Professor Michel Veuthey is Ambassador of the Sovereign Order of Malta for Monitoring and Combating Trafficking in Persons, and Deputy Permanent Observer of the Order of Malta in Geneva.

He is President of the Fondation Collège Universitaire Henry Dunant (CUHD), a Swiss public-utility foundation in Geneva that supports research and training on human trafficking, human rights, and international humanitarian law. He has organised more than forty webinars, including two on trafficking in sports, building a network of international experts and a digital library on human trafficking. In December 2025 he co-organised the International High-Level Conference on Human Trafficking in Rome on the 25th Anniversary of the Palermo Protocol. He is now preparing, with the International Institute of Humanitarian Law in San Remo, an online course entitled “Human Trafficking: From Advocacy to Action.”

Born in Geneva, he holds a Doctorate of Laws from the University of Geneva and a Diploma from the Hague Academy of International Law. From 1967 to 2000 he served with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), including as Member of the Legal Division, Head of the Division of International Organizations, General Delegate for Europe and North America, Regional Delegate in Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean, and Assistant to ICRC President Cornelio Sommaruga. Since 2005 he has been Associate Professor at Webster University in Geneva, and has authored a book and articles on humanitarian law and humanitarian diplomacy.

In recognition of his service, Michel Veuthey has received several honors, including the Croix de Grand Officier Pro Merito Melitensi and the Grand-Croix de Grâce Magistrale en Obédience from the Order of Malta and the Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana.

From 2000 to 2004, he was a Member of the Board of MSF-Switzerland. From 2004 to 2007, he served as a Member of the Board of Communications of the Sovereign Order of Malta. In 2005, he was appointed President of Henry Dunant University College, a recognized Swiss Foundation of public utility that offers training courses on human rights, and a course for helpers of victims of trafficking. Since 2005, he also teaches at Webster University in Geneva, as an Associate Professor of Public International Law. From 2005 to 2017, he was President of the “Cercle des Amitiés Internationales de Genève”. In 2012, he was appointed President of the Centre Catholique d’Etudes de Genève, which serves as a space to foster open reflection and dialogue for believers and non-believers alike. For 12 years, he has been Vice-President of the International Institute of Humanitarian Law , President ad interim in 2007, and the Director of the Summer Course on IHL for twenty two years.

Ambassador Veuthey’s action aims to:

• Raise awareness and promote education for the respect of fundamental human rights and international humanitarian law
• Train and develop research to prevent and combat human trafficking
• Share best practices against human trafficking
• Bring together internationally renowned experts
• Participate in international events on trafficking,  human rights, and international humanitarian law
• Encourage and support survivors of human trafficking and those working in the field.

The Henry Dunant University College Foundation is recognized as a public utility and is controlled by the Swiss Federal Supervisory Authority for Foundations; its donors benefit from tax deductions.