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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

Advancing gender equality and women’s rights is not only a matter of justice; it is essential to building more effective, inclusive, and truly sustainable multilateralism.

Marcela Tovar-Thomas

Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Embassy of Colombia to Austria / Permanent Mission of Colombia to the International Organisations in Vienna

A society is only truly transformed when its women are educated and empowered.

Rapulane Sydney Molekane

Ambassador, Permanent Representative to the International Organisations in Vienna , Embassy and Permanent Representation of the Republic of South Africa to Austria

Women and men are differently affected by the complex challenges of drugs, crime, corruption and terrorism.

Ghada Fathi Waly

Director-General/Executive Director, United Nations Office at Vienna/United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

A political process without a gendered perspective and the meaningful participation of women will lead to a distorted view of the issues requiring attention and flawed proposals to bring about a comprehensive...

Geir Otto Pedersen

UN Special Envoy for Syria, UN Office of the Special Envoy for Syria

Given the clear relationship between nuclear weapons and gender, nuclear disarmament must be raised in conversations about gender, women's rights and equality.

Melissa Parke

Executive Director, International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons

Make sport a powerful platform to foster gender equality and empower women is a top priority for the International Olympic Committee.

Christophe De Kepper

Director General, International Olympic Committee