- Juanita Millán Hernández – Senior Mediation Adviser, United Nations DPPA, Security Arrangements (Ceasefire-SSR-DDR)
Closing Ceremony
Special Event
Gender and Minorities and Identities
Closing Ceremony
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, Berghof Foundation
- 18/10/2024 @ 11:00 - 12:30
- Auditorium Ivan Pictet (pétale 1) – Hybrid
The Closing ceremony of Geneva Peace Week 2024 features a powerful conversation between two extraordinary women, Juanita Millán Hernández and Victoria Sandino Simanca Herrera, who played pivotal roles in the Colombian peace negotiations (2010-2016). As women negotiators in a male-dominated process, they will share their personal journeys, the obstacles they faced, and their ongoing work to promote peace in Colombia and beyond.
GPW Closing Ceremony
Speakers
- Victoria Sandino Simanca Herrera – Colombian politician and ex-insurgent, former commander of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
"Letters to a Young Mediator"
Book presentation
The ceremony will feature remarks from a representative of the Swiss government (tbc) and a special reading from the collection "Letters to a Young Mediator." Attendees of the GPW Closing ceremony will receive the publication, which will also be launched and offered during a UN Security Council session under the Swiss presidency in October.
