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

Véronique Pepin-Hallé

They are no more “women” issues than they are “men” issues- they are gender and sex-based issues that affect all men and women, girls and boys differently, in all their diversity.

Véronique Pepin-Hallé

Ambassador and Permanent Representative, Delegation of Canada to the OSCE

In a world and times of challenges, gender equality is the key to achieving our shared goals of peace, security, and development.

Ambassador, Permanent Mission of Israel to the IAEA and the CTBTO PrepCom

Equal participation of all women and girls in every walk of life is an imperative, not a choice. All structural, social and legal barriers must be removed everywhere, not just in words, but in real action.

Under-Secretary-General & Special Representative, Office of the High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States

We cannot address the global challenges of our time—ending poverty and hunger and protecting the environment—if gender inequalities persist.

Director General, United Nations Industrial Development Organization

Elena K. Sokova

“Education and training play a special role in empowering women in non-proliferation, arms control, and disarmament.

Elena K. Sokova

Executive Director, Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (VCDNP)

Reinhold Gallmetzer

The pressing issues of our time—such as climate change, environmental degradation, violent conflicts, and social, economic, and gender inequalities—are interconnected.

Reinhold Gallmetzer

Founder, Center for Climate Crime Analysis

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

Press Release: Second Edition of the Gender-Responsive Assemblies Toolkit Launched

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

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