INTERNATIONAL GENDER CHAMPIONS 2019 ANNUAL REPORT THE INTERNATIONAL GENDER CHAMPIONS IN 2019 IN 10 TWEETS!

#INTGenderChampions FOREWORD

Despite some undeniable progress in recent Economic Empowerment; the Declaration for years and the momentum sparked by the Gender Responsive Standards; the Gender and #MeToo and #TimesUp movements, 2019 Disarmament Resource pack and the Gender unfortunately saw increasing backlash against Responsive Assemblies toolkit. We are looking women’s rights and gender equality in many forward to building on the momentum in 2020. parts of the world. Against this backdrop, we need to “push back against the pushback”, as 2019 has also been a year of governance stated by Secretary-General changes. Upon the completion of his mandate António Guterres. as Director-General of the United Nations in , co-founder of the network, Mr Michael According to the ’s latest Møller handed over the baton of Chair of the Global Gender Gap Report, the gender gap will Global Board to Ms Arancha González, Executive take almost a century to close at current rates Director of the International Trade Centre. The and technological advances could leave women Global Board expanded to encompass members further behind in the labour market. across various hubs and all secretariat functions are now hosted in a single host organisation, Action is needed more than ever. And so are the Geneva Centre for Security Policy. This more synergies and concerted action. Since 2015, robust structure has laid the grounds for greater over 400 International Gender Champions from sustainability and strengthened action. international organisations, Member States, civil society and private sector entities have Since Arancha González’ recent appointment role modelled action through our core Panel as Foreign Minister for , I am honoured Parity Pledge and personalised commitments to become Chair to build on the work laid and to advance gender equality within organisations take the network into the next phase with the and programmatic work. We have laid the support of you all. We know that we need to groundwork for the decade to come. be more ambitious to meet the challenges ahead: to break down gendered silos and ensure In 2019, we reached the milestone of 1,000 norms and practices in our organisations and commitments made collectively since 2015, programmatic work are gender-responsive, for expanded to our fifth and sixth hubs, and the benefit of all. deepened impact through implementation of some of our landmark declarations and toolkits. We have made progress but there is no place for complacency. And I am confident that We returned to the Peace Forum as one with commitment and determination, and by of its ten winning projects for innovative global working together, we can achieve tremendous governance and launched a new chapter in Paris advances. On behalf of the Global Board, I with the exceptional participation of President invite you to join us. . The Den Haag Hub was officially launched at the International Criminal Court, and quickly established a new justice impact group to create inter alia an international Martin Chungong working definition of sexual violence. Our other Secretary-General impact groups developed tools and devised Inter-Parliamentary Union concrete plans for the implementation of the Chair of the IGC Global Board Joint Declaration on Trade and Women’s 4 INTERNATIONAL GENDER CHAMPIONS

Right: From left to right: Enrico Letta (Paris School of International Affairs, ), Caitlin Kraft-Buchman (Women@TheTable), Arancha González (ITC), Ambassador Kristján Stefansson (), Ambassador Ivita Burmistre (). Left: From left to right: Enrico Letta (Paris School of International Affairs, Sciences Po), Ambassador Ivita Burmistre (Latvia), Angel Gurría (OECD), Louise Mushikiwabo (OIF), President Emmanuel Macron (), Arancha González (ITC), Ambassador Kristján Stefansson (Iceland), Caitlin Kraft- Buchman (Women@TheTable), ().

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FOUR AND A HALF YEARS AFTER ITS who demonstrated his support for the LAUNCH, THE NETWORK OF INTERNATIONAL initiative. GENDER CHAMPIONS IS NOW COMPRISED OF OVER 400 LEADERS: 251 ACTIVE Some ten founding members joined the CHAMPIONS AND 154 ALUMNI. ORIGINALLY Paris IGC hub, including Angel Gurría of the LAUNCHED IN GENEVA IN 2015, THE Organisation for Economic Cooperation and NETWORK OF INTERNATIONAL GENDER Development (OECD), of CHAMPIONS CONTINUES TO EXPAND the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural GEOGRAPHICALLY. 2019 SAW THE Organisation (UNESCO), Louise Mushikiwabo “SOFT LAUNCH” OF A NEW HUB IN PARIS of the International Organisation of La AND THE “HARD LAUNCH” OF THE ONE IN Francophonie, Yvan Savy of Plan International THE HAGUE. France, Enrico Letta of the Paris School of International Affairs at Sciences Po, as well as several Paris-based Ambassadors who Paris included Ambassador Ivita Burmistre of Latvia and Ambassador Kristján Stefánsson A year after its selection by the Paris Peace of Iceland. Forum as one of its ten winning projects for innovative , the IGC was At the soft opening of the Paris Peace Forum, back at the Paris Peace Forum from 11 to 13 UN Secretary-General António Guterres November 2019 to report on its achievements. expressed great satisfaction with the launch The International Gender Champions launched of IGC-Paris and reiterated his honour to be a a new chapter in Paris with the exceptional member of the network. participation of President Emmanuel Macron ANNUAL REPORT 2019 5

