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Geneva Peace Week 2025

13 Oct – 17 Oct 2025

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Opening Ceremony

High-Level Opening Ceremony: Peace in Action

Auditorium Ivan Pictet (pétale 2) Hybrid

Alexandre Fasel

Thomas Greminger

Tobias Privitelli

Pierre Krähenbühl

Nathalie Chuard

Dr. Annyssa Bellal

Itonde Kakoma +3

Networking Breakfast Tuesday

Conference Center C1 (pétale 5)

Asimetrìa: Meet the Artist Tuesday

GCSP 4th floor (pétale 4) In person

Multilateralism re-imagined - Interrupting repeating cycles of Conflict in an Increasingly Polarized Distrustful World

Conference Center C3 (pétale 5) In person

Olivier Mukarji

Viviana E. Mojica Aurelio

Achaleke Christian L eke

Peter Omurangi Otim

Seraphine Kando

WPS in Action: Connection and Solidarity

DCAF 9th floor (pétale 5) In person

Nathalie Gendre

Deborah Schibler

Between Rupture & Resolution: Is a Political Path Still Possible for Israel Palestine and the Region

Conference Center C1 (pétale 5) Hybrid

Gadi Baltiansky

Ambassador Hesham Youssef

Dr. Helder da Costa

From Tipping Points to Turning Points: Tools for Climate, Peace and Security

Conference Center C2 (pétale 5) In person

İlke Dağlı Hustings

Bertrand Baldet

Claire De Lune Lopez

From Risk to Resilience: Embedding Human Rights Due Diligence in Peacebuilding

GCSP 4th floor (pétale 4) Hybrid

Sara Ferro Ribeiro

Trokon Redem McGee

Theatre and Human Dignity

Villa Rigot (Av. de la Paix 9) In person

Guila Clara Kessous

Coffee Break - Tuesday

Conference Center C1 (pétale 5)

Beyond Compliance in a Chaotic World – How a Harm + Need Appr

GCSP 4th floor (pétale 4) Hybrid

Dr Katharine Fortin

Professor Ioana Cismas

Khrystyna Kozak

Richard Garratt A Rahma Abika

Peace in practice: an arts-based workshop

Conference Center C2 (pétale 5) In person

Local Solutions towards Peaceful Coexistence in forced displacement Context in Mena and Asia Regions

Palais des Nations - Room VIII In person

David Fernandez Puyana

Dr. Annyssa Bellal

Ruvendrini Menikdiwela

Practical, Nonviolent Approaches to Interrupting Violence

Conference Center C3 (Pétale 5) In person

Huibert Oldenhuis

Flora Francis Brinigi

Ali Hussein Ali

Basheer Adil Soud

Bakhita Steven Guet4

Riyam Dhahir Hayder

Echos of Reality: Meet the Artist Tuesday

The Fab (pétale 1) In person

Movie Screening : The Illusion of Abundance

Conference Center C1 (pétale 5) In person

Erika González Ramírez

Lunch Coffee Break Tuesday

Conference Center C1 (pétale 5)

This midday break is a chance to nourish both body and mind while connecting with participants in an informal setting. Share impressions from the morning’s discussions, make new acquaintances, or simply recharge before heading into the afternoon program. This coffee break is designed to give you space to network and refresh in a welcoming, convivial atmosphere.

Breaking In, Speaking Out: Opportunities and Barriers for Youth in Mediation

Conference center C2 (petal 5)

Diana Alpysbayeva

Flavia Sophia Schwitter

Building a Framework for Integrating Mental Health and Psychosocial Wellbeing Into Peace Policies

Friederike Bubenzer

Moju Emmanuel Andera

Andrea Carolina Ardila del Toro

Sarah van der Walt

Asimetrìa: Meet the Artist - Tuesday afternoon

GCSP 4th floor (pétale 4) In person

Ceasefires and Peace Processes: Lessons for Policy and Practice

GCSP 4th floor (pétale 4) Hybrid

Juanita Millán Hernández

Dr Laurie Nathan

Dr. Govinda Clayton

The Future of Peace Operations: Insights from Women, Peace & Security

Conference Center C1 (pétale 5) Hybrid

Vincenza Scherrer

Marie Noelle Steinig

Wendy MacClinchy

Béatrice Godefroy

How can the Peacebuilding Architecture Review strengthen the role

GCSP 5th floor (pétale 4) Hybrid

Dagmar Schmidt Tartagli

Mahamane Cissé-Gouro Cissé-Gouro

Dr. Annyssa Bellal

H.E. Mr Samuel Žbogar

Florence Foster

Coffee-Break Tuesday afternoon

Conference Center C1 (pétale 5)

