2024 Programme
GPW24
2024 Programme
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Special Event
International Geneva and Peacebuilding
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 GenèvePalais de Nations room XX – Hybrid
#GenevaPeaceWeek2024 #WhatIsPeace #Peacebuilding #UNOG #FadoForPeace #OpeningCeremony
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Peace Panel
Sustainable Peace Infrastructures and Initiatives and Institutions
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 GenevaGCSP- 5th floor (pétale 4) – Hybrid
#Truth&Reconciliation #Dialogue4Peace #TLExpereince #g7plus4Peace #g7plusGenPeaceWeek
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Art Exhibition
Human Rights and Social Justice and Inclusion
Fernando Cometto: Artist-in-Residence
Geneva Peacebuilding PlatformConference Center
#Art #Art for Peace
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16:30
16:30
Art Exhibition
Environment and Climate and Peace
Nature Foot Print
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, Peace NexusGCSP 4th floor - in-person
#Art #Environment
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10:30
10:30
Peace Panel
Confidence and Trust Building
Rebuilding Trust, Security and Reconciliation: From Conflict to Cohesion
Principles for Peace Foundation, DCAFConference Center C1 (pétale 5) – Hybrid
#Security #Reconciliation #Conflict #Accountability #Community involvement
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Peace Panel
Human Rights and Social Justice and Inclusion
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
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Networking
Coffee-break
Geneva Peacebuilding PlatformConference Center
Stay energised and engaged throughout the day! Enjoy invigorating coffee breaks at the conference centre.
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Peace Panel
Local Actors and Local Communities
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 CentreConference Center C1 (pétale 5) – Hybrid
#Civiliansmilitary #communication #peoplecenteredsecurity #localgovernance #peaceprocesses
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Peace Panel
Children and Youth
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
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Peace Workshop
Prevention and Root Causes
What is Resilience? Bringing coherence to concepts of resilience in conflict prevention and peacebuilding
Interpeace, The Centre for Sustainable Peace and Democratic Development, SeeDGCSP- 5th floor (pétale 4) – Hybrid
#Resilience #ConflictPrevention #BetterEvidence #PeacebuildingLessons
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Networking
Coffee-break
Geneva Peacebuilding PlatformConference Center
Stay energised and engaged throughout the day! Enjoy invigorating coffee breaks at the conference centre.
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Peace Panel
Prevention and Root Causes
Implementing the Pact: Advancing New Options and Models for Future Peace Missions
Geneva Centre for Security PolicyConference Center C1 (pétale 5) – Hybrid
#EarlyPeacebuilding #UNPolicing #UNPeaceMissions #BuildingPeace
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Peace Workshop
Peace Responsive Approaches
Mastering Negotiation in Conflict: Role-Play and Insights from the Field
Clingendael Institute of International Affairs, Nonviolent PeaceforceGCSP- 5th floor (pétale 4) – Hybrid
#negotiation #peacebuildingskills #nonviolence #nonviolentapproaches #humanitariannegotiations
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Peace Panel
Peace and Tech
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 TankGCSP- 4th floor (pétale 4) – Hybrid
#VR #VirtualReality #Metaverse #Diplomacy #Pecebuilding
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Special Event
Peace and Tech
Akord AI Presentation
Conflict Dynamics InternationalGCSP- 4th floor (pétale 4) – In person
#Technology #AI #Peace
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Networking
Coffee-break
Geneva Peacebuilding PlatformConference Center
Stay energised and engaged throughout the day! Enjoy invigorating coffee breaks at the conference centre.
