Embassy of Colombia in the Netherlands
Johannes Oljelund
Ambassador,
Embassy of Sweden in the Netherlands
Cholpon Orozobekova
Director,
The Bulan Institute for Peace Innovations
Unnur Orradóttir-Ramette
Ambassador and Permanent Representative to OECD,
Embassy of Iceland in Paris, Permanent Delegation of Iceland to the OECD and UNESCO
Dato' Nadzirah Osman
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Malaysia 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
Petter Ølberg
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Norway to the WTO and EFTA in Geneva
Ignacio Packer
Executive Director,
Caux Initiatives of Change
Josipa Palac
President,
International Cultural Diversity Organization (ICDO)
Melissa Parke
Executive Director,
International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons