Who We Are

Expert Doctoral Researcher

Aatralarasi Saravanan

Aatralarasi Saravanan is a Doctoral Researcher in the Joint PhD Programme in Integrated Management of Water, Soil, and Waste between Technische Universität Dresden and UNU-FLORES.

Expert Visiting Scientist

Akwasi Sarpong

Akwasi Owusu Sarpong is a Visiting Scientist in the One Health and Urban Transformation Graduate School, hosted by the Center for Development Research (ZEF) of the University of Bonn.

Staff Programme Officer

Vithiya Sathivelu works as the Programme Officer at UNU-IIGH. Her focus includes increasing visibility of the institute through virtual and in-person convening, thoughtful dissemination of ongoing research, strengthening partnerships with governments and non-governmental bodies and building allyship with other UN entities.

UNU Council Member UNU Council Member; Advisor, East Japan Railway Trading Co., Ltd.; Advisor, National Institutes for Cultural Heritage

Amb. Kuni Sato

Ambassador Kuni Sato held three bilateral and three multilateral overseas posts in addition to working in the fields of legal, trade, cultural, and regional affairs in Tokyo during her four-decade diplomatic career.

Staff Director of Administration

Ms. Joan Sawe

Ms. Joan Sawe is the Director of Administration (D2) at the United Nations University.

Staff Resource Nexus Events, Advocacy and Outreach Associate

Johanna Schaepling

At UNU FLORES she is responsible for the organization of the biannual Dresden Nexus Conference (DNC) as well as other outreach, advocacy and impact activities.

Expert Student Affairs Officer

Ingrid Scheffers

Ingrid Scheffers, a Dutch national, joined UNU-MERIT in June 2016.

UNU Council Member UNU Council Member; Chief Executive Officer, the National Foundation, the Cité internationale universitaire de Paris

Dr. Vanessa Scherrer

Dr. Vanessa Scherrer joined the Cité internationale universitaire de Paris on 8 February 2024 as the Chief Executive Officer of the National Foundation.

Expert Senior E-Learning Associate

Yannick Schillinger

Yannick Schillinger is an eLearning Programme Associate at UNU-EHS.

Advisory Committee Member International Advisory Committee Member

Dr Lisa Schipper

Dr Lisa Schipper is an Environmental Social Science Research Fellow in the Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford.