2024 Kofi Annan Geneva Peace Address: Rising Peacebuilders

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 Genève

15/10/2024 @ 18:00 - 19:30
Auditorium Ivan Pictet (pétale 1) – Hybrid

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To register to this event, please use the following link (in addition to the general GPW registration)

The Kofi Annan Foundation, Geneva Graduate Institute, Caux Initiative of Change Switzerland and Geneva Peacebuilding Platform are pleased to announce the fourth edition of the Kofi Annan Geneva Peace Address, a high-level lecture on peace, held every year as part of Geneva Peace Week.

The 2024 Kofi Annan Geneva Peace Address: Rising Peacebuilders will be delivered by Mary Robinson, first woman President of Ireland and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and Chair of The Elders. The event will also feature Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and President and Chief Executive Officer of the International Peace Institute.

Both will interact and debate with young peacebuilders on topics such as fostering social integration, achieving equality between all genders, upholding human rights and fundamental freedoms and enhancing the role of civil society.

The event will be moderated by Ahmad Fawzi, one of Kofi Annan’s former spokespersons and Communication Advisor, and will be streamed live.

The event will take place in the Ivan Pictet Auditorium at the Maison de la Paix in Geneva, Switzerland on Tuesday 14 October at 6pm CET, as part of the Geneva Peace Week and will be live streamed. Registration to attend in-person must be done via the official website of the Geneva Graduate Institute.

The Kofi Annan Geneva Peace Address is organised with the support of the Republic and State of Geneva and the City of Geneva.

2024 Kofi Annan Peace Address

Introductory remarks

Achim Wennmann, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Professor of Practice Interdisciplinary Programme, Nagulendran Chair in Peace Mediation, Faculty Associate at the Center on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding, Geneva Graduate Institute

Marie Barbey-Chappuis, Member of the Executive Council of the City of Geneva

2024 Kofi Annan

Geneva Peace Address

Mary Robinson, Chair of The Elders, first woman President of Ireland and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Rising Peacebuilders

Panel Discussion

Three young peacebuilders will interact and debate with Mary Robinson and Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein:

Nashiba Nakabira, African Youth Ambass adors for Peace, East Africa

Maruee Pahuja, Creative Leadership Youth team with the Caux Initiatives of Change Foundation

Arizza Ann Nocum, Extremely Together Young Leader, Kofi Annan Foundation

Closing Remarks

Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein -- President and CEO of the International Peace Institute (IPI) and Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

Moderator

Ahmad Fawzi, one of Kofi Annan’s former spokespersons and Communication Advisor

Ecolint Orchestra

Artistic Performance

Ecolint Orchestra, formed by motivated students and adults, the Ecolint Orchestra is the place where the pleasure of sharing the love of music is lived and nourished. Junseo, Year 9, La Grande Boissière Campus, will be performing a Bach Prelude on the Cello.

Interpretation & Live streaming

The event will be live-streamed on Zoom. Interpretation services are available for all events during Geneva Peace Week, both on-site and online, through Wordly AI. please make sure you bring your earphone for on-site participants.