Behind our extensive United Network of Young Peacebuilders stands a number of specialised teams, committed to amplifying youth voices, strengthening the UNOY network, and advancing the Youth, Peace and Security agenda.
International Secretariat
Staff
Sofia Biscuola | Co-Director (Programmes) | sofia.biscuola@unoy.org
▸ Joint leadership of the network; global advocacy and oversight of programmes
- | Co-Director (Strategy) | -
▸ Joint leadership of the network; strategic planning and network development
Bart Horeman | Financial Coordinator | bart.horeman@unoy.org
▸ Financial planning and bookkeeping
Rachel Viney | Communications Lead | rachel.viney@unoy.org
▸ Communications development
Briona Collins | Advocacy and Policy Lead | briona.collins@unoy.org
▸ National and regional level advocacy programming
Carolina Resigotti | Network and Membership Coordinator | carolina.resigotti@unoy.org
▸ Network development and relations
Paul Klahre | Capacity Development Coordinator | paul.klahre@unoy.org
▸ Capacity development programming
Andrea Torrens | Partnership Lead | andrea.torrens@unoy.org
▸ Partnership development and relations
Júlia Ito Landers | Operations Lead | julia.landers@unoy.org
▸ Internal operations
Florence Meuwissen | MEL Lead | florence.meuwissen@unoy.org
▸ Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning
Laura Anton | Gender & Protection Lead | laura.anton@unoy.org
▸ Gender & Protection
Regional Coordinators
Bahia Gatti | Americas | bahia.gatti@unoy.org
Saumya Aggarwal | Asia | saumya.aggarwal@unoy.org
Grace Orao | East & Southern Africa | grace.orao@unoy.org
Laura Pistarini Teixeira Nunes | Europe | laura.pistarini@unoy.org
Raja AlAlami | Middle East & North Africa | raja.alami@unoy.org
Issah Toha Shamsoo | West & Central Africa | issah.tohashamsoo@unoy.org
Interns
Sharwari Khare | Projects Officer | projects@unoy.org
Muhammad Anugrah Utama | Network Officer | network@unoy.org
Fama Niang | Advocacy Officer | advocacy@unoy.org
- | Fundraising Officer | fundraising@unoy.org
Etee Sanghvi | Communications Officer | communication@unoy.org
International Steering Group
A democratically elected body consisting of six individuals from UNOY member organisations. Elected on a regional basis to ensure representation from different regions of the network. Their main responsibilities are strategic planning and setting thematic priorities based on feedback from the network.
Galia Kademian | Americas
Ashma Aryal | Asia
Franck Ngenzebuhoro | East and Southern Africa
Ilgın Paslı-Brombach | Europe
Qais Al-Jaber | Middle East and North Africa
Eseimokumo Tony Albert | West and Central Africa
*Left image: taken during the 2024 ISG-RC Annual Meeting.
Board
The board represents the legal body of UNOY Peacebuilders and is responsible for approving annual plans and budgets. Board members are all based in the Netherlands and they meet six times a year together with the International Secretariat. These positions are voluntary and there is no remuneration.
Imke Verburg | Chair
Leonor Santos | Treasurer
Elizabeth Jackson | Secretary
Yi Kang Choo
Stefania Kafka
Amy Dwyer
Ayla Schneiders
Amanda Huits
We also have three honourary chairs who all played a vital role in making UNOY Peacebuilders the network it is today:
Nikolai N. Firjubin ♰
Maria Kooijman
Rabby A. Soetendorp