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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

War, violent conflict, terrorism and violent extremism have differential and devastating consequences for women and girls.

Rasa Ostrauskaite

Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the OSCE in Vienna , Delegation of the European Union to the International Organisations in Vienna

“Achieving gender equality requires the engagement of women and men, girls and boys. It is everyone’s responsibility.” Ban Ki Moon, Former UN SecGen

Thomas Lambert

Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Permanent Delegation of the Kingdom of Belgium to the OSCE

I am deeply honoured to embrace the role of International Gender Champion.

Tomoko Akane

President, International Criminal Court

Promoting gender equality in peacekeeping makes our missions more effective and efficient.

Jean-Pierre Lacroix

Under-Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Peace Operations

Hillary Clinton declared at the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995 that it is no longer acceptable to discuss women's rights as separate from human rights: "Human rights...

Dorothée Baumann-Pauly

Director, Professor, Geneva Center for Business and Human Rights (GCBHR) and NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights

Real gender equality starts with assessing the gap.

Joseph François

Managing Director and Professor of International Economics, World Trade Institute, University of Bern