Climate Action for Conflict Prevention and Peace: Lessons & Opportunities from Asia and the Pacific

GCSP 4th floor (pétale 4) Hybrid

Janani Vivekananda

Beatrice Mosello

Theatre and Individual Freedoms

Villa Rigot (Av. de la Paix 9) In person

Guila Clara Kessous

Beyond Power and Territory: Women, Rights, and Systemic Approaches to Sustainable Peace

Conference Center C1 (pétale 5) Hybrid

Catherine Turner

Nina Potarska V Isela Violeta Vásquez Alcántara

Thomas Greminger

Ambassador Tormod C. Endresen

Fireside Chat with Shirin Ebadi : Nobel Peace Prize Laureate

GCSP 5th floor (pétale 4) Hybrid

Dr. Shirin Ebadi

Taimoor Aliassi

Dr. Annyssa Bellal

HE[R]EAL: Reclaiming DDR Through Women’s Eyes - Tuesday

GCSP 4th floor (pétale 4) In person

Victoria Krueger

Coffee Break - Tuesday late afternoon

Conference Center C1 (pétale 5)

2025 Kofi Annan Geneva Peace Address

Auditorium Ivan Pictet (pétale 2) Hybrid

Networking Breakfast - Wednesday

Conference Center C1 (pétale 5)

Asimetrìa: Meet the Artist Wednesday

GCSP 4th floor (pétale 4) In person

From Peace Negotiations to Stabilization and Reconstruction: the Role of Businesses in the Aftermath of Conflict

GCSP 5th floor (pétale 4) Hybrid

Abdul Galil Shaif

Gérald Pachoud

Taking the law out of the books: Simulation on respect for IHL as a Tool for Peace Negotiation

Conference Center C2 (pétale 5) In person

Marie-Louise Tougas

Xavier Philippe

Maria Daniella Marouda

Prioritising Peace and Justice: Advancing and Harmonising Legal Accountability Frameworks in Syria

GCSP 4th floor (pétale 4) Hybrid

Nadeshda Jayakody R Yousef Razouk

Rime Dali S Mouhanad Sharabati

Data-driven peace: The way forward for UN programming in conflict Transitions

Conference Center C3 (pétale 5) In person

Sergiusz Sidorowicz

Dr Glaucia Boyer

Dr Jente Althuis

80 Years of the UN Multilateralism: Reinforcing a Timeless Framework for Global Peace

Conference Center C1 (pétale 5) Hybrid

Charlotte Lindberg Warakaulle

Annika Hilding Norberg

Dr. Keith Krause

Blandine Blukacz-Loisfert

Tatiana Valovaya

H.E. Ambassador Waweru

Coffee Break - Wednesday Morning

Conference Center C1 (pétale 5)

Echos of Reality: Meet the Artist Wednesday

The Fab (pétale 1) In person

Algorithms of Division or Dialogue? Countering AI-Fuelled Polarisation for Peace in Action

Conference Center C2 (pétale 5) In person

Paola Gálvez Callirgos

Partnerships for peace: advancing nationally led conflict prevention Efforts

GCSP 5th floor (pétale 4) Hybrid

From Margin to Centre: Acknowledging & Strengthening Minority Women S Role in Peacebuilding

Conference Center C1 (pétale 5) Hybrid

Christophe Kamp

Judith Wyttenbach

Clara Friedrich

Sustaining Peace through Health: How can Health Actors Foster Dialogue Cooperation and Trust

GCSP 4th floor (pétale 4) Hybrid

Mathilde Boddaert

Guillaume Simonian

Ben Oumar Salagou Saidou

How AI Can Power Decision-Making in Fragile Contexts: Introducing the Peace Navigator

Conference Center C3 (pétale 5) In person

Dr. Keith Krause

Augusta Nannerini

Theatre and Acceptance of the Other

Villa Rigot (Av. de la Paix 9) In person

An Israeli-Palestinian Federation : An Alternative Approach to Peace

Auditorium Ivan Pictet (pétale 2) In person

Lunch Coffee Break Wednesday

Conference Center C1 (pétale 5)

