Geneva Peace Talks 2024

• Abdinasir Yusuf, Programme Coordinator & Deputy Director, Puntland Development Research Centre (PDRC), Somalia
• Ninette Umurerwa, National Executive Secretary of Haguruka, Rwanda
• Saype, Worldwide LandArtist who uses an ecofriendly paint to create hyperalistic and massive paintings directly on natural surfaces
• Victoria Sandino Simanca Herrera, Feminist leader, former Senator to the Republic of Colombia and ex-guerrillera commander from the FARC-EP, Colombia
• Fawaz Baker, Musician, composer and architect and former director of the Aleppo Conservatory, Syria and France
•  A message on the International Day of Peace, Jürg Lauber, Permanent Representative of Switzerland to the United Nations and other Organizations in Geneva
• João Boavida, Peacebuilder, Executive Director at Center of Studies for Peace and Development, Timor Leste
• Natasha Latiff, International Human Rights Lawyer and Co-Founder, Strategic Advocacy for Human Rights (SAHR), Singapore
• Arnoldo Gálvez, Journalist, award winning author, peacebuilder, Guatemala
• Sidonia Gabriel, Senior Policy Advisor Fragility, Conflict and Human Rights, Swiss Development Cooperation, Switzerland

The event will also feature

•  A message on the International Day of Peace from António Guterres, ninth Secretary-General of the United Nations
• Special remarks by Tatiana Valovaya, 13th Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva.
• Closing remarks, Itonde Kakoma, President, Interpeace
• Master of Ceremony, Sarah Noble, Curator of Peace Talks

The Geneva Peace Talks are brought to you by the United Nations Office at Geneva, Interpeace, the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, the Swiss Government and in partnership with the City and Canton of Geneva, Mirabaud and Nagulendran Philanthropy.

Register to celebrate the International Day of Peace and Interpeace's 30th anniversary at Geneva Peace Talks to be held on Thursday, 19 September 2024, from 15.00-17.00 at the Palais des Nations, Room XVII. It will be streamed live.

Under the overarching theme of "The Future of Peace," this year's Geneva Peace Talks will feature personal stories from people on the frontlines of peacebuilding, linking the past, present, and future of peace.

22 editions of the Peace Talks live events have taken place in more than 8 countries with over 8,000 in person attendees and 200+ speakers, ranging from elementary school students to the former United Nations Secretary-General.