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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

They are no more “women” issues than they are “men” issues- they are gender and sex-based issues that affect all men and women, girls and boys differently, in all their diversity.

Véronique Pepin-Hallé

Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Delegation of Canada to the OSCE

Advancing gender equality and protecting hard-won progress is an obligation for all of us. It is not an optional extra, but essential to building sustainably peaceful and prosperous societies.

Brian Flynn

Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Ireland to the OSCE in Vienna

If we want our girls and women to be part of the journey, we must leave no girl or woman behind.

Rita Bissoonauth

Director and Permanent Representative to Ethiopia, the AU, and UNECA, UNESCO Liaison Office in Addis Ababa

Gender equality is not an aspiration or an add-on; it is a fundamental working reality where women and girls have equal power to make decisions, equal access to resources, and equal protection of their...

Ozonnia Ojielo

Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Ethiopia, United Nations

The fight for gender equality must continue until the day that this fundamental right becomes a given in all spheres of society.

Marie Hürlimann

Co-Director, foraus

The promotion and protection of women's rights and gender equality and diversity are key goals for ISHR and the many inspiring women human rights defenders with whom we work.

Phil Lynch

Executive Director, International Service for Human Rights