2025
Geneva Peace Week 2025: 100 Activities in Action for Peace
The 12th edition of Geneva Peace Week (GPW), held under the theme “Peace in Action,” concluded with resounding success. Over 5,667 session attendances were recorded across five days, from 13 to 17 October 2025, with 3,296 participants joining on-site and 2,371 participating online, representing 156 countries from across the globe.
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2025
Shield or Sword? The Struggle Over IHL’s Protective Function
On 23 October 2025, the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform co-organized with the IHL Centre a packed discussion at Maison de la Paix on how international humanitarian law is being interpreted—and at times misused—in today’s conflicts. The event gathered legal experts, diplomats, and practitioners to explore how to preserve IHL’s protective function amidst complex realities of war.
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2025
New Faces Supporting Geneva Peace Week 2025
As preparations for the 12th edition of Geneva Peace Week (13–17 October 2025) are underway, we are delighted to welcome Talisa Avanthay and Maxime Faimali as assistants to the Geneva Peace Week team until November.
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2025
Selection Process Complete for Geneva Peace Week 2025
We are pleased to announce that the selection process for Geneva Peace Week 2025 (GPW25) is now complete. This year’s call for applications saw an extraordinary response, with 228 proposals submitted, a significant increase from previous years (2022: 80 applications, 2023: 90 applications, 2024: 120 applications).
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2025
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform Welcomes Two New Board Members
The Geneva Peacebuilding Platform is pleased to announce the appointment of two distinguished leaders to its Board of Directors: Ms. Hiba Qasas, Founding Executive Director of Principles for Peace, and Mr. Irondé Kakoma, President and CEO of Interpeace.
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2025
Connecting the Strategic and Operational Dimensions of Peacebuilding in Myanmar
On Monday 23 June 2025, the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs’s Peace and Human Rights Division convened a closed-door discussion on the situation in Myanmar. This one-day meeting served as a follow-up to a previous one held in July 2024 and aimed at providing fresh updates on the conflict, share insights from ongoing projects, and reflect on paths forwards for peacebuilding in Myanmar.
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