Left: From left to right: Ambassador Heinz Walker-Nederkoorn (), Caitlin Kraft-Buchman (Women@ TheTable), Fatou Bensouda (ICC), Ambassador Sheikh Mohammed Belal (), Hans de Boer (VNO-NCW) Right: Ambassador Matthew Neuhaus () and Kate Gilmore (OHCHR)

Another launch gathering a wider community The Den Haag Champions also organised a of Champions will be organised in early 2020 variety of activities throughout the year as to kick off the activities of the hub and mark part of their commitments and participated the formalisation of a steering group. The in other events focusing on gender issues. On Generation Equality Forum - to be hosted the occasion of International Women’s Day in by France in July 2020 to mark the 25th March, Ambassador Matthew Neuhaus of the anniversary of the Beijing Declaration – will be hosted a talk featuring a keynote an opportunity to gain further momentum to speech by human rights thought leader, Kate accelerate progress towards gender equality Gilmore, UN Deputy High Commissioner of in Paris. Human Rights (OHCHR), on the topic “Gender Equality in a Populist World”.

Den Haag In July, Europol organised the first “Europol Diversity Day” at its headquarters. The one- 2019 saw the official launch of the day conference served to explore challenges International Gender Champions – Den Haag and opportunities linked to diversity in law Hub at the International Criminal Court (ICC) enforcement and touched upon a wide range on 5 February organised by the Embassies of topics including gender, LGBTI, multi- of and Switzerland, co-chairs of the culturalism, disability, career management hub in The Hague. The event featured a panel and work-life balance. Workshops gave discussion with Ambassador Heinz Walker- participants the opportunity to identify Nederkoorn of Switzerland, ICC Prosecutor concrete recommendations to be more Fatou Bensouda, Ambassador Sheikh inclusive in the police’s daily practices. Mohammed Belal of Bangladesh, Caitlin Kraft- Buchman, Executive Director of Women@ In October, the Embassy of Ireland, in TheTable, as well as Hans de Boer, Chairman partnership with the Dutch Ministry of of the Confederation of Netherlands Industry Foreign Affairs organised the panel discussion and Employers (VNO-NCW). “Blazing a Trail”, which shed light on trajectories of women in the past, present and At the end of 2019, the hub counted future in Irish and Dutch diplomacy. more than 40 ambassadors and heads of international organisations. Throughout the Another highlight of the year was the launch year, a solid network of Focal Points was of a networking group of Italian, Dutch also built at the working level to support and international female entrepreneurs the International Gender Champions in their and professionals involved in Dutch-Italian work and to liaise with the other IGC hubs. economic relations by Ambassador Andrea In June, the Ambassadors of Canada and Perugini of , as part as his Champion’s Switzerland invited their fellow International commitment. In its first year of existence, the Gender Champions to a breakfast at the group already produced a set of guidelines Swiss Residence to share experiences and and best practices to inspire and complement best practices implementing their personal women’s career progression policies. commitments, as well as to discuss avenues for action to concretely advance gender equality in their spheres of influence. 6 INTERNATIONAL GENDER CHAMPIONS

