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.
António Guterres
Secretary-General,
United Nations
Global Board
Martin Chungong
Secretary-General, Inter-Parliamentary Union,
Chair of the IGC Global Board
Global Board
Maimunah Mohd Sharif
Executive Director,
UN‐Habitat
Global Board
Rafael Mariano Grossi
Director-General,
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Catherine Pollard
Under-Secretary-General for Management Strategy, Policy, Compliance,
United Nations
Tatiana Valovaya
Director-General,
United Nations Office at Geneva
Anna Joubin-Bret
Secretary of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). ,
United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)
Mohammed Abdiker
Regional Director,
International Organization for Migration/UN Migration, East and Horn of Africa
Movses Abelian
Under‑Secretary‑General for General Assembly and Conference Management,
United Nations
Inger Andersen
Executive Director,
UN Environment Programme
Luther Bois Anukur
Regional Director, Eastern and Southern Africa,
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Fernando Arias
Director-General,
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Steering Committee
Audrey Azoulay
Director General,
UNESCO
Sima Bahous
Under-Secretary-General & Executive Director ,
UN Women
Zainab Hawa Bangura
Director-General,
United Nations Office at Nairobi
Seth Berkley
Chief Executive Officer,
Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance
Doreen Bogdan-Martin
Secretary-General,
International Telecommunication Union
Winnie Byanyima
Executive Director,
UNAIDS
Mark Carney
UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance,
Office of the UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance
Jagan Chapagain
Secretary-General,
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Sameer Chauhan
Director,
United Nations International Computing Centre
Pamela Coke-Hamilton
Executive Director,
International Trade Centre
Laetitia Courtois
Permanent Observer,
International Committee of the Red Cross to the United Nations
Catherine de Bolle
Executive Director,
Europol
Miguel de Serpa Soares
Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel,
United Nations
Rosemary DiCarlo
Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs,
United Nations
Maria Dimitriadou
Special Representative to the WTO and UN,
World Bank Group
Lilian Dodzo
East Africa Regional Leader,
World Vision International
Philippe Duneton
Executive Director,
Unitaid
Mohamed Malick Fall
Regional Director,
UNICEF, Eastern and Southern Africa
Rabab Fatima
Under-Secretary-General & Special Representative,
Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States
David Fernandez Puyana
Ambassador, Permanent Observer, United Nations University for Peace (UPEACE) to the United Nations in Geneva,
Permanent Delegate, UPEACE to the UNESCO in Paris
Monica Ferro
Director,
UNFPA London Office
Robert Floyd
Executive Secretary,
Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation
Monika Froehler
CEO,
Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens
Graciela Gatti Santana
President,
International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals
Dr. Robin Geiss
Director,
United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
Henri Gétaz
Secretary-General,
European Free Trade Association (EFTA)
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Director-General,
World Health Organization
Fabiola Gianotti
Director-General,
European Organization for Nuclear Research
Filippo Grandi
High Commissioner,
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Dr. Thomas Greminger
Director,
Geneva Center for Security Policy
Rebeca Grynspan
Secretary-General,
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Fabricio Guariglia
Director, The Hague Office,
International Development Law Organization (IDLO)
Piotr Hofmanski
President,
International Criminal Court
Gilbert F. Houngbo
Director-General ,
International Labour Organization
Ivana Hrdlickova
President,
Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL)
Stephen Jackson
UN Resident Coordinator in Kenya,
Kenya Resident Coordinator's Office