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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 strengthens societies as a whole – democracy, stability, and economic well-being. Neither steps backward nor backlashes can be afforded in gender equality.

Nina Vaskunlahti

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

By eliminating barriers to equality and helping to create better opportunities, women and girls can be powerful agents of change and improve their own lives and those of their families, communities and...

Troy Lulashnyk

Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Canada to the International Organisations in Vienna

I am determined to look with a feminist lens at what led to the current challenges and put forward a transformative agenda – for the response to HIV and the UNAIDS Secretariat alike.

Winnie Byanyima

Executive Director, UNAIDS

A modern UNRWA is one that promotes gender equality and parity in senior positions, provides an inclusive work environment and has zero-tolerance for sexual harassment in the workplace.

Philippe Lazzarini

Commissioner-General, United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)

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

Respect for humanitarian principles and sustained peace in the aftermath of armed conflicts, is only achievable when gender equality is central to related actions.

Alain Délétroz

General Director, Geneva Call