New York Champions
Meet all the New York Champions
António Guterres
Secretary-General,
United Nations
Movses Abelian
Under‑Secretary‑General for General Assembly and Conference Management,
United Nations
Pascale Baeriswyl
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations in New York
Sima Bahous
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the United Nations in New York
Geraldine Byrne Nason
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations in New York
Markova Concepción
Ambassador,
Permanent Representative of Panama to the United Nations
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Reparations for Survivors of Conflict-Related Sexual Violence: Status and Prospects
Online event organised during the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly
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Statement by the Global Board of the International Gender Champions (IGC) on Afghanistan
As leaders in our personal capacities, we strongly condemn targeted attacks against women and girls, and male allies in Afghanistan. We stand firmly against gender-based violence in all its forms. “Gender Champions who wish to show their support and add their name to the statement above are welcome to email: admin@genderchampions.com”
Concluding the Time to Talk – A Champion Conversation Series
Tapping into IGC’s collective wisdom globally was the inspiration behind our first ever IGC Time to Talk - Champion Conversation Series.
Keeping Gender on the Agenda within Organisations: Time to Talk session on Mainstreaming
On 29 June 2021, six Champions from International Organisations and Civil Society in the Geneva and Den Haag hubs came together to discuss how to keep gender on the agenda within organisations.
New Network-Wide IGC Gender-based Violence Pledge
Ahead of the Generation Equality Forum (GEF) in Paris this June, the IGC Global Board has approved a new, network wide Pledge to stand for zero tolerance of gender-based violence (GBV), sexist attitudes and behaviour. This will be an IGC commitment to the Generation Equality Forum and aims to tackle some of the deepest and most harmful norms that prevent the equal rights of women and girls being realised.