DEEPEN THROUGH COMMITMENT

MAKING THE NETWORK OF INTERNATIONAL GENDER CHAMPIONS STRONGER GOES FAR BEYOND EXPANDING. IN 2019, THE INTERNATIONAL GENDER CHAMPIONS FOCUSED ON DESIGNING INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, CRAFTING STRONGER COMMITMENTS AND DEEPENING THEIR IMPACT IN ORDER TO DRIVE MEANINGFUL CHANGE IN THEIR ORGANISATIONS AND organisation and convey that representation PROGRAMMATIC OUTCOMES. of both genders on the panel is a condition of acceptance of the invitation. ACHIEVING Very few had to decline invitations because all GENDER PARITY scheduled panellists were of the same gender. In addition, when Champions asked for a Women’s meaningful participation in the change in the composition of a panel, their discussions which will shape our future is the requests were met in 76% of cases. This not first step towards developing inclusive, gender- only demonstrates that simply evoking the responsive policies and ideas. Similarly, including Pledge is oftentimes sufficient to fix gender men’s voices in discussions that are traditionally imbalances and promote female panellists, dominated by women is key to shifting mindsets. but also that active leadership is key to the success of the Panel Parity Pledge. The Panel Parity Pledge – whereby Champions pledge to no longer take part in single- There are a number of strategies that sex panels– is common to all members of Champions adopt when they find themselves the network and remains at the core of the obliged to participate in women-only or men- International Gender Champions initiative. Since only panels (oftentimes due to last-minute its launch in 2015, it has significantly contributed cancelations by other panellists): to making the notion of “manels” truly obsolete in the hubs where the IGC operates. • Refuse to participate and ask a colleague of the opposite gender to speak on their In 2019, according to the responses shared by behalf Champions through the Annual Survey, 73% • Address the issue specifically in their of them had not participated in any single- opening remarks sex panels in 2019, a four-point increase as compared to 2018. The other 27% took part – in • Only take questions from women in the most cases – in one to a maximum of five single- audience when only men have had a sex panels. chance to speak on the panel or vice versa Champions are provided with guidelines and • Recruit an expert from the opposite also come up with best practices to address gender they know from the audience the issue of all-male or all-female panels. Most of them systematically evoke the Panel • Add an empty chair Parity Pledge in the early stages of the event has beeninvited. gender ratiooftheeventstowhichhe had atransformativeimpactonthe absent”. Asheexplains,thePledgehas are largelyunder-represented oreven highlights situationswherewomen the strengthofIGCinitiative:it formoregenderbalance.“Thisiscall his gesturecomesasamuch-needed largely male-dominatedenvironment, the MotorShow Council!”,hesaid.Ina the realisationthattherewasnonein invite awoman tospeakbutcame “We firstsuggestedthattheorganisers behalf oftheCanton. taketheflooronthe StateChancellor, he decidedtoletMichèleRighetti, with theIGCPanel Parity Pledge, sit amongalineupofmen.To comply Hodgers realisedthathewouldhaveto invited todeliveraspeech,Antonio advance genderparity.Whenhewas to Show (GIMS)tostepupitsefforts iconic GenevaInternationalMotor ontheof Geneva,publiclycalled Hodgers, thePresidentofCanton In March2019,ChampionAntonio International MotorShow Antonio Hodgers at theGeneva EQUALITY CLOSER TOGENDER A THOUSANDSTEPS internal policies. gender perspective inalltownhall meetingsand surveys ongenderperceptions, includinga trainings includingonunconscious bias,staff among otherthingsholdinggender-focused workplace culture andpractices. Those included in thenumberofcommitments touching upon culture andleadership, withasignificantuptake Champions’ commitments were organisational in previous years, thetwo mainfocus areas ofthe Some 444commitments were madein2019. As every year through theIGCAnnualSurvey. as well asonremaining gapsandchallenges, the progress madetowards theircommitments, Realistic andTime-bound). Championsreport on SMART (Specific,Measurable, Achievable, programmatic work. They are crafted to be equality intheirorganisations and/or commitments peryear to advance gender Champions undertake two personalised In additionto thePanel Parity Pledge, (each commitmentcantouchuponmultipleareas) Focus areasofcommitments 40% 60% 30% 50% 20% 70% 10% 0%

Organisational culture 58%

Leadership and 57% accountability

Good governance 41%

Meetings, conferences and delegations 40%

Programmatic and 32% ANNUAL REPORT 2019 field work

Work-life balance and 27% other facilitative policies

Recruitment and 27% selection

Other 6%

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More than two thirds of the commitments Status of the Champions’ commitments at were successfully accomplished in 2019, with the end of 2019 a notable three-point increase as compared to 2018. One third were met partially. Only one commitment was not achieved, out of the 272 commitments which were reported on. 32% 18% A key factor in the successful realisation of We have partially We have successfully accomplished accomplished this the commitments was the engagement of this Commitment commitment. employees, which remains the primary means but we continue We will replace used by nearly half of the Champions to our work to it with a new realise their pledges. establish long- commitment. term success. Encouragingly, more gender-related programmes were developed in 2019 (for 15% of the commitments) as compared to 2018 (12%). This echoes another positive development reported by Champions in the 0.03% 49% This commitment We have Annual Survey: 27% of them shared that proved too difficult to successfully the IGC network had spurred new programs achieve. We will retire it accomplished this targeted at gender equality (including and replace it with a new Commitment but we gender-responsive budgeting) in their hubs, commitment. plan to continue our as opposed to 19% in 2018. work to establish long- term success. Transformative changes in the network’s member organisations are clearly underway. 91% of respondents shared that since becoming Champions, gender equality was integral to their organisations’ strategic objectives and programmatic outcomes. Actions taken by Champions to achieve Interestingly, the Champions’ commitments and priorities seem to increasingly cascade their commitments down onto all levels of the member organisations. Senior leaders have become more responsive to gender issues according 60% to 87% of survey respondents (as opposed 50% to 80% in 2018), one reason being that more 47% of them had completed gender-focused 40% 38% trainings. While Champions had reported some resistance or lack of awareness from 30% 27% 28% 29% middle-managers in previous years, the latter

20% 18% 17% 15% 15% seemed to be significantly more responsive to 13% 10% gender-related issues in 2019 (80% of them) 6% as compared to other years (62% in 2017). 0%

Although some challenges remain, the most prominent of which were the lack of time resources and resources, the 2019 survey demonstrated a resolution Instituted a new Held side events Provided training that Champions, through their renewed Developed a new Engaged employees gender-related policy

commitments, are steadily driving change Allocated new financial a governing body’s agenda in their organisations and beyond. The gender-related programme Dedicated human resources Developed new partnerships

perception of Champions is that the pledges gender responsive language to Negotiated a resolution or added proved – once again – to have a significant Included gender related topics on impact (in 82% of the cases) and to lead transformative change (69%). Encouragingly, these numbers significantly increased as compared to 2018. ANNUAL REPORT 2019 9

