14 Oct
16:30 - 18:00
Special Event
Opening Ceremony: What is Peace ?
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the UN and other international organisations in Geneva, The United Nations Office at Geneva, Canton et République de Genève, Ville de Genève
Palais de Nations room XX – Hybrid
#GenevaPeaceWeek2024 #WhatIsPeace #Peacebuilding #UNOG #FadoForPeace #OpeningCeremony
15 Oct
08:30 - 09:00
Networking
Networking Breakfast
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform
Conference Center
15 Oct
09:00 - 10:30
Peace Panel
Dialogue, Truth, and Reconciliation as Means to Sustaining Peace: g7+ Experiences
G7+ Secretariat, The Permanent Mission of Timor-Leste to the United Nations Office and other International Organizations in Geneva, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
GCSP- 5th floor (pétale 4) – Hybrid
#Truth&Reconciliation #Dialogue4Peace #TLExpereince #g7plus4Peace #g7plusGenPeaceWeek
15 Oct
09:00 - 16:30
Art Exhibition
Fernando Cometto: Artist-in-Residence
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform
Conference Center
#Art #Art for Peace
15 Oct
09:00 - 16:30
Art Exhibition
Nature Foot Print
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, Peace Nexus
GCSP 4th floor - in-person
#Art #Environment
15 Oct
09:00 - 10:30
Peace Panel
Rebuilding Trust, Security and Reconciliation: From Conflict to Cohesion
Principles for Peace Foundation, DCAF
Conference Center C1 (pétale 5) – Hybrid
#Security #Reconciliation #Conflict #Accountability #Community involvement
15 Oct
09:00 - 10:30
Peace Panel
The Role of Special Procedures in Sustaining Peace and Preventing Conflict through Human Rights
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Quaker United Nations Office Geneva (QUNO)
GCSP- 4th floor (pétale 4) – Hybrid
#Prevention and Root Causes
15 Oct
10:30 - 11:00
Networking
Coffee-break
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform
Conference Center
Stay energised and engaged throughout the day! Enjoy invigorating coffee breaks at the conference centre.
15 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Peace Panel
Local actors as peace influencers: SSG/R’s role in peacebuilding in the MENA region
DCAF – Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance, Qatar Strategic Studies Centre
Conference Center C1 (pétale 5) – Hybrid
#Civiliansmilitary #communication #peoplecenteredsecurity #localgovernance #peaceprocesses
15 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Peace Panel
Pathways to Peace: Empowering Young Women as Agents of Change
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE); Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP); Women in International Security Italy (WIIS- Italy) and Mediterranean Women Mediators Network (MWMN)
GCSP- 4th floor (pétale 4) – Hybrid
#genderequality #WINGenderEquality #OSCE #GCSP #WIISItaly #MWMN
15 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Peace Workshop
What is Resilience? Bringing coherence to concepts of resilience in conflict prevention and peacebuilding
Interpeace, The Centre for Sustainable Peace and Democratic Development, SeeD
GCSP- 5th floor (pétale 4) – Hybrid
#Resilience #ConflictPrevention #BetterEvidence #PeacebuildingLessons
15 Oct
12:30 - 13:00
Networking
Coffee-break
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform
Conference Center
Stay energised and engaged throughout the day! Enjoy invigorating coffee breaks at the conference centre.
15 Oct
13:00 - 14:30
Peace Panel
Implementing the Pact: Advancing New Options and Models for Future Peace Missions
Geneva Centre for Security Policy
Conference Center C1 (pétale 5) – Hybrid
#EarlyPeacebuilding #UNPolicing #UNPeaceMissions #BuildingPeace
15 Oct
13:00 - 14:30
Peace Workshop
Mastering Negotiation in Conflict: Role-Play and Insights from the Field
Clingendael Institute of International Affairs, Nonviolent Peaceforce
GCSP- 5th floor (pétale 4) – Hybrid
#negotiation #peacebuildingskills #nonviolence #nonviolentapproaches #humanitariannegotiations
15 Oct
13:00 - 14:30
Peace Panel
Virtual Reality for Peace
University of Birmingham, Centre for Artificial Intelligence in Government (CAIG), Geneva Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID), United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia, Technical University Munich (TUM) Think Tank
GCSP- 4th floor (pétale 4) – Hybrid
#VR #VirtualReality #Metaverse #Diplomacy #Pecebuilding
15 Oct
14:30 - 16:00
Special Event
Akord AI Presentation
Conflict Dynamics International
GCSP- 4th floor (pétale 4) – In person
#Technology #AI #Peace
15 Oct
14:30 - 15:00
Networking
Coffee-break
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform
Conference Center
Stay energised and engaged throughout the day! Enjoy invigorating coffee breaks at the conference centre.
