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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

Women must be given the opportunity to partake in all levels of leadership in order to establish peace, tranquility, justice and equality.

Manizha Bakhtari

Ambassador, Embassy and Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Vienna

The equal inclusion of skills, experiences and needs of people of all genders makes our work more effective, our society more just and our world more sustainable.

Raphael Nägeli

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

No one can dispute the importance of women in our increasingly digital economy. Still, change is not happening fast enough and the lack of gender equality in tech and beyond needs more concrete action.

Doreen Bogdan-Martin

Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union

The fact that gender equality, which is a human right, is still an issue today is indefensible! Gender equality has long been recognized as an essential element to the sustainable development of our societies,...

Christian F. Saunders

Under Secretary-General, Office of the Special Coordinator on Improving UN Response to Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (OSCSEA)

At a time when the world is facing multiple crises, preventing the roll-back of the progress that women have achieved in the last decades towards gender equality requires a wide-ranging collaboration among...

Magdalena Sepúlveda

Director, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)

As Director of CAGI, I will ensure that there is no gender bias in our work, publications and projects as well as gender parity and equal treatment among the staff, while promoting work-family life balance.

Yannick Roulin

Director, Ambassador, Centre d'Accueil de la Genève Internationale