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Peace Workshop
Children and Youth
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 FraternityGCSP- 5th floor (pétale 4) – Hybrid
#Bullying #SafeLearningEnvironments #ViolenceAgainstChildren #InteractiveWorkshop #TransformativePedagogy
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Special Event
Peace and Trade
Peace, Trade, Development and Innovations: Insights from International Leaders
University for Peace, Geneva Peacebuilding PlatformPalais de Nations room V – In person
#Trade #Innovations #Development #Peace
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Peace Panel
Prevention and Root Causes and International Geneva and Peacebuilding
The Prevention and Peacebuilding Architectures: Building Support for Locally-led Prevention Efforts in At-risk Countries
U.S. Department of StateGCSP- 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
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Peace Panel
Gender and Minorities and Identities
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 FoundationGCSP- 4th floor (pétale 4) – Hybrid
#WomenPeaceandSecurity #FeministPeace
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Peace Workshop
Sustainable Peace Infrastructures and Initiatives and Institutions
Bridging Generations: Co-Creating Solutions for Peace and Social Development
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD), Warwick Interdisciplinary Research Centre for International DevelopmentGCSP- 5th floor (pétale 4) – in-person
#peace #socialdevelopment #justice #youth #peacemakers #care
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Special Event
Children and Youth
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 GenèveAuditorium Ivan Pictet (pétale 1) – Hybrid
#KofiAnnan #GenevaPeaceAddress #Rising Peacebuilders #TheElders #Leadership
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Special Event
Breakfast Conversation: Humanitarian Demining in Ukraine: A contribution to Peace
Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian DeminingUpon invitation only
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Art Exhibition
Human Rights and Social Justice and Inclusion
Fernando Cometto: Artist-in-Residence
Geneva Peacebuilding PlatformConference Center
#Art #Art for Peace
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16:30
Art Exhibition
Environment and Climate and Peace
Nature Foot Print
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, Peace NexusGCSP 4th floor - in-person
#Art #Environment
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Peace Panel
Environment and Climate and Peace
Sparing Water from Armed Conflicts – Building a Coalition of Action
Geneva Call, Geneva Water Hub, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Affairs of SloveniaConference Center C1 (pétale 5) – Hybrid
#water #committment #waterforpeace #protectwater
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Peace Panel
Confidence and Trust Building
Trustbuilding from the table to the streets: Inclusive Strategies for Sustainable Peace
Search for Common Ground, Berghof Foundation, InterpeaceGCSP- 4th floor (pétale 4) – Hybrid
#trustbuilding #prevention #inclusion #sustainability
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Networking
Coffee-break
Geneva Peacebuilding PlatformConference Center
Stay energised and engaged throughout the day! Enjoy invigorating coffee breaks at the conference centre.
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Peace Panel
Armed Conflict and Humanitarian Action
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
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Peace Workshop
Food Security and Environment and Climate and Peace
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
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Networking
Coffee-break
Geneva Peacebuilding PlatformConference Center
Stay energised and engaged throughout the day! Enjoy invigorating coffee breaks at the conference centre.
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Peace Panel
Peace Finance, Prevention and Root Causes, International Geneva and Peacebuilding and Human Rights and Social Justice and Inclusion
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
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Special Event
Human Security and Disarmament and International Geneva and Peacebuilding
Geneva-New York Peace Dialogue
Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the UN and other international organisations in Geneva, Geneva Peacebuilding PlatformAuditorium A2 (pétale 1) – Hybrid
#Peace Dialogue #peace and security #UN Security Council #New Agenda for Peace
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Peace Workshop
Human Security and Disarmament
Mitigating the Human Rights Impacts of Arms Transfers: A Blueprint for Peace
Quaker United Nations Office, Global Rights Compliance (GRC) and Control ArmsGCSP- 5th floor (pétale 4) – Hybrid
#Peace&trade #Preventionandroot #Causes
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Peace Panel
Armed Conflict and Humanitarian Action and Children and Youth
Safeguarding the Present and Future: Ensuring that Children are Protected in War
WatchlistGCSP- 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
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Peace Panel
Food Security
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) MovementConference Center C1 (pétale 5) – Hybrid
#WorldFoodDay #ConflictandHunger #SDG2 #Resolution2417 #RightToFood
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Networking
Coffee-break
Geneva Peacebuilding PlatformConference Center
Stay energised and engaged throughout the day! Enjoy invigorating coffee breaks at the conference centre.
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Peace Panel
Mental Health
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
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Peace Panel
Confidence and Trust Building
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
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Peace Workshop
Peace and Trade
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 CorpsGCSP- 5th floor (pétale 4) – Hybrid
#SMEGrowth #ConflictResolution #PrivateSectorDevelopment #EconomicResilience #InclusiveTrade
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Peace Panel
Sustainable Peace Infrastructures and Initiatives and Institutions
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 PreventionConference Center C1 (pétale 5) – Hybrid
#sustainingpeace #infrastructuresforpeace #nationallyled #prevention #warmpeace
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Peace Panel
Children and Youth
Peace Cafe
Student Peacebuilding Initiative, the FAB Geneva Graduate InstituteThe Fab (pétale 1) - in person
#PeaceCafe #Peacebuilding #GenevaPeaceWeek2024 #FuturePeacebuilders #GlobalPeace
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Special Event
PeaceTalks 2024 Geneva Peace Week Edition
Interpeace, Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, Principles for PeaceAuditorium Ivan Pictet (pétale 1) – Hybrid
#PeaceTalks #StoryTelling #PeaceisPossible
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Peace Panel
Environment and Climate and Peace
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 FoundationGCSP- 4th floor (pétale 4) – Hybrid
#Armedconflict #Criminalviolence #Inadequategovernance #Banditry #Bokoharam
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Peace Panel
Prevention and Root Causes
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 DoriConference Center C1 (pétale 5) – Hybrid
#ex-combattants #survivors #socialcohesion #reintegration
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Art Exhibition
Human Rights and Social Justice and Inclusion
Fernando Cometto: Artist-in-Residence
Geneva Peacebuilding PlatformConference Center
#Art #Art for Peace
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16:30
16:30
Art Exhibition
Environment and Climate and Peace
Nature Foot Print
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, Peace NexusGCSP 4th floor - in-person
#Art #Environment
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Peace Workshop
Peace Responsive Approaches
Peace mediation under stress: Adaptation, innovation and challenges
Conciliation ResourcesGCSP- 5th floor (pétale 4) – Hybrid
#Mediation #Peacemaking #Adaptation #Innovation #Conflict
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Networking
Coffee-break
Geneva Peacebuilding PlatformConference Center
Stay energised and engaged throughout the day! Enjoy invigorating coffee breaks at the conference centre.
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Peace Panel
Local Actors and Local Communities
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
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Peace Workshop
Confidence and Trust Building
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
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Peace Panel
Human Security and Disarmament
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
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Networking
Coffee-break
Geneva Peacebuilding PlatformConference Center
Stay energised and engaged throughout the day! Enjoy invigorating coffee breaks at the conference centre.
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Peace Panel
Peace and Tech
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
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Peace Panel
Prevention and Root Causes and Human Rights and Social Justice and Inclusion
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), SwitzerlandConference Center C1 (pétale 5) – Hybrid
#Civilians #POC #Trends #Harm #Conflict #AI #PMSCs #peace operations #EWIPA
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Peace Workshop
Sustainable Peace Infrastructures and Initiatives and Institutions
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
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Networking
Coffee-break
Geneva Peacebuilding PlatformConference Center
Stay energised and engaged throughout the day! Enjoy invigorating coffee breaks at the conference centre.
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Peace Workshop
Peace Responsive Approaches and International Geneva and Peacebuilding
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
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Peace Panel
International Geneva and Peacebuilding
From Last Mile to Lasting Peace: Strategies for engaging populations beyond state reach in health, humanitarian, and peace initiatives
Centre for Humanitarian DialogueConference Center C1 (pétale 5) – Hybrid
#International Geneva and Peacebuilding
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Peace Panel
Peace Finance
Understanding and managing conflict-risk with the private sector
Sustainable Finance Geneva, Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, Interpeace / Finance 4 Peace, PeaceNexusGCSP- 4th floor (pétale 4) – Hybrid
#DataDrivenApproaches #Methodologiestoassessconflictrisk #ExposuretoConflict
#Peacefinance
#Peacefinance
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Special Event
Sustainable Peace Infrastructures and Initiatives and Institutions
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 PlatformAuditorium A2 (pétale 1) – Hybrid
#Sport for Peace #Sustainable Peace
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Special Event
Screening for Peace: Colette and Justin
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, International Film Festival and Forum on Human RightsAuditorium Ivan Pictet (pétale 1) – in-person
#colonialism #movie #congo
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Special Event
International Geneva and Peacebuilding
Arts and Peace Encounters
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, Caux Initiatives of Change Foundation, Kofi Annan FoundationAuditorium Ivan Pictet (pétale 1) – Hybrid
#Arts #CultureandPeace #Theater #Painting
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Special Event
Gender and Minorities and Identities
Closing Ceremony
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, Berghof FoundationAuditorium Ivan Pictet (pétale 1) – Hybrid
#GenevaPeaceWeek2024 #WomenInPeace #ClosingCeremony #GenderAndPeacebuilding #LettersToAMediator