15 Oct
15:00 - 16:30
Peace Workshop
Addressing discrimination and xenophobia in schools through ethics education
Arigatou International Geneva, Kenya National Commission for UNESCO, Indonesia National Commission for UNESCO, Global Humanity for Peace Institute, University of Wales Trinity St. David, Guerrand-Hermes Foundation for Peace, Higher Committee of Human Fraternity
GCSP- 5th floor (pétale 4) – Hybrid
#Bullying #SafeLearningEnvironments #ViolenceAgainstChildren #InteractiveWorkshop #TransformativePedagogy
15 Oct
15:00 - 16:00
Special Event
Peace, Trade, Development and Innovations: Insights from International Leaders
University for Peace, Geneva Peacebuilding Platform
Palais de Nations room V – In person
#Trade #Innovations #Development #Peace
15 Oct
15:00 - 16:30
Peace Panel
The Prevention and Peacebuilding Architectures: Building Support for Locally-led Prevention Efforts in At-risk Countries
U.S. Department of State
GCSP- 4th floor (pétale 4) – Hybrid
#Armed Conflict and Humanitarian Action #Peace Responsive Approaches #Prevention and Root Causes #Gender, Minorities and Identities #Local Actors and Local Communities #International Geneva and Peacebuilding
#Sustainable Peace Infrastructures, Initiatives and Institutions
#Human Rights, Social Justice and Inclusion
#Sustainable Peace Infrastructures, Initiatives and Institutions
#Human Rights, Social Justice and Inclusion
15 Oct
16:45 - 17:45
Peace Panel
A Feminist Peace Built by All: Pathways to Inclusive Visions of Peace
International Peace Institute, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland, the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP), International Gender Champions, the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD), and the Berghof Foundation
GCSP- 4th floor (pétale 4) – Hybrid
#WomenPeaceandSecurity #FeministPeace
15 Oct
16:45 - 17:45
Peace Workshop
Bridging Generations: Co-Creating Solutions for Peace and Social Development
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD), Warwick Interdisciplinary Research Centre for International Development
GCSP- 5th floor (pétale 4) – in-person
#peace #socialdevelopment #justice #youth #peacemakers #care
15 Oct
18:00 - 19:30
Special Event
2024 Kofi Annan Geneva Peace Address: Rising Peacebuilders
Kofi Annan Foundation, The Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, The Geneva Graduate Institute, Caux Initiatives of Change Foundation, The Canton et République de Genève, Ville de Genève
Auditorium Ivan Pictet (pétale 1) – Hybrid
#KofiAnnan #GenevaPeaceAddress #Rising Peacebuilders #TheElders #Leadership
16 Oct
08:30 - 09:45
Special Event
Breakfast Conversation: Humanitarian Demining in Ukraine: A contribution to Peace
Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining
Upon invitation only
16 Oct
08:30 - 09:00
Networking
Networking Breakfast
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform
Conference Center
16 Oct
09:00 - 16:30
Art Exhibition
Fernando Cometto: Artist-in-Residence
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform
Conference Center
#Art #Art for Peace
16 Oct
09:00 - 16:30
Art Exhibition
Nature Foot Print
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, Peace Nexus
GCSP 4th floor - in-person
#Art #Environment
16 Oct
09:00 - 10:30
Peace Panel
Sparing Water from Armed Conflicts – Building a Coalition of Action
Geneva Call, Geneva Water Hub, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs of Slovenia
Conference Center C1 (pétale 5) – Hybrid
#water #committment #waterforpeace #protectwater
16 Oct
09:00 - 10:30
Peace Panel
Trustbuilding from the table to the streets: Inclusive Strategies for Sustainable Peace
Search for Common Ground, Berghof Foundation, Interpeace
GCSP- 4th floor (pétale 4) – Hybrid
#trustbuilding #prevention #inclusion #sustainability
16 Oct
10:30 - 11:00
Networking
Coffee-break
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform
Conference Center
Stay energised and engaged throughout the day! Enjoy invigorating coffee breaks at the conference centre.
