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

Gabriela Sellner

Gender equality is more than just SDG 5 – it is a cross-cutting issue that encompasses all SDGs and an integral part of a just and inclusive society.

Gabriela Sellner

Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations (Vienna), IAEA, UNIDO and CTBTO PrepCom

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

Elinor Hammarskjöld

For gender mainstreaming to be truly transformative, gender considerations must be woven through our institutional and policy frameworks as well as our programmatic work.

Elinor Hammarskjöld

Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel, Office of Legal Affairs of the United Nations

Osvaldo Zavala Giler

Diversity in the workplace, including gender balance, geographical representation, and multilingualism, must become a priority of the Court, driven by the need to ensure a more dynamic, productive, and...

Osvaldo Zavala Giler

Registrar, International Criminal Court

Corinne Momal-Vanian

Kofi Annan said “Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance” .

Corinne Momal-Vanian

Executive Director, Kofi Annan Foundation

I believe that gender equality will be achieved if leaders give space and support to women and girls, particularly the younger generation, to have their voices heard at all levels.

Regional Director, East and Southern Africa and the Middle East, Plan International

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

IGC Podcast: Gender Equality in Our Big and Small Worlds with Corinne Momal-Vanian and Karen Zamberia, Kofi Annan Foundation

IGC Podcast: Changing the Script: How to Bring the WPS Agenda to Life

IGC Podcast: The Missing Link. Menstrual Health and the Agenda 2030

IGC Global Board Chair's Statement: A Milestone Year for Gender Equality - Renewed Commitment, Expanded Horizons