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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.
'Respond, don't react': Champions discuss gender-responsive programming in times of crisis on the occasion of IGC's new webinar series on COVID-19
On 22 April 2020, the IGC network held its first session of a new webinar series entitled "COVID-19 & Gender Equality: Living up to the Challenge".
IGC co-founders call on Alumni to build a stronger community of Champions for change around the world
An open letter by Ambassador Pamela Hamamoto, former Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations in Geneva, and Michael Møller, former Director-General of UN Geneva, both IGC co-founders.
COVID-19: Quelles conséquences en matière d'égalité des sexes ?
Un article d'opinion du Président du Conseil IGC, Martin Chungong, et le Secrétariat IGC, avec la participation du Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (OMS).
COVID-19: What does this mean for gender?
An opinion piece co-signed by Martin Chungong (Chair of the IGC Global Board) and the IGC Secretariat, with the participation of Dr. Tedros Adhanom of the WHO.