16 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Peace Panel
Beyond Survival — Unpacking The Nexus Between Conflict, Gender and Natural Disasters
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, The Syria Campaign (TSC) International Bridges to Justice (IBJ)
GCSP- 4th floor (pétale 4) – Hybrid
#BeyondSurvival #Syria #Earthquake #humanitarian #feminist
16 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Peace Workshop
Inspiring New Thinking: Environmental and Food Security Solutions
Kofi Annan Foundation, Ban Ki-moon Centre (BKMC) and Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
GCSP- 5th floor (pétale 4) – Hybrid
#ClimatePeace #FoodSecurity #YouthInAction #EnvironmentalResilience #Peacebuilding
16 Oct
12:30 - 13:00
Networking
Coffee-break
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform
Conference Center
Stay energised and engaged throughout the day! Enjoy invigorating coffee breaks at the conference centre.
16 Oct
12:30 - 13:15
Peace Panel
Committing to Gender Equality: The WPS-HA Compact
Directors of the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP), DCAF – Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance, The Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD)
GCSP Petal 4- 747 Brunner Library - In-person only
#genderequality #womenpeacesecurity #commitment #rootcauses #peacefinance #prevention #human rights #International Geneva #humanitarian
16 Oct
13:00 - 14:00
Special Event
Geneva-New York Peace Dialogue
Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the UN and other international organisations in Geneva, Geneva Peacebuilding Platform
Auditorium A2 (pétale 1) – Hybrid
#Peace Dialogue #peace and security #UN Security Council #New Agenda for Peace
16 Oct
13:00 - 14:30
Peace Workshop
Mitigating the Human Rights Impacts of Arms Transfers: A Blueprint for Peace
Quaker United Nations Office, Global Rights Compliance (GRC) and Control Arms
GCSP- 5th floor (pétale 4) – Hybrid
#Peace&trade #Preventionandroot #Causes
16 Oct
13:00 - 14:30
Peace Panel
Safeguarding the Present and Future: Ensuring that Children are Protected in War
Watchlist
GCSP- 4th floor (pétale 4) – Hybrid
#Civilian Protection
#International Humanitarian Law
#Human Rights
#Children and Armed Conflict
#International Humanitarian Law
#Human Rights
#Children and Armed Conflict
16 Oct
13:00 - 14:30
Peace Panel
Understanding the Intersection of Conflict, Hunger, and Peace: Global Perspectives
UN World Food Programme, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the UN Organizations in Rome, The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), The Global Network Against Food Crises, Scaling up Nutrition (SUN) Movement
Conference Center C1 (pétale 5) – Hybrid
#WorldFoodDay #ConflictandHunger #SDG2 #Resolution2417 #RightToFood
16 Oct
14:30 - 15:00
Networking
Coffee-break
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform
Conference Center
Stay energised and engaged throughout the day! Enjoy invigorating coffee breaks at the conference centre.
16 Oct
15:00 - 16:30
Peace Panel
Integrating Mental Health and Psychosocial Support into new contexts of Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration
International Organization for Migration, Interpeace, United Nations - Office of Rule of Law and Security Institutions – Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Section (OROLSI-DDR)
Conference Center C1 (pétale 5) – Hybrid
#MHPSS, #DDR, #peacebuilding #GPWMHPSSinDDR
16 Oct
15:00 - 16:30
Peace Panel
Social contract and trust building: can another UN-supervised constitutional process bring peace to Afghanistan?