DEEPEN THROUGH COLLABORATION Left: Michael Møller (UNOG) and Ambassador Makeda Antoine- traditionally released in French and since the Cambridge (Trinidad and THE INTERNATIONAL GENDER CHAMPIONS Tobago). Photo credits: creation of the UN, used to feature masculine ALSO STROVE TO STRENGTHEN THEIR Magali Girardin. diplomatic titles only (“Ambassadeur” instead COLLABORATION AND GALVANISE THEIR of “Ambassadrice”). Right: From left to right: JOINT EXPERTISE IN ORDER TO AMPLIFY Elhadj As Sy (IFRC), THEIR ACTION IN THE HUBS WHERE IGC Some International Gender Champions, led by Inger Andersen (IUCN), ALREADY OPERATES. Ambassador Michael Ambassador Valentin Zellweger of Switzerland Gaffey (Permanent and Ambassador Henri Monceau of the Mission of Ireland), Geneva International Organisation of La Francophonie, Arancha González (ITC). gathered the support of numerous French- Throughout the year, the International Gender speaking Missions based in Geneva to request Champions supported the organisation of the feminisation of all diplomatic titles in many events, including International Women’s the Blue Book. Former Director-General of Week from 4 to 8 March 2019. The first the United Nations Office at Geneva and co- biannual Meeting of Champions in Geneva founder of IGC, Michael Møller, immediately served to kick off this one-week celebration welcomed this initiative. “How can a woman and launch the 2018 Annual Report. On this feel legitimate in a world where she is not only occasion, Geneva-based Champions were also under-represented, but also has to take on a given the opportunity to take stock of their masculine name?”, he stated. achievements and to discuss the way forward. Left: From left to right: In November 2019, Champions gathered Corinne Momal-Vanian In the tradition of the Oxford Union debates, for the second biannual meeting with the (UNOG), Ambassador Henri Monceau (OIF), the International Gender Champions held exceptional participation of Ruth Dreifuss, Garance Stettler their third Annual Geneva Gender Debate the first female President of Switzerland (Permanent Mission of during International Women’s Week on “Is and a longstanding advocate for gender Switzerland), Michael gender-neutral language a necessity for equality. She shared her experience with Møller (UNOG), gender equality?”. Four Champions – namely advancing this cause which to her, remained Alessandra Vellucci (UNOG), Ambassador Inger Andersen (IUCN), Arancha González the longest, largest, most peaceful and Valentin Zellweger (ITC), Ambassador Michael Gaffey (Ireland) unfinished revolution of our times. “With the (Permanent Mission and Elhadj As Sy (IFRC) - debated the pros International Gender Champions, we now have of Switzerland). Photo and cons of this motion in front of a full room the commitment of those who have the power credits: UN Photo/ Jean of students, civil society representatives and to change things”, she stated. Marc Ferré. diplomats. According to the public’s vote, Left: Ruth Dreifuss. gender-neutral language was not a necessity Photo credits: GCSP/ for gender equality… Gender equality was the Cristhian Muñoz. necessity!

In 2019, thanks to the leadership of three International Gender Champions, time was up for gender-discriminatory language in the so-called UN “Blue Book”, the publication compiling the names of Ambassadors and diplomatic staff serving at Permanent Missions and Delegations to the United Nations. In Geneva, the Blue Book is 10 INTERNATIONAL GENDER CHAMPIONS

From left to right: Ambassador Alicia Buenrostro Massieu (), Elena Sokova (VCDNP), Ambassador Solano Ortiz (), Ambassador Heidi Hulan (Canada), Caitlin Kraft-Buchman (Women@TheTable), Ambassador Barbara Žvokelj (), Ll Yong (UNIDO), Ambassador Gabriela Sellner (), Alison Drury (Australia), Roger Howsley (World Institute for Nuclear Security)

New York Vienna

In New York, the hub leaders endeavoured In 2019, the Vienna hub focused on deepening to strengthen the network of Champions its impact work and identifying key areas for and focal points in 2019 and formed a transformative action. On the occasion of wider steering group now encompassing both a focal points meeting and a Champions the Permanent Missions of Switzerland, meeting, members of the Geneva hub briefed , , , as well as the Vienna counterparts on how to create and Office of the UN Under-Secretary-General of foster an IGC impact group, as well as on the Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance. milestones that have been achieved by those groups in Geneva. A number of gender-focused events were organised and sponsored by IGC-New York to At the Annual Meeting in October 2019, increase the visibility of the network. During the Vienna-based Champions thus discussed High-Level week of the 74th General Assembly, ideas and themes with Caitlin Kraft-Buchman two events were organised on the “Women, who joined the Champions in person and Peace and Security Focal Points Network” Arancha González, Executive Director of the and on the “Spotlight Initiative - Progress and International Trade Centre and Chair of the perspectives on eliminating violence against IGC Global Board, via VTC. This cross-hub women and girls”, among others. experience-sharing exercise allowed Vienna- based Champions to identify potential themes The hub leaders in New York also promoted - such as organisational culture, artificial the IGC Gender-Responsive Assemblies intelligence/new technologies or nuclear toolkit in 2019 and sent hardcopies to all the issues – and paved the way for strengthened Permanent Representatives based in New cross-hub collaboration in the field of IGC York to encourage implementation. impact groups. The first Vienna impact group is expected to be launched in the context of International Women’s Day in 2020.

