A leadership network with over 000 Champions and 000 Alumni.

I am happy to be an International Gender Champion. I encourage other senior leaders to be part of this campaign for equality.

António Guterres

Secretary-General, United Nations

A better future demands bolder action on equity and inclusion. Championing gender equality, women’s economic empowerment and education have been a constant in my personal and professional life.

Olga Sauma

Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Embassy of Costa Rica in Austria

I will do my utmost to support the efforts of the IOs in Vienna in promoting gender equality and an equitable work-life balance in my capacity as head of the Permanent Mission of Japan.

Atsushi Kaifu

Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Japan to the International Organizations in Vienna

In our complex international security landscape, we must find new and creative ways to ensure sustainable peace and personal security for all people - leaving no one behind.

Izumi Nakamitsu

Under Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs

Equal rights and opportunity for women and girls are essential for social justice to prevail and key to productive, resilient economies.

Gilbert F. Houngbo

Director-General , International Labour Organization

Kofi Annan said “Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance” .

Corinne Momal-Vanian

Executive Director, Kofi Annan Foundation

Do not only practice gender equality consciously until you get it right, practice it until unconsciously you cannot get it wrong.

Alejandro Bonilla Garcia

Chair of the NGO Committee on Ageing (Geneva), NGO Committee on Ageing (Geneva) & Representative to the United Nations of the International Federation on Ageing