2024 Kofi Annan Geneva Peace Address: Rising Peacebuilders
A Geneva Peace Week Special Event
- Date: Tuesday, 15 October 2024
- Time: 18:00 - 19:30 CET (90 min)
- Location: Auditorium Ivan Pictet, Maison de la Paix and livestreamed
- Interpretation: Interpretation services are available for all GPW events, both on-site and online, through Worldly IA
- Participation: All events during Geneva Peace Week will be available on-site and online.
The Kofi Annan Foundation, Geneva Graduate Institute, Caux Initiatives of Change, Geneva Peacebuilding Platform and the International School of Geneva, with the support of the Republic and State of Geneva and the City of Geneva, 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, including Maruee Pahuja from our Creative Leadership team of young leaders 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 18:00 CET, as part of the Geneva Peace Week and will be live streamed.
Please note that registration to attend in-person must be done via the official website of the Geneva Graduate Institute.
Introductory Remarks
- Achim Wennmann, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Professor of Practice Interdisciplinary Programme, Nagulendran Chair in Peace Mediation, Faculty Associate at the Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding, Geneva Graduate Institute
- Marie Barbey-Chappuis, Member of the Executive Council of the City of Geneva
Geneva Peace Address
Mary Robinson, is an Irish politician and human rights advocate. She was Ireland's first female president, serving from December 1990 to September 1997. Before her presidency, Robinson was a senator and a Dublin Corporation councillor. Notably, she was the first independent candidate to win the presidency without Fianna Fáil's support.
Robinson is known for her role in advancing social reforms in Ireland, including the decriminalisation of homosexuality and the legalisation of contraception and divorce. After her presidency, she served as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights from 1997 to 2002, where she addressed issues like immigration policy and capital punishment.
Post-UN, Robinson founded Realizing Rights: the Ethical Globalization Initiative and led the Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice. She was Chancellor of the University of Dublin until 2019 and has been involved in various global human rights and environmental organizations.
Panel Discussion: Rising Peacebuilders
Three young peacebuilders will interact and debate with Mary Robinson and Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein:
- Nashiba Nakabira, African Youth Ambassadors for Peace, East Africa
- Maruee Pahuja, Creative Leadership Youth team with the Caux Initiatives of Change Foundation
- Arizza Ann Nocum, Kofi Annan Changemakers, Kofi Annan Foundation
Closing Remarks
Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and President and Chief Executive Officer of the International Peace Institute
Moderator
Ahmad Fawzi, one of Kofi Annan's former spokespersons and Communication Advisor
Artistic Performance
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