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A network of leaders committed to work together to break down gender barriers.

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International Gender Champions @intgenderchampions.bsky.social · Apr 16

📌497 Personal Commitments
📌79% of Champions reported speaking up against sexism and GBV
📌88% of Champions found their commitments had significant impact

Find our International Gender Champions Annual Report 2024 on our website! 👇
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International Gender Champions @intgenderchampions.bsky.social · 1d

📣 This #GenevaPeaceWeek, let’s turn promise into action and #HearHerCall!

🎥Launching our new campaign with the first video, featuring Mona M'Bikay, Executive Director of @uprinfo.bsky.social and Maître Nelly Mbangu, Congolese human rights defender.

Do you hear her call?

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International Gender Champions @intgenderchampions.bsky.social · 2d

🚀 Watch this space - we are launching #HearHerCall!

25 years after the Women, Peace & Security Agenda, it’s time to turn promise into action.

Women drive peace & justice worldwide—now their voices reach Geneva.

#GenevaPeaceWeek #WPS25 #GenderEquality #INTGenderChampions

International Gender Champions @intgenderchampions.bsky.social · 4d

In her Tribune de Genève Op-Ed, Mona M’Bikay of @uprinfo.bsky.social urges action: 25 years after #UN1325, women still face the hardest impacts of war- but remain underrepresented in peace talks.

🔗 Read the full article (only available in French):
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International Gender Champions @intgenderchampions.bsky.social · 10d

As we come out of the summer months, things have been busy at the #INTGenderChampions.

From consultations on our new "Lighthouse Strategy" to workshops and roundtable discussions, find out what our Champions have been up to in our September news flash. 🎬⚡

International Gender Champions @intgenderchampions.bsky.social · 10d

#INTGenderChampions are proud to join Geneva and partners for the 25 Nov campaign to end sexual violence. 💪

Gendered violence in any form is never acceptable! Let’s build a world where equality is the norm - not the exception.

Learn more: evenements.geneve.ch/25novembre-g...

International Gender Champions @intgenderchampions.bsky.social · 14d

Welcome among the #IntGenderChampions in Vienna, Ambassador Annika Ben David of Sweden to Austria!

Read her commitments for #GenderEquality: genderchampions.com/champions/an...

International Gender Champions @intgenderchampions.bsky.social · 16d

🚀 Second Edition of the Gender-Responsive Assemblies Toolkit launched yesterday at #UNGA80 🚀

Assemblies shape global decisions, but too often they fall short of being #genderresponsive or #inclusive.

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International Gender Champions @intgenderchampions.bsky.social · 18d

⚡️With fresh energy and joint vision, our Nairobi Hub is shaping what comes next.

Last week, Nairobi-based #INTGenderChampions gathered at the Swiss Embassy to share stories of impact, discuss upcoming activities, and provide feedback on the IGC's #LighthouseStrategy.

International Gender Champions @intgenderchampions.bsky.social · 19d

#UNGA80's High-level Week is starting today!🌎

As we mark 80 years of the UN Charter, #GenderEquality must remain central to the promise of a prosperous, peaceful, and just future for all.

Our #INTGenderChampions are ready to match ambition with action!

International Gender Champions @intgenderchampions.bsky.social · 22d

“I stand with women and girls who are fighting for a better world.”

Thank you, Melissa Fleming, Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications at United Nations and one of our New York-based #INTGenderChampions, for lending your voice to our #IGC10Years campaign!

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International Gender Champions @intgenderchampions.bsky.social · 23d

Snapshots from yesterday's roundtable on women in peace negotatiations, organised by Schranner Negotiation Institute in partnership with GCSP, DCAF and the #INTGenderChampions.

The frank conversation critically explored power structures and charted pathways to inclusive, lasting peace.

International Gender Champions @intgenderchampions.bsky.social · 25d

Welcome among the #IntGenderChampions in Nairobi, Anacláudia Rossbach of UN-Habitat!

Read her commitments for #GenderEquality: genderchampions.com/champions/an...

