Network For Gender Equality | International Gender Champions

António Guterres

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

Corinne Kitsell

Put simply, organisations deliver better outcomes when women have an equal voice in their workforce and amongst their leadership.

Corinne Kitsell

Ambassador and Permanent Representative to IAEA and CTBTO, Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations in Vienna

Matteo Fachinotti

In order to address today’s challenges, we need the very best people. Increasing gender equality and opportunities for women means giving ourselves the means to be effective, fair, and impactful.

Matteo Fachinotti

Ambassador, Resident Representative to the IAEA and Permanent Representative to the CTBTO PrepCom, Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the OSCE, the United Nations and other International Organizations in Vienna

Women and girls are disproportionately vulnerable to hunger and malnutrition, even though they are the backbone of global agriculture. We must not tolerate this injustice.

Executive Director, World Food Programme

Arnold Kreilhuber

I am happy to join efforts to build momentum and commitment on gender equality in the Europe and Central Asia Region on behalf of the United Nations Environment Programme.

Arnold Kreilhuber

Regional Director and Representative, Regional Office for Europe, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Marie-Laure Salles

Gender equity and empowerment are crucial to a sustainable world. The inclusion of diverse voices will be essential if we are to find creative solutions to the many challenges our world is facing.

Marie-Laure Salles

Director, The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies

What is more important than defending women’s rights is teaching women and girls how to protect, defend, and restore their own rights, to let them be their own champions.

Chairman, Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor

Fifty per cent of the population warrants the same visibility as the other fifty percent.

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