CERF Advisory Group Member 2023-2024
OCHA

Advisory Group

Established by the United Nations General Assembly in 2005, the CERF Advisory group provides the Secretary-General with periodic policy guidance and expert advice on the use and impact of CERF.

The group does this through the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (USG/ERC), who manages CERF's day-to-day operations on the Secretary-General's behalf.

Please click here to see a list of CERF Advisory Group members since the inception of the Fund. 

 

 

Current CERF Advisory Group Members

Ms. Caecilia Wijgers
Ms. Caecilia Wijgers
Ambassador of the Netherlands to Mali

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

The Netherlands
Ms. Sarah Charles
Ms. Sarah Charles
Assistant to the Administrator

U.S. Agency for International Development and Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance

The United States of America
Ms. Hilde Salvesen
Ms. Hilde Salvesen
Policy Director, Section for Humanitarian Affairs

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Norway
Mr. Cristian Torres
Mr. Cristian Torres
General Director

National Risk and Emergency Management Service of Ecuador 

Ecuador
Mr. Hesham Huwisa
Mr. Hesham Huwisa
Head of the Humanitarian Affairs Division of the Mission to the United Nations in Geneva

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Libya
Dr. Aqeel Jamaan Al Ghamdi
Dr. Aqeel Jamaan Al Ghamdi
Assistant Supervisor General for Planning and Development

King Salaman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center

Saudi Arabia
Ms. Susanne Fries-Gaier
Ms. Susanne Fries-Gaier
Director for Humanitarian Assistance

German Federal Foreign Office

Germany
Ms. Maria Jose del Aguila Castillo
Ms. Maria Jose del Aguila Castillo
Deputy Permanent Representative of Guatemala to the United Nations in New York
Guatemala
Mr. Shaheen Ali Al-Kaabi
Mr. Shaheen Ali Al-Kaabi
Ambassador and Director of the Department of International Cooperation

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Qatar
Ms. Beth Delaney
Ms. Beth Delaney
Humanitarian Coordinator for Australia
Australia
Ms. Nicole Mchugh
Ms. Nicole Mchugh
Humanitarian Director at Irish Department of Foreign Affairs

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Ireland
Ms. Heidy Rombouts
Ms. Heidy Rombouts
Director General of Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Aid for Belgium
Belgium
Mr. Maurizio Massari
Mr. Maurizio Massari
Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Italy to the United Nations in New York
Italy
Dr. Abubakar A. SULEIMAN
Dr. Abubakar A. SULEIMAN
Director/ Technical Adviser to the Honorable Minister, Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Abuja
Nigeria
Ms. Maria Teresa Torres Almojuela
Ms. Maria Teresa Torres Almojuela
Chief of Staff, Office of the Secretary Department of Foreign Affairs
Philippines
Mr. Mohamed Abdirizak
Mr. Mohamed Abdirizak
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs
Somalia
Mr. Ola Sohlström
Mr. Ola Sohlström
Deputy Head of Department for Multilateral Partnerships, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Sweden
Mr. Colum Wilson
Mr. Colum Wilson
Head of Humanitarian Department, at the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)
United Kingdom