International Gender Champions @intgenderchampions.bsky.social · 26d

A warm welcome to our newest team member Emily Grönefeld!

Emily will be joining the #INTGenderChampions Secretariat for the next 6 months as a Carlo-Schmid Fellow.

We’re excited for the fresh perspectives, energy, and ideas she’ll bring to the team. 🚀

International Gender Champions @intgenderchampions.bsky.social · Sep 10

☕ Starting the day with coffee and candid conversations.

Thank you, Amb. Christophe Payot of Belgium, for hosting over 20 Geneva-based #INTGenderChampions at today's breakfast workshop on challenges on the way to reach #genderequality.

International Gender Champions @intgenderchampions.bsky.social · Sep 9

This morning, Ambassador Claudia Fuentes-Julio, Permanent Representative of Chile and member of the IGC Global Board, hosted a breakfast meeting with Permanent Representatives of Feminist Foreign Policy member states to discuss the #INTGenderChampions and strategise for joint action.

International Gender Champions @intgenderchampions.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thirty years since the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the vision for gender equality remains urgent and unfinished. Some of our #INTGenderChampions spoke at today’s commemorative event at the Palais des Nations. Global leaders reaffirmed their commitment to the Beijing+30 Action Agenda

International Gender Champions @intgenderchampions.bsky.social · Sep 5

🎥 Meet our intern, Njeri! Over the past months, she’s been the creative mind behind much of our communications: bringing the stories of our Champions and community to life.

Before she wraps up her internship, she has one big wish: to grow our following on all our platforms🚀.

International Gender Champions @intgenderchampions.bsky.social · Sep 4

💬 “Gender equality is everyone’s business.”

Iris Van der Veken, Executive Director of the Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030, highlights the power of public–private partnerships in driving the attainment of SDG 5.

Gender equality can only be achieved when we work together.

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International Gender Champions @intgenderchampions.bsky.social · Sep 2

In a new article published by AGEFI, Martin Chungong, Secretary-General of the IPU and Chair of the #INTGenderChampions network, reflects on how the journey we've made this far- and what's next for the IGC.

📖 Read the article here: agefi.com/actualites/o...

International Gender Champions @intgenderchampions.bsky.social · Sep 1

What’s next for the IGC?

Last Thursday, over 30 #INTGenderChampions and Focal Points in Geneva came together to imagine the future of our network as part of our #LighthouseStrategy consultations.

International Gender Champions @intgenderchampions.bsky.social · Aug 29

As part of our #IGC10Years campaign, we spotlight Ambassador Christian Fellner, Austria’s Ambassador to Kenya.

Reflecting on his own lifetime of change, he reminds us that while laws for gender equality have advanced rapidly in recent decades, their implementation is still “in incubation.”

International Gender Champions @intgenderchampions.bsky.social · Aug 27

Today we spotlight a message from Mirko Giulietti, Swiss Ambassador to Kenya, Eritrea, Rwanda, Somalia and Uganda, who shares how gender equality is not just a side note but a core principle at the Swiss Embassy in Kenya- from organisational culture to programmes.

#IGC10Years #INTGenderChampions

International Gender Champions @intgenderchampions.bsky.social · Aug 25

Roger Yates, Regional Director at Plan International and one of our #INTGenderChampions, shares his message for #IGC10Years.

As a proud feminist, he highlights how #genderequality and diversity are essential in decision-making to achieve the best outcomes for all.

International Gender Champions @intgenderchampions.bsky.social · Aug 24

Zainab Hawa Bangura, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) and one of our #INTGenderChampions, shares her message for #IGC10Years.

She shares how her personal experience has inspired her commitment to empowering women leaders at every level of the organisation

International Gender Champions @intgenderchampions.bsky.social · Aug 22

Today, we spotlight a #IGC10Years message from Marie Hürlimann, Co-Director of foraus and one of our Geneva-based #INTGenderChampions.

The fight for gender justice must continue because everyone deserves equal opportunities, free from stereotypes and bias.