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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

Women must be given the opportunity to partake in all levels of leadership in order to establish peace, tranquility, justice and equality.

Manizha Bakhtari

Ambassador, Embassy and Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Vienna

The eradication of impediments obstructing the advancement of women and girls towards the complete realization of their autonomy and rights constitutes a significant challenge, which mobilizes individuals...

Alex Wetzig

Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Embassy and Permanent Mission of Chile to the International Organizations in Vienna

Gender equality is imperative to the success of all humankind.

Paddy Torsney

Permanent Observer, Inter‑Parliamentary Union in New York

At the IAEA, women play vital roles from our laboratories to top management. I’m proud we’ve achieved gender parity.

Rafael Mariano Grossi

Director-General, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

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

African women and girls bear the greatest brunt of climate injustice and therefore must be included in the formulation and implementation of climate change policies and actions

Joseph Mithika Mwenda

Executive Director, Pan African Climate Justice Alliance