Who We Are

Advisory Board Member International Advisory Board Member

Premesh Chandran

He is the co-founder of Malaysiakini, Malaysia’s most popular independent news website, as well as Asia Mobiliti and Awatar, both innovative platforms in the mobility and AI sectors.

Expert Senior Research Associate

Dr. Dipesh Chapagain is a Senior Research Associate in the Global Mountain Safeguard Research (GLOMOS) programme at UNU-EHS Bonn since July 2023. The GLOMOS programme aims to enhance disaster risk reduction (DRR), climate change adaptation (CCA), and emergency response preparedness (ERP) in global mountains.

Expert Associate Programme Officer

Dr. Saroj Kumar Chapagain

Saroj Kumar Chapagain is an Associate Programme Officer (Sustainability Assessment) at UNU-FLORES.

Expert Academic Officer (Head of PACET)

Dr. Ambe Emmanuel Cheo

Dr. Cheo works with the PACET Division at UNU-VIE. He is leading research on Water. in the context of Water Energy and Food Nexus, including Climate Change topics. He is also involved in strategic project development, acquisition of funds and project implementation.

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Simon Chidodo

Simon Chidodo is part of the Joint PhD Programme of UNU-FLORES and TU Dresde

Expert Policy Research Fellow

Sergo Chikhladze

Dr. Sergo Chikhladze is a Policy Research Fellow within the Gender Equality & Intersectionality team of UNU-IIGH.

Expert Research Fellow, Climate Adaptation and Resilience

Dr. Vishwas Chitale

Dr. Vishwas Chitale specialises in climate change adaptation and resilience in the Global South.

Expert Research Fellow, Sustainable Agriculture and Communities

Dr. Joyce Chitja

Staff Chief of Information Technology and Director of Campus Computing Centre

Dr. Ng Chong

Dr. Ng Chong is Chief of Information Technology (D1) and Director of the UNU Campus Computing Centre.

Staff Travel and Administrative Assistant

Hlabiroa Chuene

Hlabiroa is a Travel and Administrative Assistant at the United Nations University (UNU), managing complex international travel and providing high-level administrative support. With a strong background in coordinating administrative support and liaising with interdepartmental communications, he is dedicated to fostering organizational efficiency. Hlabiroa plays a key role in streamlining processes and supporting UNU’s mission-driven initiatives.