Center for Dialogue and Progress – Geneva, Action for Development (AfD), Association of Judges of Afghanistan (AJA), Centro per Dialogo e Solidarietà – Roma (CDS-R),
GCSP- 4th floor (pétale 4) – Hybrid
#AfghanistanPeace #ConstitutionForPeace #GenderJustice #UNDialogue #InclusiveGovernance #GenderApertheid
16 Oct
15:00 - 16:30
Peace Workshop
Trade and SME-led growth in fragile and conflict affected settings: Key principles for inter-agency collaboration
International Trade Centre, International Organization for Migration (IOM), World Trade Organization (WTO), International Labour Organization (ILO), Mercy Corps
GCSP- 5th floor (pétale 4) – Hybrid
#SMEGrowth #ConflictResolution #PrivateSectorDevelopment #EconomicResilience #InclusiveTrade
16 Oct
16:45 - 18:00
Peace Panel
How can peace prosper? The role of national peace infrastructures in sustaining peace
United Nations Development Programme, Republic of Kenya, Ministry of Interior and National Administration,Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, Joint UNDP-United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs Programme on Building National Capacities for Conflict Prevention
Conference Center C1 (pétale 5) – Hybrid
#sustainingpeace #infrastructuresforpeace #nationallyled #prevention #warmpeace
16 Oct
16:45 - 17:45
Peace Panel
Peace Cafe
Student Peacebuilding Initiative, the FAB Geneva Graduate Institute
The Fab (pétale 1) - in person
#PeaceCafe #Peacebuilding #GenevaPeaceWeek2024 #FuturePeacebuilders #GlobalPeace
16 Oct
18:00 - 19:00
Special Event
PeaceTalks 2024 Geneva Peace Week Edition
Interpeace, Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, Principles for Peace
Auditorium Ivan Pictet (pétale 1) – Hybrid
#PeaceTalks #StoryTelling #PeaceisPossible
17 Oct
08:30 - 09:00
Networking
Networking Breakfast
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform
Conference Center
17 Oct
09:00 - 10:30
Peace Panel
A Dangerous Intersection: Climate Change, Environmental Degradation, & Inadequate Governance as Drivers of Armed Conflict
Managing Exits from Armed Conflict (MEAC) Project, United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research, adelphi, Foundation for Conservation and Sustainable Development (FCDS), Berghof Foundation
GCSP- 4th floor (pétale 4) – Hybrid
#Armedconflict #Criminalviolence #Inadequategovernance #Banditry #Bokoharam
17 Oct
09:00 - 10:30
Peace Panel
Breaking the Cycle: Engaging Survivors and Former Extremists to End Violent Extremism
Global Action Platform (GAP) – GCERF in collaboration with the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund - GCERF, Think Peace, ONG Garkua, RECOPA, Union Fraternelle des Croyants de Dori
Conference Center C1 (pétale 5) – Hybrid
#ex-combattants #survivors #socialcohesion #reintegration
17 Oct
09:00 - 16:30
Art Exhibition
Fernando Cometto: Artist-in-Residence
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform
Conference Center
#Art #Art for Peace
17 Oct
09:00 - 16:30
Art Exhibition
Nature Foot Print
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, Peace Nexus
GCSP 4th floor - in-person
#Art #Environment
17 Oct
09:00 - 10:30
Peace Workshop
Peace mediation under stress: Adaptation, innovation and challenges
Conciliation Resources
GCSP- 5th floor (pétale 4) – Hybrid
#Mediation #Peacemaking #Adaptation #Innovation #Conflict
17 Oct
10:30 - 11:00
Networking
Coffee-break
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform
Conference Center
Stay energised and engaged throughout the day! Enjoy invigorating coffee breaks at the conference centre.
17 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Peace Panel
Building Peace through an urban lens
Global Cities Hub, Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC), Peace in Our Cities (PiOC)
GCSP- 4th floor (pétale 4) – Hybrid
#urbanpeace #urbanspace #localgovernance #urbansecurity #organizedcrime
17 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Peace Workshop
Building trust across divides – strategies, tools, and success stories
Initiatives of Change International, Institute for Community-Based Sociotherapy (ICBS)
GCSP- 5th floor (pétale 4) – Hybrid
#Healing #CommunityBasedSociotherapy #BeTheChange #InitiativesOfChange
17 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Peace Panel
What is the Future for Small Arms Control?
