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

María Sebastián de Erice

We consider gender equality not only as a hallmark of our policy and values, but also as a strategy to become more efficient, respectful and whole.

María Sebastián de Erice

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Spain to UNOV and other International Organizations in Vienna

Advancing gender equality and protecting hard-won progress is an obligation for all of us. It is not an optional extra, but essential to building sustainably peaceful and prosperous societies.

Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Ireland to the OSCE in Vienna

Gender-based inequality is the root cause and invisible driver of sexual violence, in times of war and peace.

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)

Pedro Manuel Moreno

Without a level playing field that gives women and men equal opportunities in global trade, there can be no resilient growth and no inclusive development.

Pedro Manuel Moreno

Acting Secretary-General, UN Trade and Development, UNCTAD

Women are catalysts for change and women's organisations need respect, recognition, and resources to bring about this change.

Director , Gender Concerns International

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.

2026 IGC Events

May 05, 2026 @ 06:08

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

Tatiana Molcean Assumes Chairship of the International Gender Champions Global Board

Why we are going further: The Updated IGC Panel Parity Pledge

Launch of the IGC Gender-Responsive Assemblies Toolkit: Remarks by IGC Global Board Chair and Secretary General of the IPU, Martin Chungong