Peace Dialogue - Participation and Inclusivity in Peacebuilding

GCSP 5th floor (pétale 4) Hybrid

Silvia Perel-Levin

H.E. Mr Samuel Žbogar

H.E. Prof. Danilo Türk

H.E. Ms Anita Pipan

Renée Larivière

Clearing the Path to Peace: Humanitarian Demining in Peace Agre

Conference Center C1 (pétale 5) Hybrid

Tobias Privitelli

Antonio Salvatore Armentano

Donatella Rostagno

Poetry as Peace Praxis: Narratives of Hope from the Sahel

Hon. Safi ya Alkali Ajikolo

Godson Osarenren

Sajuda Mahmud Isa Bagwai

Abdulmalik Yahya

Asimetrìa: Meet the Artist Wednesday Afternoon

GCSP 4th floor (pétale 4) In person

Flowing Together: Participatory Methods for Water and Peace

Conference Center C3 (pétale 5) In person

Erik A. Schnetzler

Oleksandr (Sasha) Nesterenko

Drafting a Shared Compass: Co-Creating a Code of Conduct for the Responsible Use of Ai in Peacebuilding

Conference Center C2 (pétale 5) In person

Bernardo V enturi

Francesca Bosco

Michele Giovanardi

Coffee Break - Wednesday afternoon

Conference Center C1 (pétale 5)

The Search for the Forcibly Disappeared: a Key Contribution to Peacebuilding

GCSP 5th floor (pétale 4) Hybrid

Prof. Marina Eudes

Asmaa Al-Farraj

Prof. Olivier de Frouville

Arms Control in the Middle East, Challenges and Opportunities for Peace After the Fall of the Assad Regime

GCSP 4th floor (pétale 4) Hybrid

Dr. Doaa E lnakhaka

Peter M. Wagner

Minister Raed Al-Saleh

Theatre and Women’s Rights

Villa Rigot (Av. de la Paix 9) In person

Peace & Displacement in the Digital Age: Addressing Causes & Pa

Conference Center C1 (pétale 5) Hybrid

H.E. Ambassador Gustavo Adolfo Gallón Giraldo

Nyakuma Peter Gatkuoth Riak

Ruvendrini Menikdiwela

Pavitra Ramanujam

Anticipating Risk, Enabling Peace: Data-Driven Prevention of Electoral Violence in Africa

Conference center C2 (pétale 5) In person

Bertrand Baldet

İlke Dağlı Hustings

Renée Larivière

Reclaiming Identity in the Journey of Reconciliation

Conference Center C3 (pétale 5) In person

Semkhothong (Sem) Haokip

Anke Hiestermann

Rev. Dr. Joseph Nyamutera

Bethany Serengheu

Dr. Salim J. Munayer

Coffee Break - Wednesday late afternoon

Conference Center C1 (pétale 5)

HE[R]EAL: Reclaiming DDR Through Women’s Eyes - Wednesday

GCSP 4th (petal 4) In person

Victoria Krueger

2025 PeaceTalks: Geneva Peace Week Edition

Auditorium Ivan Pictet (pétale 2) Hybrid

Networking Breakfast - Thursday

Conference Center C1 (pétale 5)

The Israel-Palestine conflict: how can security governance lay the Foundations for Stability

GCSP 5th floor (pétale 4) Hybrid

Mohammed Almasri

Rola Sami Sirhan

Rashed Hamad Al-Naemi

Anchoring Peace in Trade Member-Driven Pathways for Economic Cooperation and Stability

Conference Center C1 (pétale 5) Hybrid

Renée Larivière

H.E. Geraldo Gonçalves Miguel Saranga

Xiangchen Zhang

Mohammed Al Bulushi

Theatre and Refugees

Villa Rigot (Av. de la Paix 9) In person

Guila Clara Kessous

Lessons from Survivors: Promoting A Victim-centered Approach in the Gambia S Transitional Justice

GCSP 4th floor (pétale 4) Hybrid

Amb. Cherno Marenah

Youth Leading the Way for Peace

Conference Center C3 (pétale 5) In person

Asimetrìa: Meet the Artist Thursday

GCSP 4th floor (pétale 4) In person

Peacebuilding and Civilian Protection: Lessons from Darfur and Conflict Affected Regions in Niger

