BUREAU OF THE COUNCIL
Dr Barbara Haering, President of the Council of Foundation, Geneva
Dr Cornelio Sommaruga, Honorary President of the Council of Foundation.
Ambassador Thomas Göbel, Secretary of the Council of Foundation, Permanent Representative of Germany to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva.
Dr Robert Diethelm, Deputy Director International Relations, Swiss Federal Department for Defence, Civil Protection and Sports.
Ambassador Alicia Victoria Arango Olmos, Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.
Ambassador Felix Baumann, Treasurer of the Council of Foundation, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the Conference on Disarmament.
Ambassador Amanda Gorely, Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.
MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL
Afghanistan
Ambassador Nasir Ahmad Andisha, Permanent Representative of Afghanistan to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.
Albania
Ambassador Ravesa Lleshi, Permanent Representative of Albania to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.
Australia
Ambassador Amanda Gorely, Permanent Representative of Australia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.
Austria
Dr. Arnold Kammel, Director, Directorate for Security Policy, Federal Ministry of Defence and Sports, Austria.
Cambodia
Ambassador An Sokkhoeurn, Permanent Representative of Cambodia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.
Colombia
Ambassador Alicia Victoria Arango Olmos, Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.
European Union
Ms. Marketa Homolkova, Minister Counsellor, Permanent Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.
Finland
Ambassador Kirsti Kauppi, Permanent Representative of Finland to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.
France
Vacant
Germany
Ambassador Thomas Göbel, Permanent Representative of Germany to the Conference on Disarmament.
Iraq
Ambassador Abdul-Karim Hashim Mostafa, Permanent Representative of Iraq to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.
Italy
Ambassador Leonardo Bencini, Permanent Representative of Italy to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva.
Japan
Ambassador Kozo Honsei, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.
Lebanon
Ambassador Salim Baddoura, Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.
Netherlands
Vacant
Norway
Ambassador Tine Mørch Smith, Permanent Representative of Norway to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.
Senegal
Ambassador Coly Seck, Permanent Representative of Senegal to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.
Sweden
Ambassador Anna Jardfelt, Permanent Representative of Sweden to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.
Switzerland
Ambassador Felix Baumann, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva.
Dr Robert Diethelm, Deputy Director International Relations Defence, Swiss Federal Department for Defence, Civil Protection and Sports.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Ambassador Aidan Liddle, Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva.
United Nations Mine Action Service
Ms. Ilene Cohn, Deputy Director and Officer-in-Charge of UNMAS.
United States of America
Vacant
Vietnam
Ambassador Thi Thyet Mai LE, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
Mr Håvard Bach, Head of Mine Action, APOPO Mine Action Programme
Mr Carl Case, Director, Humanitarian Mine Action, Organization of American States (OAS)
Dr Jane Cocking, Chief Executive Officer, Mines Advisory Group (MAG)
Mr James Cowan, Chief Executive, The Halo Trust
Ambassador Christian Dussey, Director, Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP)
Dr Heiner Hänggi, Deputy Director and Head of Policy and Research Department, Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of the Armed Forces (DCAF)
Mr Olaf Juergensen, Advisor, UNDP
Mr Rashid Khalikov, Director of Geneva Office, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Mr Hugues Laurenge, UNICEF
Ambassador Tomaz Lovrencic, Acting Director, ITF Enhancing Human Security
Mr Richard MacCormac, Head, Danish Demining Group (DDG)
Ms Sarah Marshall, Chief of Geneva Office, United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS)
Mr Dave McDonnell, Vice President, Director of Mine Action, Olive Group
Ms Marie Mills, Mine Action Adviser, Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB)
Ms Sheila Mweemba, Director, Implementation Support Unit of the Convention on Cluster Munitions
Mr Heng Rattana, Director General, Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC)
Mr Hans Risser, Head of Operations, Norwegian People’s Aid (NPA)
Mr Juan Carlos Ruan, Director, Implementation Support Unit of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention
Mr Emmanuel Sauvage, Head of Armed Violence Reduction Technical Unit, Handicap International
Ms Sara Sekkenes, Conflict Prevention & Partnerships Advisor, UNDP Bureau for Policy and Programme Support
Ambassador Jürg Streuli, President Fondation Suisse de Déminage (FSD)
Mr Erik Tollefsen, Head of the Weapon Contamination Unit, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
ADVISORY BOARD TERMS OF REFERENCE
Mission
In 1999, the Council of Foundation decided to establish an Advisory Board according to Articles 19 and 20 of the Statutes. The composition and the level of engagement have changed over the years, but the core idea has remained the same: the Advisory Board should provide the views and perspectives, knowledge and actual needs of practitioners and senior staff of mine action programmes and actors, thus contributing to the relevance of GICHD work.
Composition and status
- The Advisory Board will consist of up to twenty members who should be active in and/or closely linked to the mine action sector.
- The composition should take into account gender and diversity. At least one member should provide specific gender and diversity knowledge and experience in the development and application of diversity-sensitive policies.
- The members of the Advisory Board will be invited to join the Advisory Board by the Director of the GICHD.
- The Director of the GICHD can invite additional individuals for specific meetings, on an ad-hoc basis.
- The members will participate in their personal capacities and, as such, will not represent their governments or organisations.
- If a member is not able to attend an Advisory Board meeting, he can suggest a replacement for that particular meeting.
- The members will participate on a voluntary basis and have no legal status or responsibility.
- The term of individual membership will be four years. For special reasons, it can be extended once for two years. In specific cases like representatives of the UN, the term may cover the period of their official function.
- The Advisory Board shall ensure that an appropriate presence of members from mine action programmes, international and non-governmental organisations, and commercial companies is achieved.
- The GICHD may refund expenses for attending an Advisory Board meeting, provided that members are not able to bear such costs by themselves.
Organisation
- The Advisory Board shall meet at least once a year, preferably in Geneva on the margins of important mine action meetings.
- The agenda of its meetings will be prepared by the Director of the GICHD; the members of the Advisory Board may propose agenda items.
- The Advisory Board will be chaired by the Director of the GICHD or his Deputy.
- The minutes of the meetings will be circulated to the members of the Advisory Board.
Activities
- Review the GICHD Strategy, programme strategies, the annual Work Plans, terms of reference for evaluations of GICHD activities, and other important documents which guide the operational work of the GICHD.
- Provide feedback on GICHD work from the field and the mine action community.
- Advise on need for and means of disseminating GICHD knowledge.
- Advise on trends and new areas of work in the field of mine action and humanitarian disarmament.
- Advise the Council of Foundation if required on any mine action and GICHD related matter.
Geneva, 16 December 2009
