Established by the General Assembly under Resolution 60/124 of 15 December 2005, the CERF Advisory Group provides the Secretary-General with periodic policy guidance and expert advice on the use and impact of the Fund through the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Valerie Amos. Ms. Amos manages day-to-day operations of the Fund on behalf of the Secretary-General.
Members of the Advisory Group serve in their individual capacity, and not as representatives of their countries or governments. They include government officials from contributing and recipient countries, representatives of humanitarian nongovernmental organizations, and academic experts, and have been carefully selected to reflect a geographical and gender balance.
Members of 2011 - 2012
Mr. Carlos Eduardo Zaballa
UN - White Helmets Coordinator
White Helmets Commission of Argentina
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Argentina
Mr. Jan Vandemoortele
Retired
UN Resident/Humanitarian Coordinator and Humanitarian Expert
Belgium
Mr. Milton Rondó Filho
Coordinator-General
International Actions to Combat Hunger
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Brazil
Mr. Stephen Salewicz
Director
International Humanitarian Assistance Directorate
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
Canada
Mr. Hong Zhu
Deputy Director-General
Department of International Trade and Economic Affairs
Ministry of Commerce
China
Ms. Satu Helinä Lassila
Senior Advisor
Unit for Humanitarian Assistance
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Finland
Mr. Barges Hamoud Al Barges
Chairman
The Kuwaiti Red Crescent Society
Kuwait
Mr. Mohameden Ould Zein
Head of the Mission for the Coordination of Activities
The Commissariat of the Food Security
Mauritania
Ms. Saadatou Mallam Barmou
Special Advisor to the Prime Minister
Niger
Mr. Silvano Langa (Vice-Chair)
Senior Advisor
Minister of the State Administration
Mozambique
Ms. Biya Han
Advisor
Korean Overseas International Cooperation Agency (KOICA)
Republic of Korea
Ms. Janina Ochojska
Founder and Head
Polska Akcja Humanitarna
Poland
Brigadier General Abdullah Muhammad Al-Sowaidi
General Manager/General Coordinator
General Directorate of Civil Defense/Permanent Emergency Committee
Qatar
Mr. Marius Daniel Dogeanu
Head of European Affairs
International Assistance and International Relations
Department of Romanian General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations
Romania
Mr. Mikael Lindvall (Chair)
Chargé d’Affaires and Minister Counsellor
Embassy of Sweden in Kigali, Rwanda
Sweden
Mr. Osman Nüvit Bektas
Head
Department of the Prime Ministry Disaster and Emergency Management
Turkey
Ms. Sue Wardell
Director
Conflict, Humanitarian Security, North Africa and Middle-East
Department for International Development (DFID)
United Kingdom
Mr. Jon C. Brause
Deputy Assistant Administrator
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
United States
Updated 28 October 2011