Conference Center C2 (pétale 5) In person

F Oumarou Fouta Garba

Coffee Break - Thursday

Conference Center C1 (pétale 5)

Women and youth taking action for peace - Who is a peacebuilder

Conference Center C3 (pétale 5) In person

Larissa Mina Lee

Introduction to Augusto Boal’s Theatre of the Oppressed

Villa Rigot (Av. de la Paix 9) In person

Guila Clara Kessous

Rebooting the international peacebuilding system: a call for hydrodiplomacy

Conference Center C1 (pétale 5) Hybrid

Cheikh Tidiane DIEYE

Abdulla Balalaa

Christian Frutiger

Echos of Reality: Meet the Artist Thursday

The Fab (pétale 1) In person

Time to Speak! Civil Society Voices for Peace at the Second World Summit for Social Development

Conference center C2 (pétale 5) In person

Marianne Antunes de Oliveira

Harvesting Peace: Food, Jobs, and Social Cohesion in Conflict-Affected Settings

GCSP 4th floor (pétale 4) Hybrid

Alrasheed Mohammed Eissa Mohammed

Land restoration as a pathway to peace and security

GCSP 5th floor (pétale 4) Hybrid

Nazanine Moshiri

Lunch Coffee Break Thursday

Conference Center C1 (pétale 5)

Imagination in Practice: Peace Responsive Approaches through the Creation Action Action Framework

Conference center C2 (pétale 5) In person

Youth at the Negotiating Table a Decade After UNSCR 2250: Advancing Meaningful Inclusion in Peace and Security

Conference Center C3 (pétale 5) In person

Marisa Leon Gomez Sonet

Joost Van Der Zwan

Mariyum Areeb Amjad

IHL and Humanitarian Action for Peace: Protecting People, Building Futures

Conference Center C1 (pétale 5) Hybrid

H.E. Ambassador Gustavo Adolfo Gallón Giraldo

Pishkafti Shokri

Peace Café - Towards Artistic Diplomacy: How Can Art Contribut

GCSP 5th floor (pétale 4) In person

Guila Clara Kessous

Victoria Do Nascimento Houpert

Locally led action on climate, peace, and stability: experiences

Annika Erickson-Pearson

Pablo Imbach Imbach

Dinara Ziganshina Ziganshina

Convergence & Divergence in Regional & International Dynamics in Peacebuilding

GCSP 4th floor (pétale 4) Hybrid

Wolfgang Petrisch

Nasir Ahlad Andisha

Asimetrìa: Meet the Artist Thursday Afternoon

GCSP 4th floor (pétale 4) In person

Coffee Break - Thursday afternoon

Conference Center C1 (pétale 5)

Fighting for a Voice: Women Ex-Combatants and the Politics of Reintegration

GCSP 4th floor (pétale 4) Hybrid

Bouthaina Dinar

Véronique Dudouet

Sergiusz Sidorowicz

A Billion Reasons to Embrace Inclusive Sport

GCSP 5th floor (pétale 4) Hybrid

Celine van Till

Sabrina Bonanno

H.E. Mrs. Hend Abdalrahman Al-Muftah

Youth as Catalysts for Peace and Civilian Protection: Linking Unscr 2250 and the Protection of Civilians Agenda

Conference Center C1 (pétale 5) Hybrid

Mary Winnie Gulliver

Mykola Prokhorenko

Omar Ahmed Abenza

Negotiating across the divide: from the frontlines to the diplo

Conference Center C3 (pétale 5) In person

Joelle Germanier

Coffee Break - Thursday late afternoon

Conference Center C1 (pétale 5)

HE[R]EAL: Reclaiming DDR Through Women’s Eyes Thursday

GCSP 4th (pétale 4) In person

Victoria Krueger

Screening for Peace: We Forgive But We Don’t Forget

Auditorium Ivan Pictet (pétale 2) In person

Donatella Rostagno

Geopolitical intersectionality and peace walking tour

Maison de la Paix (pétale 2) in front of the welcome desk In person

Closing Ceremony

Closing Ceremony: Arts and Peace Encounters

Auditorium Ivan Pictet (pétale 2) Hybrid

Dr. Annyssa Bellal

Sabine Bakyono Kanzie

Barbara Aebischer

Léa Baroudi +1