Champions
Leadership Network
International Gender Champions is a leadership network that brings together decision-makers determined to break down gender barriers and make gender equality a working reality in their spheres of influence.
António Guterres
Secretary-General,
United Nations
Movses Abelian
Under‑Secretary‑General for General Assembly and Conference Management,
United Nations
Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein
President and CEO,
International Peace Institute
Mohamed Al-Hassan
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Sultanate of Oman to the United Nations
Pascale Baeriswyl
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations in New York
Sima Bahous
Under-Secretary-General & Executive Director ,
UN Women
Jérôme Bonnafont
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations
Sofia Borges
Senior Vice President and Head of the New York Office,
United Nations Foundation
Henk-Jan Brinkman
Permanent Observer of IDLO to the UN in New York,
International Development Law Organization (IDLO)
Markova Concepción
Ambassador,
Permanent Representative of Panama to the United Nations
Elizabeth Cousens
President and CEO,
United Nations Foundation
Rosemary DiCarlo
Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs,
United Nations
Rabab Fatima
Under-Secretary-General & Special Representative,
Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States
Melissa Fleming
Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications,
United Nations
Dennis Francis
Ambassador, Permanent Representative and Former President of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly,
Permanent Mission of Trinidad and Tobago to the United Nations in New York
Vanessa Frazier
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Malta to the United Nations in New York
Burhan Gafoor
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of Singapore to the United Nations in New York
Dwight Gardiner
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Antigua and Barbuda to the International Maritime Organization and the International Seabed Authority
Elinor Hammarskjöld
Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel,
Office of Legal Affairs of the United Nations
Mathu Joyini
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of South Africa to the United Nations in New York
Natalia Kanem
Executive Director,
UNFPA
Atul Khare
Under Secretary-General,
United Nations Department of Operational Support
Jean-Pierre Lacroix
Under-Secretary-General,
United Nations Department of Peace Operations
Global Board
Stavros Lambrinidis
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
EU Delegation to the UN in New York
James Larsen
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations in New York
Antje Leendertse
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany to the United Nations in New York
Analisa Leonor Balares
CEO,
Womensphere Global Institute and Humansphere Foundation
Martha Helena Lopez
Assistant Secretary-General for Human Resources Management,
United Nations
Olivier Maes
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to the United Nations in New York
Alexander Marschik
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations in New York
Maurizio Massari
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Italy to the United Nations in New York
Gilles Michaud
Under-Secretary-General for Safety and Security,
United Nations Department of Safety and Security
Amina Mohammed
Deputy Secretary-General,
United Nations
Fergal Mythen
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Ireland to the United Nations in New York
Izumi Nakamitsu
Under Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs,
United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs
Lana Nusseibeh
Ambassador,
Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations in New York
Sanda Ojiambo
Assistant Secretary-General and CEO,
United Nations Global Compact
Pramila Patten
United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict,
Office of the Special Representative on Sexual Violence in Conflict (OSRSG-SVC)
Bob Rae
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Canada to the United Nations
Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar to the United Nations
Christian F. Saunders
Under Secretary-General,
Office of the Special Coordinator on Improving UN Response to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (OSCSEA)
Evangelos Sekeris
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Greece to the United Nations in New York
Elizabeth Spehar
Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support,
United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA)
María del Carmen Squeff
Ambassador and Permanent Representative,
Permanent Mission of Argentina to the United Nations in New York
Maureen Tamuno
Ambassador, Permanent Representative,
Permanent Representation of Nigeria to the International Seabed Authority
Peter Thomson
Special Envoy for the Ocean,
United Nations
Paddy Torsney
Permanent Observer,
Inter‑Parliamentary Union in New York
Fernando Travesí
Executive Director,
International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ)