GOVERNANCE
7TH CRAF’d STEERING COMMITTEE
DECEMBER 19, 2025 | 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
The CRAF’d Steering Committee held its second meeting in 2025, setting the Fund’s direction for 2026 and beyond. The Group endorsed the Investment Framework to strengthen pooled financing for crisis data and analytics. The Group also aligned scaling plans in the context of UN80 and the Humanitarian Reset, agreed on updates to governance documents, and approved extending the Fund to 2030.
STEERING COMMITTEE
The CRAF’d Steering Committee governs the Fund by providing strategic direction, approving funding allocations, and ensuring alignment with CRAF’d mission to enhance data-driven crisis action. It has ten members and is co-chaired by UN and donor representatives for balanced oversight. The Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office contributes its expertise as the trustee, serving as a non-voting member of the Steering Committee.
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GUY RYDER
Under-Secretary-General for Policy,
Secretary General’s Office, Co-chair -
ANNE WITKOWSKY
(Former) Assistant Secretary,
U.S. Department of State, Co-chair -
THOMAS ZAHNEISEN
Deputy Permanent Representative
to the United Nations, Germany -
DR. BAHIA TAHZIB-LIE
Deputy Permanent Representative
to the United Nations, Netherlands -
MELINDA BOHANNON
Director General, Foreign Commonwealth
and Development Office, United Kingdom -
SILVIO GONZATO
Deputy Head of Delegation to the
United Nations, European Union -
SHOKO NODA
Assistant Administrator and Director,
Crisis Bureau, UNDP -
UGOCHI DANIELS
Deputy Director General of Operations
International Organization for Migration, IOM -
MOHAMED KHALED
Assistant Secretary-General for the
Middle East, Asia and the Pacific,
UNDPPA -
JOYCE MSUYA
Assistant Secretary-General for
Humanitarian Affairs and Deputy
Emergency Relief Coordinator, OCHA -
ALAIN W. NOUDÉHOU
Executive Coordinator,
Multi-Partner Trust Fund Office,
MPTFO
MEETING UPDATES
5TH STEERING COMMITTEE
The CRAF’d Steering Committee held its second meeting in 2024 to advance key decisions for data‑driven crisis action. Members approved $3.6 million to strengthen essential risk datasets, reviewed progress on the Ecosystem Strategy, and welcomed IOM as the new rotating UN member for the next two years.
4TH STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING
The CRAF’d Steering Committee held its first meeting in 2024, bringing together representatives from the United Nations and donor partners in support of CRAF’d’s mission. The Group reaffirmed its backing for the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data project, the leading real‑time dataset on global conflicts, and welcomed the United States as the Fund’s new Co‑Chair for the next two years.