The Geneva Graduate Institute, the Kofi Annan Foundation, the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform and the Caux Initiative of Change Foundation 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 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, member of the Elders, President of the International Peace Institute, and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Together, they will explore innovative strategies for fostering sustainable peace alongside three exceptional young peacebuilders.
- Nashiba Nakabira, African Youth Ambassadors for Peace, East Africa
- Arizza Ann Nocum, Kofi Annan Changemakers, Kofi Annan Foundation
- Maruee Pahuja, Creative Leadership Youth Team, Caux Initiatives of Change Foundation
Ahmad Fawzi, one of Kofi Annan’s former spokespersons and Communication Advisor, will moderate the discussion.
The Kofi Annan Geneva Peace Address is organised with the support of the Republic and State of Geneva and the City of Geneva, and will be introduced by Marie Barbey-Chappuis, Member of the Executive Council of the City of Geneva, and Achim Wennmann, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Professor of Practice in the Interdisciplinary Programme and Nagulendran Chair in Peace Mediation at the Geneva Graduate Institute.
The event will also include a special musical performance from the Ecolint Orchestra.
Interpretation services will be available for, both on-site and online, through Wordly AI. For on-site participants, please make sure you bring your earphones.
