The Kofi Annan Foundation, Geneva Graduate Institute, Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, and Caux Initiatives of Change Foundation are pleased to announce the 2024 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, Chair of The Elders, first woman President of Ireland and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. The event will also feature Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, member of The Elders and President and Chief Executive Officer of the International Peace Institute.
2024 Kofi Annan Geneva Peace Address to feature an intergenerational dialogue
Both Mary Robinson and Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein 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.
Ahmad Fawzi, one of Kofi Annan’s former spokespersons and Communication Advisors, will moderate the event.
Musical Performance
The 2024 Kofi Annan Geneva Peace Address will also include a special performance of Bach’s Prelude on the Cello from Junseo, a Year 9 student from La Grande Boissière Campus and member of the Ecolint Orchestra.
More Details
The Kofi Annan Geneva Peace Address will be held in the Ivan Pictet Auditorium at the Maison de la Paix in Geneva, Switzerland, on Tuesday, 15 October, at 6 pm CET, as part of Geneva Peace Week. It will be live-streamed. Registration to attend in person is 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.
Programme
Kofi Annan Geneva Peace Address 2024
15 October 2024
6 pm – 7:30 pm CET
Auditorium Ivan Pictet (Pétale 1, Maison de la Paix, Geneva) and Online
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
- Achim Wennmann, Professor of Practice in the Interdisciplinary Programme, Nagulendran Chair in Peace Mediation, and Director of Strategic Partnerships, Geneva Graduate Institute.
- Marie Barbey-Chappuis, Member of the Executive Council of the City of Geneva.
KOFI ANNAN GENEVA PEACE ADDRESS
- Mary Robinson, Chair of The Elders, first woman President of Ireland and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
- Bach’s Prelude on the Cello from Junseo, a Year 9 student from Ecolint, La Grande Boissière Campus and member of the Ecolint Orchestra.
PANEL DISCUSSION
- Nashiba Nakabira, African Youth Ambassadors for Peace, East Africa, WYDE Accountability Hubs member.
- Arizza Ann Nocum, Peace and education advocate, Co-Founder and President of KRIS, Extremely Together Young Leader, Kofi Annan Foundation.
- Maruee Pahuja, Creative Leadership Youth team with the Caux Initiatives of Change Foundation.
CLOSING REMARKS
- Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, member of The Elders, President and Chief Executive Officer of the International Peace Institute.
MODERATOR
- Ahmad Fawzi, Communication strategist, former Spokesperson and Communication Advisor to Kofi Annan.