Small Arms Survey, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Switzerland, Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding (CCDP) at the Geneva Graduate Institute, and UNODA – United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (TBD)
Conference Center C1 (pétale 5) – Hybrid
#SAS25Years #PeaceAndSecurity #SmallArmsControl #SustainablePeace #EndArmedViolence
17 Oct
12:30 - 13:00
Networking
Coffee-break
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform
Conference Center
Stay energised and engaged throughout the day! Enjoy invigorating coffee breaks at the conference centre.
17 Oct
13:00 - 14:30
Peace Panel
Peace in the Fourth Revolution: Unleashing the AI Political Potential
Globethics, The Institute for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence (IEAI) at Technical University of Munich (TUM)
GCSP- 4th floor (pétale 4) – Hybrid
#AI4PEACE #AIRegulation #AIgovernance #EthicalAI
17 Oct
13:00 - 14:30
Peace Panel
Protection of Civilians at 25 and Beyond: Understanding and reversing current POC trends
Center for Civilians in Conflict, International Committee of the Red Cross, Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA), Switzerland
Conference Center C1 (pétale 5) – Hybrid
#Civilians #POC #Trends #Harm #Conflict #AI #PMSCs #peace operations #EWIPA
17 Oct
13:00 - 14:30
Peace Workshop
RESPACE Peace: Reimagining Equitable Spaces and Infrastructures for Sustainable Peace
Conducive Space for Peace, Network for Empowered Aid Response (NEAR), Reos Partners (Reos)
GCSP- 5th floor (pétale 4) – Hybrid
#RESPACEPeace #ReimaginingPeace #PeaceInfrastuctures #GlobalCollaborationForPeace #EquitableFutures
17 Oct
14:30 - 15:00
Networking
Coffee-break
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform
Conference Center
Stay energised and engaged throughout the day! Enjoy invigorating coffee breaks at the conference centre.
17 Oct
15:00 - 16:30
Peace Workshop
Contributions to Sustaining Peace since 2016: Evaluating Progress and Future Directions
International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations International Children and Education Fund (UNICEF), UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Health Organization (WHO), World Food Programme (WFP)
Upon invitation only
#Sustaining Peace #UN Peacebuilding Architecture Review #Summit of the Future #Conflict Sensitivity #HDP Nexus
17 Oct
15:00 - 16:30
Peace Panel
From Last Mile to Lasting Peace: Strategies for engaging populations beyond state reach in health, humanitarian, and peace initiatives
Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue
Conference Center C1 (pétale 5) – Hybrid
#International Geneva and Peacebuilding
17 Oct
15:00 - 16:30
Peace Panel
Understanding and managing conflict-risk with the private sector
Sustainable Finance Geneva, Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, Interpeace / Finance 4 Peace, PeaceNexus
GCSP- 4th floor (pétale 4) – Hybrid
#DataDrivenApproaches #Methodologiestoassessconflictrisk #ExposuretoConflict
#Peacefinance
#Peacefinance
17 Oct
16:00 - 17:30
Special Event
Sport for peace: harnessing the role of sport in conflict resolution and peacebuilding
The International Centre for Sport Security, Permanent mission of the State of Qatar to the UN on Geneva, Education Above All Foundation, The Geneva Peacebuilding Platform
Auditorium A2 (pétale 1) – Hybrid
#Sport for Peace #Sustainable Peace
17 Oct
18:00 - 19:30
Special Event
Screening for Peace: Colette and Justin
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights
Auditorium Ivan Pictet (pétale 1) – in-person
#colonialism #movie #congo
18 Oct
09:00 - 10:30
Special Event
Arts and Peace Encounters
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, Caux Initiatives of Change Foundation, Kofi Annan Foundation
Auditorium Ivan Pictet (pétale 1) – Hybrid
#Arts #CultureandPeace #Theater #Painting
18 Oct
11:00 - 12:30
Special Event
Closing Ceremony
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, Berghof Foundation
Auditorium Ivan Pictet (pétale 1) – Hybrid
#GenevaPeaceWeek2024 #WomenInPeace #ClosingCeremony #GenderAndPeacebuilding #LettersToAMediator