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. Tareque Muhammad (Bangladesh);
Mr. Andres Parmas (Estonia);
Ms. Mônica Jacqueline Sifuentes (Brazil);
Mr. Kevin Kelly (Ireland); 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).
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 Tareque Muhammad is the Ambassador of Bangladesh to the Kingdom of The Netherlands.
Amb Muhammad joined Bangladesh Foreign Service in 1999. In nearly three decades, he has served in different capacities in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh and in different Bangladesh Missions. He has served in Madrid, New Delhi, Kathmandu, Yangon, Los Angelos and Nairobi previously. Before coming to the Netherlands, he has served as the High Commissioner in Nairobi and as Consul General in Los Angeles.