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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

In a world and times of challenges, gender equality is the key to achieving our shared goals of peace, security, and development.

Ronen Shaul

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Israel to the IAEA and the CTBTO PrepCom

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

Tomoko Akane

President, International Criminal Court

Gender equality is not a fashionable necessity but an imperative that springs from the inalienable dignity all human beings share in equal measure.

Parfait Onanga-Anyanga

UN Special Representative of the Secretary General to the AU and Head of Office (SRSG), United Nations Office to the African Union (UNOAU)

For the goal of equality of opportunity for all gender identities to become a reality, we must promote such equality externally through the work our organizations do; internally through our organizational...

Birgit Poniatowski

Executive Director, International AIDS Society

I am personally convinced that gender equality makes ICCT a more effective and relevant organisation externally, and a better place to work in internally.

Thomas Renard

Director, International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT)