The Academic Council of International Geneva

The Academic Council of International Geneva includes representatives from international organisations headquartered in Geneva. It supports the SNIS in its operations, guarantees a close collaboration between the SNIS and the international community, and proposes thematic guidelines for academic research relevant to their priority areas.

The Academic Council of International Geneva:

  • is composed by representatives of scientific branches of International Organisations (IO’s)
  • in order to establish the link between Swiss scientists and IO’s
  • defines the yearly thematic issue for the Call for Projects
  • contributes to the round-table debate series organised in various academic institutions in Switzerland
  • acts as a Jury of the International Geneva Award that prizes three outstanding scientific articles from the point of view of policy relevance to IO’s

Members

Picture Name Institution Current position Department/Institute/Section
Salman Bal Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations Office and other International Organisations in Geneva Geneva Counselor
Maurizio Bona CERN Advisor to the Director-General, in charge of relations with International Organizations European Organisation for Nuclear Research, CERN
Mohand Cherifi UNITAR United Nations Institute for Training and Research
Jeffery Crisp UNHCR United Nations Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Head of Evaluation and Policy Analysis Unit
Marcelo Di Pietro Peralta WIPO World Intellectual Property Organisation Acting Director World Academy
Charles Gore UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development Honorary Professor of Economics at University of Glasgow Former Head of Research of Africa and Least Developed Countries
Theresa Hitchens UNOG - United Nations Office at Geneva Director United Nations Institute for Desarmement Research, UNIDIR
Marcia Kran OHCHR United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Director Research and Right to Development Division
Bernard Kuiten WTO WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION Head of External Relations
Carlos Lopes UNITAR United Nations Institute for Training and Research Executive Director United Nations Institute for Training and Research, UNITAR
Cécile Molinier UNDP United Nations Development Programme Director of the Geneva Office
Gonzalo Oviedo IUCN International Union for the Conservation of Nature Senior adviser on social policy
Raymond Torres ILO International Labour Organisation Director
Peter Utting UNRISD United Nations Research Institute for Social Development Deputy Director
Charlotte Warakaulle UNOG - United Nations Office at Geneva Chief of the Political Affairs, External Relations and Inter-Agency Affairs Section United Nations Office at Geneva, Office of the Director General