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UNIDIR has a core staff responsible for project and
programme management, publications, administration and IT support.
In order to provide the Institute with a large degree
of flexibility to tackle new research areas with a short start-up
time, researchers are either recruited to work at the Institute
on a specific project or outside experts are commissioned to undertake
the work. This permits the Institute to draw on the widest possible
variety of backgrounds and disciplines and encourages cooperation
with other institutions, experts and scholars.
For some studies, UNIDIR establishes multinational
expert groups to ensure a balanced approach. Participants are drawn
from varied fields and perspectives, thereby both deepening and
broadening the scope of the group's work.
UNIDIR's core staff is complemented by visiting fellows
and research interns, supported
by their national governments, philanthropic foundations or sponsored
through our fellowship programme.
Direction and Administration
Director, Theresa Hitchens
Charts the strategic and tactical direction of UNIDIR,
raises funds, and manages the Institute's staff.
Tel.: +41 (0)22 917 31 86
Deputy Director, Christiane Agboton Johnson
Assists the Director in defining strategies for the Institute; in
dealing with administrative matters, fundraising and public relations
activities; and in following research projects.
Research interests include: small arms and all related processes;
the role of women in conflict management and conflict resolution;
human security; disarmament and peace education for young people;
armed violence and development; and information security.
Tel.: +41 (0)22 917 17 93
cagboton-johnson@unog.ch
Administrative Assistant, Isabelle Roger
Oversees the administrative, financial and budgetary matters of
the Institute.
Research interests include: children's security, conflict resolution,
and education for disarmament.
Tel.: +41 (0)22 917 31 86
iroger@unog.ch
Management
Projects and Publications Manager, and Editor in Chief
of Disarmament
Forum, Kerstin Vignard
Manages UNIDIR's publication programme and oversees research
project management; coordinates UNIDIR's education activities; and
serves as UNIDIR focal point for Disarmament Education.
Research interests include: the relationship between disarmament
and development, and disarmament education and training.
Tel.: +41 (0)22 917 15 82
kvignard@unog.ch
Research
Nikhil Acharya, Assistant Researcher
Assists with research on the project 'Security
Needs Assessment Protocol (SNAP)'.
Research interests include: small arms and explosive remnants of
war, human, environmental and children's security, links between
community-level disarmament and development policies.
Tel.: +41 (0)22 917 25 80
John Borrie, Senior Researcher &
Project Manager
Currently leads the project 'Discourse
on Explosive Weapons'.
Research interests include: the Geneva Declaration on Armed Violence
and Development, biological weapons, the Conference on Disarmament,
cluster munitions, mines and other explosive weapons, disarmament
as humanitarian action, historical perspectives on disarmament,
multilateral disarmament negotiation processes, nuclear disarmament,
new weapon technologies.
Previous projects and activities: 'Disarmament
as Humanitarian Action: Making Multilateral Negotiations Work',
Disarmament
Insight (in collaboration with the Geneva Forum), 'The
Road from Oslo: Analysis of Negotiations to Address the Humanitarian
Effects of Cluster Munitions'.
Tel.: +41 (0)22 917 16 05
jborrie@unog.ch
Maya Brehm, Researcher
Carries out research and coordinates the project 'Discourse
on Explosive Weapons'.
Research interests include: arms control and disarmament law, international
humanitarian law (IHL), humanitarian disarmament, human security,
arms trade, cluster munitions, conventional weapons.
Tel.: +41 (0)22 917 11 41
mbrehm@unog.ch
Tim Caughley, Resident Senior Fellow
Research interests include: international humanitarian law, and
international disarmament institutions including the Conference
on Disarmament, the IAEA, the CTBTO and the OPCW.
Tel.: +41 (0)22 917 11 49
tcaughley@unog.ch
Catherine Délice, Assistant
Project Officer
Is responsible for the administrative, financial and technical elements
of the regional seminars organized by the project 'Promoting
Discussion on an Arms Trade Treaty'.
Research interests include: peacekeeping operations and the law
of international organizations.
Tel.: +41 (0)22 917 24 83
cdelice@unog.ch
Jozef Goldblat, Resident Senior Fellow
Research interests include: political and legal aspects of arms
control negotiations, especially in the field of weapons proliferation.
Tel.: +41 (0)22 731 72 69
Fax: +41 (0)22 731 22 49
goldblat@consultant.com
Catriona Gourlay, Research Fellow
Tel.: +41 (0)22 917 11 44
cgourlay@unog.ch
Elli Kytömäki,
Project Manager
Manages the project 'Promoting
Discussion on an Arms Trade Treaty'.
