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Programme Manager

Ammunition management advisory team

Ida Scarpino joined the GICHD in October 2026 as Programme Manager with the Ammunition Management Advisory Team (AMAT). In this role, she supports international cooperation and assistance efforts under the Global Framework for Through-life Conventional Ammunition Management (GFA) Global Assistance Mechanism, working closely with the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA), UN Regional Centres, national authorities and international partners. Her work focuses on advancing the dissemination and implementation of the International Ammunition Technical Guidelines (IATG) and the GFA, with a particular focus on Latin America and the Caribbean.

Ida brings 15 years of experience in conventional arms control, weapons and ammunition management (WAM), international cooperation and sustainable development. Before joining the GICHD, she worked with UNODA, where she led the conventional arms control portfolio of the UN Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific.

Her previous experience includes work with the Mines Advisory Group in Mali, the Arms Trade Treaty Secretariat, the World Bank Group, the Italian Government, and NGOs in Burundi and Uganda.

  • Organisation Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD)
  • Division Ammunition management advisory team
  • Unit Assistance to States