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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
Chief, Projects and Publications, 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
Associate Researcher, Research
and Development for an Evidence-based Reintegration Programming
Tool project;
UNIDIR Focal Point for Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration
(DDR).
Research interests include: small arms, explosive remnants of war
and cluster munitions, armed violence reduction, environmental security,
ex-combatants and children affected by conflict, using community-generated
knowledge to design effective policy.
Tel.: +41 (0)22 917 25 80
nacharya@unog.ch
Ben Baseley-Walker, Programme Lead
Manages the Emerging
Security Threats Programme.
Research interests include: space security, cybersecurity, public
international law, international humanitarian law, the application
of technology to emerging global security issues.
Tel.: +41 (0)22 917 11 44
bbaseleywalker@unog.ch
John Borrie, Senior Disarmament Fellow
jborrie@unog.ch
Maya Brehm, Project Manager
Manages the project 'Norms
on Explosive Weapons'.
Research interests include: explosive weapons, 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, Associate
Project Officer
Is responsible for the administrative, financial and technical elements
of the regional seminars organized by the project 'Supporting
the Arms Trade Treaty Negotiations through Regional Discussions
and Expertise Sharing'.
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
cgourlay@unog.ch
Katherine Green,
Research Fellow
Works on the project 'Analysis
of PoA implementation'.
Research interests include: conventional arms control regulations,
small arms proliferation and regional security issues.
Tel.: +41 (0)22 917 32 67
cgreen@unog.ch
Elli Kytömäki,
Project Manager
Manages the project 'Supporting
the Arms Trade Treaty Negotiations through Regional Discussions
and Expertise Sharing'.
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, Research Fellow
kmaze@unog.ch
Pavel Podvig, Programme Lead
Manages the Weapons
of Mass Destruction Programme.
Tel.: +41 (0)22 917 17 59
ppodvig@unog.ch
Derek Miller, Research Fellow
dmiller@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, Project Officer
Works on the project 'Research
and Development for an Evidence-based Reintegration Programming
Tool'.
Tel.: +41 (0)22 917 56 00
areidon@unog.ch
Lisa Rudnick, Senior Researcher and
Project Manager
Manages the project 'Research
and Development for an Evidence-based Reintegration Programming
Tool'.
Research interests include: cultural research, local strategies
research, service design, communities in post-conflict contexts,
improving local-level effectiveness in community engagement.
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, Ross McRae
Edits articles for Disarmament
Forum and assists with all aspects of the journal's production.
Tel.: +41 (0)22 917 21 81
rmcrae@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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