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The United Nations Secretary-General congratulates the IGC on its five-year anniversary
Watch António Guterres' video message!
IGC's Five-Year Anniversary Podcasts: Two Champions reflect on the future of IGC & gender equality
To celebrate IGC's anniversary, Ambassador Pennelope Beckles (Trinidad & Tobago) and Guy Ryder (International Labour Organization) partcipated in a new IGC podcast series.
IGC's Five-Year Anniversary: Changing Institutions & Mindsets
As part of IGC's Fifth Anniversary celebrations, the leaders of four Impact Groups in Trade, Disarmament, Representation & Justice, gathered on 1 July 2020 to reflect on what has worked, as well as opportunities and challenges going forward.
Five years of commitment, collaboration & impact: Champions celebrate IGC’s five-year anniversary and look forward to the future
On 29 June 2020, Champions and Alumni kicked off a week-long celebration of the International Gender Champions (IGC) initiative’s fifth anniversary during a cross-hub virtual event.
The International Gender Champions initiative celebrates its five-year anniversary
To mark 5 years of commitment, collaboration and impact, the International Gender Champions network is organizing a week-long virtual celebration from 29 June to 3 July 2020.
Protecting girls’ rights with responsive law and policy
An opinion piece by Anne-Sophie Lois, UN Representative, Head of Office, Plan International Geneva.
International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict
An opinion piece by IGC Champion Melinda Reed, Executive Director, Women's Initiatives for Gender Justice (WIGJ)
Listening - a key leadership capacity in times of disruption
A blog summarizing an interactive online workshop held in April for the Gender Champions Network.
COVID-19: Quarantine Measures and Their Impact on Domestic Violence
In a webinar hosted by the Co-chairs of the IGC Justice Impact Group in The Hague, Ambassador Annika Markovic and Ambassador Lisa Helfand, experts took a closer look at one particular challenge of the ongoing pandemic: domestic violence.
‘Build back better’: Shaping a gender-equitable post-COVID-19 world
On 6 May 2020, the International Gender Champions network held its third session of a new webinar series entitled "COVID-19 & Gender Equality: Living up to the Challenge".
'Get fit for the challenge': The need for organisations to lead by example
On 29 April 2020, the International Gender Champions network held its second session of a new webinar series entitled "COVID-19 & Gender Equality: Living up to the Challenge".
COVID-19 & Gender Equality: At work, at home, across our programmes
An opinion piece by Champion Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of UNICEF.