Research interests include: conventional arms and their transfer
controls, small arms and related processes, transparency in arms
control and disarmament, and regional security issues.
Tel.: +41 (0)22 917 20 90
ekytomaki@unog.ch
Kerry Maze, Project Manager
Manages the project 'Building
a framework for SALW Aid Effectiveness: Opportunities and Challenges'.
Research interests include: human security, the accountability of
private security companies in a multilateral context, and action
on small arms and light weapons as a means to foster development.
Tel.: +41 (0)22 917 17 59
kmaze@unog.ch
Derek Miller, Senior Researcher and
Project Manager
Manages the project 'Security
Needs Assessment Protocol (SNAP)'.
Research interests include: development of a protocol for security
needs assessments.
Tel.: +41 (0)22 917 18 90
dmiller@unog.ch
Ruth Payne, Research Fellow
Assists with research on the project 'Security
Needs Assessment Protocol (SNAP)'.
Research interests include: children and young people 'at risk',
including their experiences of conflict and violence; participatory
action and ethnographic research methods; research ethics; child-centred
research and programme design. Ruth also holds a Research Associate
position at the Centre for Child-Focused Research, Brunel University,
UK.
Tel.: +44 (0)781 791 2307
ruthedp@yahoo.co.uk
Giacomo Persi Paoli, Research Fellow
Research interests include: peace-building, civil-military relations
and small arms issues.
Tel.: +39 33 33 500 534
gpersipaoli@unog.ch
Robin Edward Poulton, Senior Research
Fellow
Researches on African and micro-disarmament projects.
Research interests include: micro-disarmament (including weapons
collection and destruction); disarmament, demobilization and re-integration
of ex-combatants; regional specializations include Afghanistan and
Central Asia, Cambodia, Sierra Leone, Mali and West Africa.
rpoulton@comcast.net
Alexandra Reidon, Associate Project
Officer
Assists the project 'Security
Needs Assessment Protocol' with the preparation, organization
and execution of all their meetings, external events and field missions.
Tel.: +41 (0)22 917 56 00
areidon@unog.ch
Lisa Rudnick, Senior Researcher and
Assistant Project Manager
Carries out research for the project 'Security
Needs Assessments Protocol (SNAP)'.
Research interests include: cultural research, post-conflict security,
and community-level needs assessments.
Tel.: +41 (0)22 917 33 97
lrudnick@unog.ch
Yury Yudin, Senior Researcher
Manages the project 'Multinational
Approaches to the Nuclear Fuel Cycle'.
Research interests include: nuclear non-proliferation, nuclear power,
international security.
Tel.: +41 (0)22 917 14 40
yyudin@unog.ch
Institutional Development
Project Development and Fundraising Assistant, Tae
Takahashi
Conceptualizes and designs project proposals. Assists the
Director with fundraising for projects and the Institute.
Tel.: +41 (0)22 917 15 83
ttakahashi@unog.ch
Publications Unit
Specialized Secretary, Anita Blétry
Prepares the layout of manuscripts and manages distribution
of publications.
Tel.: +41 (0)22 917 42 63
abletry@unog.ch
French Translator for Disarmament Forum,
Valérie Compagnion
Translates articles for Disarmament
Forum and assists with all aspects of the journal's production.
Tel.: +41 (0)22 917 42 92
vcompagnion@unog.ch
Editor, Disarmament Forum, Jane Linekar
Edits articles for Disarmament
Forum and assists with all aspects of the journal's production.
Tel.: +41 (0)22 917 21 81
jlinekar@unog.ch
Editor, publications, Jason Powers
Edits books and other publications of the Institute, and assists
with the production process.
Tel.: +41 (0)22 917 21 69
jpowers@unog.ch
Conferences and Seminars
Conference Organizer, Tae Takahashi
Organizes conferences, seminars and other events for the
Institute.
Tel.: +41 (0)22 917 15 83
ttakahashi@unog.ch
IT Support
Computer Systems Manager, Sonia Billard-Fattah
Oversees and administers the Institute's IT infrastructure.
UNIDIR focal point for E-learning and UNIDIR focal point for Women.
Research interests include: E-Learning in support of international
security; promoting interfaith and intercultural dialogue to enhance
disarmament; and considering gender issues to enhance the role of
women in peace and security .
Tel.: +41 (0)22 917 12 34
sbillard@unog.ch
UNIDIR
Palais des Nations
1211 Geneva10
Switzerland
Tel.: +41 (0)22 917 31 86
Fax: +41 (0)22 917 01 76
unidir@unog.ch
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