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.
Ronen Shaul
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Israel to the IAEA and the CTBTO PrepCom
Elena K. Sokova
Executive Director,
Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP)
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
María del Carmen Squeff
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Argentina to the United Nations in New York
Darius Staniulis
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Lithuania to the UN Office and other International Organizations in Geneva
Maxime Stauffer
Co-CEO,
Simon Institute for Longterm Governance
Charlotte Stemmer
Head of Geneva Office and UN Representative,
Plan International
Simon Stiell
Executive Secretary,
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Abubacarr M. Tambadou
Registrar,
International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT)
Maureen Tamuno
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Representation of Nigeria to the International Seabed Authority
Daren Tang
Director General,
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
Prof. Slagjana Taseva
Dean and Executive Secretary,
International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA)
Ibrahim Thiaw
Executive Secretary,
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)
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
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
Jörundur Valtýsson
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Iceland to the United Nations in New York
Iris Van der Veken
Executive Director & Secretary General,
Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030 (WJI 2030)
Reintje van Haeringen
CEO,
CARE Nederland
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 Vicini
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sweden,
Embassy of Sweden to Kenya, UNEP and UN-HABITAT
Julia Emma Villatoro Tario
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of El Salvador to the International Organisations in Vienna
Vladimir Voronkov
Under-Secretary-General,
United Nations Office of Counter Terrorism (UNOCT)
Steering Committee
Alix Vuillemin
Executive Director,
Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice
Akinyi Roselyn Walender
Africa Director,
Practical Action
Ghada Fathi Waly
Director-General/Executive Director,
United Nations Office at Vienna/United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Wang Le
Director, UN Representative,
Save the Children, New York Global Advocacy Office
Christian Wenaweser
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Liechtenstein to the United Nations in New York
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
Tanya Wood
Executive Director,
CHS Alliance
Philemon Yang
President of the 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly,
United Nations
Seong deok Yun
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
Jose Antonio Zabalgoitia
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Mexico,
Embassy of Mexico to Austria / Permanent Mission of Mexico to the International Organizations in Vienna
Osvaldo Zavala Giler
Registrar,
International Criminal Court
Omar Zniber
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva and President of the Human Rights Council
Melita Župevc
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Representation of the Republic of Slovenia to the UN, OSCE and other International Organisations in Vienna