From left to right: Ambassador Andrej Benedejcˇ icˇ (Slovenia), Yury Fedotov (UNOV/ UNODC), Matt Wallaert, Ambassador Alicia Buenrostro Massieu (Mexico), Lassina Zerbo (CTBTO), Ambassador Brendon Charles Hammer (Australia), Ll Yong (UNIDO) ANNUAL REPORT 2019 11

Middle and rigt: IGC-Nairobi sign-on event with Maimunah Mohd-Sharif (UN- Over the course of 2019, IGC-Vienna also Habitat) organised a number of gender-focused Nairobi events. On the occasion of International Under the leadership of UN-Habitat Executive Women’s Day, “Men as Champions of Gender Director and UN Nairobi Acting Director Equality” was led by six Gender Champions: Maimunah Mohd-Sharif, IGC-Nairobi’s Ambassador Brendon Hammer of Australia, 2019 activities focused on recruiting a Lassina Zerbo of CTBTO, Ambassador Alicia solid community of Champions among the Buenrostro Massieu of Mexico, Ambassador diplomatic and national leadership. Andrej Benedejčič of Slovenia, LI Yong of UNIDO and Yury Fedotov of UNOV/UNODC. A sign-on event was organised in November This event highlighted men’s responsibility, 2019 in collaboration with the Embassy of particularly those in leadership positions, in Costa Rica and UN Environment with a view advancing gender equality and addressing the to expanding the network in Nairobi and barriers that women continue to face in the discussing the way forward. This discussion workplace and society. also featured the participation of ’s Resident Coordinator Siddharth Chatterjee, In 2019, the first-ever Vienna Discussion Roger Yates of Plan International and the Forum to mark the International Day Speaker of the Senate of Kenya, Kenneth for the Elimination of Violence against Lusaka. Women was also led by five Champions, namely Ambassadors Pirkko Hämäläinen of Inger Andersen of UN Environment (an IGC , Kjersti Andersen of , Mikaela Geneva Alumna), Ambassador Marta Juarez Kumlin Granit of , as well as LI Yong Ruiz of Costa Rica, and other Ambassadors of UNIDO and Yury Fedotov of UNOV/ who attended pledged to join the network UNODC. Focusing on UNIDO and UNODC’s and to support a more official launch in March respective mandates, the Forum examined 2020 with a target of at least 20 Champions. crime prevention, criminal justice responses and women’s economic empowerment as In 2019, Maimunah Mohd Sharif pledged to means to end violence against women. The extend the Panel Parity Pledge and promote Forum’s summary paper, compiling main gender balance across all UN-Habitat’s recommendations emanating from the events. She also committed to requiring all discussion, is expected to feed into the speaking events organised in the context of Beijing+25 review process. UN-Habitat’s World Urban Forum in February 2020 to feature gender parity. 12 INTERNATIONAL GENDER CHAMPIONS

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TRANSFORM

WITH THEIR COMMITMENTS, NETWORKS In November 2019, the International Gender AND COLLABORATION, THE INTERNATIONAL Champions were invited by the Paris Peace GENDER CHAMPIONS HAVE AN INCREASING Forum to report on their achievements. The INFLUENCE ON THE WAY POLICIES AND IGC Secretariat pitched “A thousand steps LAWS ARE SHAPED IN THEIR FIELDS OF closer to gender equality”, highlighting the EXPERTISE. impact of each personal step by leaders and the cascading influence on culture, practices and norms in multilateral hubs. The Paris PARIS PEACE FORUM: Peace Forum served as an opportunity to BRIDGING THE showcase how the network increasingly impacts organisational culture, parity, GOVERNANCE GAP and mindsets change among its member organisations, as well as transforms Gender equality is a precondition for building programmatic work and policies in trade, good governance, achieving peace and disarmament, standards or justice. realising sustainable development.

Recognising that the global challenges we face today transcend borders and that collaboration is becoming increasingly difficult as countries turn inwards, the Paris Peace Forum seeks to bridge the governance gap and foster international cooperation and collective action. More specifically, the Forum’s mission is to showcase and give a platform to concrete governance solutions and projects that are making a difference.

The International Gender Champions initiative had been selected by the first Paris Peace Forum in 2018 as one of its ten winning projects for innovative global governance. The selection of the IGC initiative demonstrated that closing the gender gap is not only a precondition to closing the governance gap and realising a peaceful and sustainable world, but also a catalyst for it. ANNUAL REPORT 2019 13

Left: Ambassador Athaliah Molokomme (Botswana) and Arancha González (ITC). Photo credits: WTO/Jay Louvion.

