The expert is a seasoned International Analyst and Political Scientist, specializing in humanitarian disarmament, arms control, and transnational organized crime, with extensive experience in NGOs in Argentina and Colombia. His research and academic endeavors are dedicated to addressing pressing issues in defense, security, and humanitarian efforts.
Occupation: The expert is an International Analyst and Political Scientist, with proven experience working for NGOs in Argentina and Colombia in the humanitarian disarmament and the Defense and Security sector. The expert possess experience in the research and academic field as well focused on humanitarian disarmament, arms control and transnational organized crime issues.
Countries of expertise: Caribbean, Latin America
The Expert has expertise on forced displacement and migration in Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean and the links with gang violence, organised crime and corruption in the region. For the last ten years they have conducted academic and professional research on migration and internal displacement linked to violence, criminal groups and impunity in Central America and Mexico and on human trafficking in the broader region of Latin America and Caribbean, making several fieldwork trips and authoring NGOs reports and academic articles. I also have expertise in gender issues in the region, including gender-based violence, LGBTQ+ discrimination and hate crimes, and access to abortion and reproductive rights.
Occupation: Research consultant (independent) and university lecturer
Countries of expertise: Caribbean, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua
Academic and international development consultant with expertise around the cross-cutting themes of violence, extremism, anti-corruption, human rights, elections natural resources, poverty, community development, and risks.
Occupation: Lecturer and International Development Consultant
Countries of expertise: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Cameroon, Caribbean, Cote d`Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Mauritius, Nigeria, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda