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.
Eleanor Sanders
Ambassador for Human Rights,
Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations in Geneva
Peter Sands
Executive Director,
The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Celeste Saulo
Secretary-General,
World Meteorological Organization
Olga Sauma
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Embassy of Costa Rica in Austria
Christian F. Saunders
Under Secretary-General,
Office of the Special Coordinator on Improving UN Response to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (OSCSEA)
Carlien Scheele
Director,
European Institute for Gender Equality
Edit Schlaffer
Founder & Chair,
Women without Borders
Erica Schouten
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Representation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the United Nations, WTO and other international organisations in Geneva
Heidi Schroderus-Fox
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Kirsten Schuijt
Director General,
WWF International
María Sebastián de Erice
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Spain to UNOV and other International Organizations in Vienna
Kaddu K. Sebunya
Chief Executive Officer,
African Wildlife Foundation
Gabriela Sellner
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations (Vienna), IAEA, UNIDO and CTBTO PrepCom
Magdalena Sepúlveda
Director,
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
Ronen Shaul
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Israel to the IAEA and the CTBTO PrepCom
Feridun H. Sinirlioğlu
Secretary General,
OSCE
Elena K. Sokova
Executive Director,
Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP)
Carina Solmirano
Head,
Arms Trade Treaty Secretariat
Elizabeth Spehar
Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support,
United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA)
Mirjana Spoljaric
President,
International Committee of the Red Cross
Maxime Stauffer
Co-CEO,
Simon Institute for Longterm Governance
Simon Stiell
Executive Secretary,
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Abubacarr M. Tambadou
Registrar,
International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT)
Daren Tang
Director General,
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Louise Thivant
Executive Director,
Child and Youth Friendly Governance Project
Peter Thomson
Special Envoy for the Ocean,
United Nations
Anna Tomasi
Executive Secretary,
The Global Commission on Drug Policy
Nina Tornberg
Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the WTO,
Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Paddy Torsney
Permanent Observer,
Inter‑Parliamentary Union in New York
Marcela Tovar-Thomas
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Embassy of Colombia to Austria / Permanent Mission of Colombia to the International Organisations in Vienna
Fernando Travesí
Executive Director,
International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ)
Volker Türk
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights,
United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Aniela Unguresan
Co-Founder,
EDGE Certified Foundation
Valdecy Urquiza
Secretary General,
INTERPOL
Tatiana Valovaya
Director-General,
United Nations Office at Geneva
Lars van Dassen
Executive Director,
World Institute for Nuclear Security
Iris Van der Veken
Executive Director & Secretary General,
Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030 (WJI 2030)
Nina Vaskunlahti
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Embassy and Permanent Mission of Finland to the International Organizations in Vienna
Steering Committee
Agi Veres
Director,
UNDP Geneva Office
Caroline Vermeulen
Ambassador,
Permanent Representation of Belgium to the UN in Vienna / Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium in Vienna
Dr. Francesca Camilleri Vettiger
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Malta to the OSCE, the UN and other International Organisations
Luigi Maria Vignali
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations Office and other international organisations in Geneva
Steering Committee
Alix Vuillemin
Executive Director,
Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice
Clare Walsh
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Australia to the Office of the United Nations and Conference on Disarmament in Geneva
Christian Wenaweser
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Liechtenstein to the United Nations in New York
Kimberly West
Specialist Prosecutor,
Specialist Prosecutor’s Office - Kosovo Specialist Chambers
Alex Wetzig
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Embassy and Permanent Mission of Chile to the International Organizations in Vienna
Noel White
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva