Ilze Brands Kehris assumed her functions as Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights on 14 January 2020, heading the UN Human Rights Office in New York. She is a former member of the UN Human Rights Committee and has held leadership positions in national and regional level human rights organisations, including the EU Fundamental Rights Agency, the OSCE and the Council of Europe.

Inger Ashing is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Save the Children International. She has been associated with Save the Children for more than 25 years, first serving as a youth advocate and later on the Boards of Save the Children Sweden and Save the Children International. Prior to her appointment in September 2019, Inger held various national and international roles focused on children's right, most recently as the Director General at the Swedish Agency against Segregation.