TRADE: BEYOND • In October 2019, , the International Trade Centre, and regional development THE BUENOS banks, including the African Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, Inter- AIRES MOVEMENT, American Development Bank, and Islamic IMPLEMENTATION Development Bank, collaborated on a seminar entitled “Smart Financing for Women’s Entrepreneurship”. By highlighting In 2017, the adoption of the issues such as supply chain and trade finance Declaration on Trade and Women’s Economic and impact finance, the seminar gave the Empowerment -developed and led by the IGC audience an opportunity to understand the trade impact group (TIG) - by over 120 members challenges faced by women in financing and observers of the World Trade Organisation and growing their Small and Medium-Sized (WTO) was a true milestone in this field. During Enterprises as well as discuss practical the course of 2019, the Declaration welcomed solutions. six new supporters, namely Andorra, Bahamas, , , , and . Beyond the seminars, the trade impact group advanced the mainstreaming of trade and Since the launch of the Declaration, the main gender issues into the WTO Trade Policy Review objective of the trade impact group – co-chaired (TPR) process in 2019 by collecting voluntary by the International Trade Centre, Botswana and gender-related questions and answers. As of the Iceland - was to support its implementation. end of 2019, the group had collated responses in In 2018 and 2019, the Group thus organised the TPR country reports for seventeen members a series of six seminars focusing on women’s and will continue to encourage discussants to ask participation in international trade and welcomed gender-related questions in TPRs. several new members in meetings and activities, demonstrating the growing importance of To promote another key component of the the nexus of trade and gender in the Geneva Buenos Aires Declaration, that is the collection of community. gender-disaggregated data and sharing of best practices, the trade impact group worked on a • In March 2019, a seminar co-hosted by publication reporting back on the achievements Iceland, Botswana, and UNCTAD, in of the Declaration and collating good practices cooperation with WTO and ITC, highlighted shared with the Group’s members, as well as the role of trade agreements in promoting lessons learnt from the seminars. The publication gender equality, gender considerations in will be launched ahead of the twelfth WTO Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), and regional Ministerial Conference in in 2020 integration agreements. This session (MC12). provided members with the opportunity to reflect on new approaches on how to include In 2020, the trade impact group will discuss the gender provisions in trade agreements. way forward for MC12 and beyond, with a view to keeping the momentum on trade and gender. • In July 2019, the , , and Trinidad and Tobago co-hosted a seminar focusing on Women in Digital Trade, which shed light on the current opportunities, challenges, and key issues for women. 14 INTERNATIONAL GENDER CHAMPIONS

The toolkit was also presented on the GENDER-RESPONSIVE occasion of Human Rights Council’s Annual Discussion on the integration of a ASSEMBLIES TOOLKIT: gender perspective throughout the work of the Human Rights Council and that of its SETTING A NEW NORM mechanisms in September 2019. Following this discussion, the panellists published an open call including 10 key recommendations In 2019, the work of the Representation from the toolkit to advance gender equality impact group was to build on the success in future processes for nominations and and momentum of the IGC Gender- of human rights experts at the Responsive Assemblies toolkit, launched in Council and on treaty bodies. the margins of the General Assembly in 2018. This milestone publication – developed in High-level meetings will be organised in early collaboration with a wide range of partners - 2020 with several of these organisations and compiles a set of best practices and concrete the co-chairs of the representation impact tools to be applied before, during and after group – the Inter-Parliamentary Union, a major international meeting, congress, Sweden and Women at the Table. conference or assembly, to encourage collaboration and ensure such assemblies advance gender equality. The Toolkit is a powerful and practical how-to guide intended for all those that can drive change, from Chairs of intergovernmental meetings, heads of delegations, directors, Secretaries- General and representatives of civil society to secretariats of governing bodies and other meeting organisers.

With a view to socialising the Toolkit and calling for further action in this area, Ambassador Veronika Bard of Sweden, in collaboration with the IPU and Women@ TheTable, convened a discussion in June 2019 with the Ambassadors of other Nordic Countries to identify concrete steps they could take to implement the toolkit in some of the governing bodies that meet in Geneva. Together with her Nordic colleagues, Ambassador Bard led outreach to some key international organisations, such as the International Labour Organisation and the World Health Organisation, to promote the implementation of the Toolkit’s recommendations. ANNUAL REPORT 2019 15

Martin Chungong and Speaker of the National DISARMAMENT: Assembly of Serbia at the 141st IPU Assembly in Belgrade. Photo credits: Inter-Parliamentary Union. SHIFTING MINDSETS

In its second year of existence and following its nomination for Arms Control Person(s) of the Year in 2018, the Disarmament impact group – co-chaired by the UN Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), Canada, Ireland, Namibia and the Philippines - continued to promote dialogue, share knowledge, and create concrete opportunities to advance gender-responsive action in disarmament processes. Renata Dwan (UNIDIR) The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty at a side event Gender-Responsive Assemblies: organised by the (NPT) was thus identified as one of the The Inter-Parliamentary Union disarmament impact Group’s priority forums for engagement. In group. toughens sanctions against single- collaboration with a group of NPT States sex delegations: Parties, IGC-Disarmament submitted two Following groundwork driven by the working papers to the 2019 NPT Preparatory International Gender Champions on Committee: one compiled ideas to advance Gender-Responsive Assemblies and under gender equality and diversity in the Non- the leadership of IGC Global Board member Proliferation Treaty review process, while and new Chair since February 2020 Martin the other featured a sample framework Chungong, IPU members have recently for gender analysis in the implementation adopted new sanctions against single-sex of the NPT. In May, the impact group also delegations during their 141st Assembly hosted a side event in New York, “When in Belgrade in October 2019. Single-sex Participation becomes meaningful: advancing delegations saw their voting rights in the the conversation on gender diversity in the Governing Council now reduced from three NPT”, with the participation of Ambassador to one (as opposed to two) – a landmark Heidi Hulan of Canada, Ambassador Maria decision highlighting that “where there Cleofe Natividad of the Philippines, and other is political will, anything is possible”, as disarmament experts. Martin Chungong concluded. Moreover, the sanctions will now apply to single- sex delegations after two consecutive Assemblies (as opposed to three previously). In November 2019, Martin Chungong sent a letter to all Champions to share IPU’s latest measures to further enhance gender balance on delegations and promote the toolkit. 16 INTERNATIONAL GENDER CHAMPIONS

From left to right: Renata Dwan (Director of the UN Institute for Disarmament Research), Izumi Nakamitsu (Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs), Tatiana Valovaya (Secretary-General of the CD), Anja Kaspersen (Director of the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs), and Radha Day, Senior Political Affairs Officer, Office for Disarmament Affairs, Secretary of the Conference on Disarmament. 26 August 2019. Photo credits: UN Photo/ Jean Marc Ferré.

For the first time in history, four women lead disarmament affairs at DISARMAMENT: the United Nations SHIFTING MINDSETS With the recent appointment of Tatiana (continued) Valovaya as Director-General of the United Nations Office of Geneva, disarmament The Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) also affairs at the UN are for the first time represented an important workstream of in history led by four women: Tatiana the impact group’s 2019 activities. Building Valovaya (Secretary-General of the on the factsheet on Gender in the ATT – Conference on Disarmament), Izumi compiling key recommendations developed in Nakamitsu (Under-Secretary-General collaboration with Control Arms in 2018, the and High Representative for Disarmament Impact Group held a side event “Increasing Affairs), Anja Kaspersen (Director of synergies between the WPS agenda and arms the UN Office for Disarmament Affairs), control: insights from the ATT” during the 5th and Renata Dwan (Director of the UN Conference of States Parties to the ATT. Institute for Disarmament Research). More women in leadership positions in this In September, the co-chairs hosted a field could pave the way for more gender working lunch in Geneva with Disarmament balance in disarmament fora – which Ambassadors to celebrate the one-year have traditionally been largely male- anniversary of the group and discuss priority dominated. As highlighted in UNIDIR’s Still areas for engagement in the coming year. Behind the Curve Report, women remain The impact group will continue to support seriously underrepresented at in applying gender perspectives in key Nations disarmament meetings, and at disarmament processes in 2020, a year that any given intergovernmental meeting will mark the twentieth anniversary of the on disarmament, only one quarter of the landmark Security Council resolution 1325 on participants are likely to be women and Women, Peace and Security. close to half of all delegations are likely to include no women at all. Despite some progress, “it is still possible to attend a session of the Conference on Disarmament, where dozens of State representatives take the floor, and not hear a single woman speak”. Gender balance in disarmament is long overdue. There is no doubt that the leadership of these four female top officials will contribute to raising women’s voices in those fora - a first step towards gender- responsive disarmament. ANNUAL REPORT 2018 17

A NEW JUSTICE IMPACT GROUP: DEFINING SEXUAL VIOLENCE

Although the Rome Statute was the first document – firmly grounded in the lived international criminal law instrument to experience of survivors and informed by a wide expressly include crimes of sexual violence, range of actors who are engaged first-hand in since its adoption there has been limited the field of sexual violence - to better shed light accountability for conflict-related sexual on this crime. violence. One of the barriers is a lack of a clear definition of what makes violence sexual. To ensure the Declaration’s implementation Simply put, the definition in the Elements of by international courts and policymakers, two Crimes is circular: ‘sexual violence’ is essentially further documents (International Criminal defined as an act of violence that is of a sexual Law guidelines and Key Principles for nature. This can create a disparity between how Policymakers) were produced and launched sexual violence is perceived and experienced in the context of the Assembly of State Parties by victims and how it is adjudicated, as well as to the Rome Statute session in The Hague in inconsistent jurisprudence. December 2019. These three unique documents – thus forming The Hague Principles on To address this gap, Ambassador Sabine Nölke Sexual Violence – will serve as a solid basis for of Canada and Ambassador Annika Markovic practitioners to advance better accountability of Sweden launched an IGC justice impact for crimes of sexual violence and a better group in Den Haag in June 2019. The impact understanding of the survivors’ traumatic group’s first project was tocreate a working experience. definition of sexual violence in the context of International Criminal Justice.

