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.
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
Ana Maria Menéndez
Secretary-General’s Senior Advisor on Policy,
United Nations
Philippe Metzger
Secretary-General 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
Győrgy Molnár
Ambassador, Head of Secretariat,
The Wassenaar Arrangement
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
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
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
Irene Susan Natividad
Chargé d’affaires, a.i. and Acting Permanent Representative,
Embassy and Permanent Mission of the Philippines
Olympia Neocleous
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Cyprus to the United Nations and other International Organisations in Geneva
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
Damilola Ogunbiyi
CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All and Co-Chair of UN-Energy,
SEforALL
Sanda Ojiambo
Assistant Secretary-General and CEO,
United Nations Global Compact
Johannes Oljelund
Ambassador,
Embassy of Sweden in the Netherlands
Rodrigo Olsen
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Chile / Embassy of Chile in Austria
Etienne Oudot de Dainville
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of France to the World Trade Organization
Petter Ølberg
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Norway to the WTO and EFTA in Geneva
Indra Mani Pandey
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations Office and other International Organisations in Geneva
Alexandros Papaioannou
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations Office and other international organizations 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
Sylvie Pierre-Brossolette
Présidente,
Haut Conseil à l'Egalité entre les femmes et les hommes
Anita Pipan
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Slovenia to the UN in Geneva
Birgit Poniatowski
Executive Director,
International AIDS Society
Andrii Pravednyk
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Ukraine,
Embassy of Ukraine to Kenya
Marie-Hélène Proulx
President,
The International Criminal Court Bar Association (ICCBA)
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
Erik Brøgger Rasmussen
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations and other international organizations in Geneva
Shefali Razdan Duggal
Ambassador,
US Embassy in The Netherlands