The Board of Directors of the Trust Fund for Victims at the ICC was established by the Assembly of States Parties to direct the activities and projects of the Trust Fund and the allocation of resources to programmes for the benefit of victims. Board members serve in a pro-bono and individual capacity and shall conduct their work with independence.
The Board is representative of the regions of the Assembly of States Parties.
The 8th Board of Directors is composed by:
Mr. Andres Parmas (Estonia);
Ms. Mônica Jacqueline Sifuentes (Brazil);
Mr. Kevin Kelly (Ireland);
H.E. Mr. O-Gon Kwon (Republic of Korea); and
Mr. Ibrahim Sorie Yillah (Sierra Leone).
By a drawing of lots pursuant to resolution ICC-ASP/20/Res.5, the following two members were elected for two-year terms:
Ms. Mônica Jacqueline Sifuentes (Brazil); and
Mr. Ibrahim Sorie Yillah (Sierra Leone).
In December 2025, the Assembly of States Parties elected by acclamation H.E. Mr. O-Gon Kwon (Republic of Korea), who serves as a member of the Board of Directors until December 2028, completing the term for which a vacancy was created after the resignation of H.E. Mr Tareque Muhammad, whom the Board thanks for his service.
The other three members elected at the twenty-third session were elected for four-year terms.
Mr Yillah is a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of Sierra Leone. He was called to the Sierra Leone Bar in 1998 and has practiced law both nationally and internationally. Domestically, he has appeared before all levels of the judiciary in Sierra Leone, including the Magistrate’s Court, High Court, Court of Appeal, and the Supreme Court.
Mr Andres Parmas, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Trust Fund for Victims at the International Criminal Court. Mr Parmas has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Trust Fund for Victims at the International Criminal Court (ICC) since 2021.
Mr Kevin Kelly is the Ambassador of Ireland to India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and the Maldives.
Ambassador Kelly serves on the Board of Directors of the TFV from 2021.
In December 2024, Ambassador Kelly was re-elected by the Assembly of States Parties to the Rome Statute to integrate the 8th Board of Directors in the seat reserved for the Western European and Other States Group.
Ms Mônica Jacqueline Sifuentes is the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the Trust Fund for Victims at the International Criminal Court
Mr. O-Gon Kwon is an attorney-at-law at Kim & Chang in the Republic of Korea. Since December 2025, he has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Trust Fund for Victims of the International Criminal Court (ICC).