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 Research Intern

Hatice Nihan Sarihan

Hatice Nihan Sarihan is a research intern at UNU-CRIS.

Expert Associate Research Fellow

Amal Sarsour

Amal Sarsour is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS

Staff Head of Strategy and Partnerships

Vithiya Sathivelu works as the Head of Strategy and Partnerships 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.

Expert JSPS-UNU Postdoctoral Fellow

Dr. Fred Sato

Fred Sato is a JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow with the Innovation and Education Programme at UNU‑IAS.

UNU Council Member Vice-Chair of UNU Council; 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 Associate Research Fellow

Charlotte Scheerens

Charlotte Scheerens is an Associate Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS

Expert Research Intern

Bo Scheerlinck

Bo Scheerlinck is a research intern at UNU-CRIS.