Winnie Byanyima

Executive Director

Oxfam International

Winnie Byanyima is the executive director of Oxfam International, a global aid and development charity working in more than 90 countries. Ms Byanyima is a global women’s rights leader, human rights defender and an authority on economic inequality. She currently sits on the World Bank Group's Advisory Council on Gender and Development and has recently served on the Gender Equality Advisory Council for Canada’s G7 Presidency. Prior to Oxfam, Ms Byanyima led the directorates of gender and development at the UN Development Programme and the African Union Commission. She will be the new executive director of UNAIDS from November 2019.

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