The first step in this endeavor was to advance the Women’s Initiative for Gender Justice (WIGJ) “Call it what it is” campaign, led by Champion Melinda Reed. Following months of consultations, more than 500 survivors, 525 survey respondents, 54 NGO campaign partners and over 30 expert reviewers contributed to the drafting of an outcome document: the Civil Society Declaration on Sexual Violence. The Declaration is therefore a unique guidance 18 INTERNATIONAL GENDER CHAMPIONS

STANDARDS: PAVING THE WAY FOR BETTER GOODS AND SERVICES

Standards play a crucial role in shaping In May 2019, some 50 organisations society as they impact the way we live, work, worldwide signed this landmark document travel, or consume. The fact that women and pledged to create and implement gender have remained largely under-represented in action plans. The Declaration’s objective is to standardization processes has meant that the support more gender-balanced and inclusive standards adopted are sometimes simply unfit standards development processes, as well - or even dangerous - for half of the world’s as to strengthen the gender-responsiveness population. of standards themselves. Since its adoption, a number of standardization bodies already Some of the best-known examples include adopted gender action plans and more seat belts standards which have mostly taken organisations have signed the Declaration men’s body shape into account, making over the course of 2019. women more likely to suffer from injuries during car accidents. Studies have also found The International Gender Champions are that standard values used to set heating and working to officially launch a Standards air conditioning in offices are on average five Impact Group in 2020, under the leadership degrees Celsius too cold for women. of key actors in this field. The group could address among other things, the lack of In other words, gender-responsive standards gender-disaggregated data which oftentimes are long overdue. Following groundwork results in an incomplete picture of women’s supported by the International Gender and men’s lives – and the gaps that persist Champions in 2017, the first ever Declaration between them. for Gender-Responsive Standards and Standards Development was developed by the UN Economic Commission for Europe in 2018. THE WAY FORWARD

2020: TRANSFORMING The Panel Parity Pledge has already made a long-lasting difference in both raising the NORMS THROUGH voices and visibility of women in the hubs where IGC operates, and in engaging men COMMITMENT AND in this endeavour. With the IGC Gender- COLLABORATION Responsive Assemblies Toolkit, we strive to turn a set of best practices into a working reality and a new norm to effectively As we enter a ‘Decade of Action’ to course enhance women’s meaningful participation correct on the Sustainable Development in the decision-making fora where they are Goals, we hope to accelerate action and under-represented, as well as keep gender leverage the work of the IGC. The Global on the agenda. In Geneva an expanded Board has agreed to further strengthening group of Ambassadors – supported by the its hubs by reaching out to more private representation impact group - are working entities, and inviting Speakers of Parliament closely with international organisations to and Mayors to join the network. A systemic implement these key recommendations approach and multi-stakeholder partnerships in their Assemblies, and we will support are critical to progress to more equitable, the launch of the toolkit in the other hubs sustainable and peaceful futures through throughout the year. gender-responsive laws, policies and programmes. At the same time, change starts Our other impact groups intend to host from within, from individual commitment and meetings throughout 2020 to ensure the behaviour change, and from organisations implementation of gender-responsive policies which are inclusive. in trade, standards, and disarmament. The disarmament impact group is working At the IGC, we have seen the power of to revise and strengthen the Gender and individual commitments, and we will be Disarmament Resource Pack it developed supporting Champions and Focal Points and is seeking ways to integrate disarmament to make these even more ambitious further into the Women, Peace and Security and targeted. From gathering gender agenda, as we mark the twentieth anniversary disaggregated data to undertaking surveys of the landmark Security Council resolution to understand the different needs and 1325. Two new impact groups are in the perceptions of men, women, boys and girls, making: one focusing on artificial intelligence we can build a stronger evidence base to – to address gender bias in the algorithms design change. that will shape our future and tremendous lack of women scientists in this field - and one Over 50% of Champions’ commitments relate on advancing women’s health from a human to organisational culture and leadership. rights perspective. Our secretariat will be supporting Champion- level Salons as well as hosting workshops 2020 will undoubtedly be a decisive year. and events, to advance more inclusive Many opportunities for more strategic organisational cultures and leadership: from action lie ahead as we celebrate multiple sharing good practices of ‘what works’ and role anniversaries including the 75th anniversary modelling inclusive behaviour which generates of the United Nations, and the twenty-fifth respect and a safe working environment, anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action through to practices which harnesses cognitive through multi-stakeholder Action Coalitions diversity and the diversity of experiences. to be triggered by the Generation Equality Living the IGC core values – that is treating Forums in Mexico and Paris. Together, we will every person with respect and fairness, seize the momentum valuing diversity, creating safe workplaces and working together in a spirit of openness and transparency - is essential to walk the talk. We will also support exchanges and collaboration between Hubs through this work. 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