Champions
Leadership Network
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.
Philippe Metzger
General Secretary and CEO,
International Electrotechnical Commission
George Mina
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Australia to the World Trade Organization, World Intellectual Property Organization and United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Mami Mizutori
Special Representative of the Secretary-General,
United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
Michal Mlynár
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of the Slovak Republic to the United Nations in New York
Amina Mohammed
Deputy Secretary-General,
United Nations
Asha Mohammed
Secretary General ,
Kenya Red Cross Society
Tatiana Molcean
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Moldova to the United Nations Office and other International Organisations in Geneva
Rapulane Sydney Molekane
Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the International Organisations in Vienna ,
Embassy and Permanent Representation of the Republic of South Africa to Austria
Corinne Momal-Vanian
Executive Director,
Kofi Annan Foundation
Tine Mørch Smith
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Norway to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Geneva
Sergio Mujica
Secretary General,
International Organization for Standardization
Gerd Müller
Director General,
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Joseph Mithika Mwenda
Executive Director,
Pan African Climate Justice Alliance
Izumi Nakamitsu
Under Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs,
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
Georges Nakseu Nguefang
Représentant Permanent,
Représentation permanente de l'Organisation internationale de la Francophonie auprès des Nations Unies à Genève, à Vienne et des autres organisations internationales en Suisse
Jennifer Naouri
President,
The International Criminal Court Bar Association (ICCBA)
Olympia Neocleous
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Cyprus to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Geneva
Youssoupha Niang
Regional Ombudsman,
United Nations Ombudsman and Mediation Services
Janne Nijman
Academic Director,
T.M.C. Asser Instituut
Mxolisi Nkosi
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of South Africa to the United Nations and other international organizations in Switzerland
Clementine Nkweta-Salami
Regional Director for the East, Horn and Great Lakes Regions of Africa,
UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
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
Eoin O’Leary
Ambassador,
Mission of Ireland to the International Organisations in Vienna
Marie O'Leary
President,
Association of Defence Counsel practising before the International Courts and Tribunals (ADC-ICT)
Steering Committee
Patricia O’Brien
Ambassador of Ireland to France,
Embassy of Ireland in Paris
Sanda Ojiambo
CEO and Executive Director,
United Nations Global Compact
Johannes Oljelund
Ambassador,
Embassy of Sweden in the Netherlands
Unnur Orradóttir-Ramette
Ambassador,
Embassy of Iceland in Paris, Permanent Delegation of Iceland to the OECD and UNESCO
Rasa Ostrauskaite
Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OSCE in Vienna ,
Delegation of the European Union to the International Organisations in Vienna
Indra Mani Pandey
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations Office and other International Organisations in Geneva
Rolph Payet
Executive Secretary,
Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
Marc Pecsteen de Buytswerve
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Belgium to the United Nations Office at Geneva
Marie-Thérèse Pictet-Althann
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of the Sovereign Order of Malta to the United Nations in Geneva
Anita Pipan
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Slovenia to the UN in Geneva
Audra Plepytė
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Lithuania to the United Nations in New York
Birgit Poniatowski
Executive Director,
International AIDS Society
Andrii Pravednyk
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Ukraine,
Embassy of Ukraine to Kenya
Fionnuala Quinlan
Ambassador,
Embassy of Ireland to Kenya, Sudan, Somalia and Eritrea
Adriana Quiñones
Director,
UN Women Liaison Office in Geneva
Bob Rae
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations
Elena Rafti
Ambassador/Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Cyprus to the UN and other International Organisations in Vienna
Adela Raz
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Afghanistan to the United Nations in New York
Melinda Reed
Executive Director,
Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice
Madeleine Rees
Secretary General,
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
Laura Rockwood
Executive Director,
Open Nuclear Network
Brendan Rogers
Ambassador,
Embassy of Ireland to the Netherlands
Martha Rojas Urrego
Secretary General,
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands