Tobias Privitelli

Tobias Privitelli

Director of the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD)

Tobias Privitelli is the Deputy Director of the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD). In this role, he supports the strategic direction and management of the Centre, which works to reduce risks from explosive ordnance, advance mine action, and build national capacities worldwide. With extensive experience in humanitarian action, security policy, and international cooperation, he contributes to strengthening partnerships and ensuring that mine action continues to save lives, enable development, and foster sustainable peace.

"Humanitarian demining is not only about removing explosives—it is about giving communities back their land, their security, and their future."