Geneva Peacebuilding Platform

09/10/2026

09/10/2026

How can regional cooperation help build sustainable peace? 🕊️

Join us on Tuesday, 13 October for a high-level panel on Sustainable Peace in Central Asia: Lessons learned from the Khujand Declaration on Eternal Friendship.

Signed by Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan on 31 March 2025, the Khujand Declaration represents an important milestone for peace, trust and regional cooperation in Central Asia.

The discussion will explore how dialogue, good-neighbourly relations, trust-building and preventive diplomacy can help address shared and transboundary challenges, strengthen cooperative security and advance long-term stability.

Featuring:
🔹 Ahmad Saidmurodzoda, Deputy Secretary, The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation - SCO
🔹 H.E. Idibek Kalandar (tbc), Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Tajikistan
🔹 H.E. Muratbek Azymbakiev, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kyrgyz Republic to the Swiss Confederation
🔹 H.E. Mr. Eldiyor Toshmatov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva
🔹 Dr. Annyssa Bellal, Executive Director, Geneva Peacebuilding Platform and Geneva Peace Forum
🔹Moderated by Ambassador David Fernandez Puyana, Ambassador and Permanent Observer of the University for Peace to the UN Office at Geneva and Vienna, and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO in Paris.

📅 Tuesday, 13 October 2026
🕧 12:30–13:30 CEST
📍 Plenary B, CICG, Geneva
💻 Hybrid

🤝 Organised by the UN University for Peace – UPEACE, in co-organisation with the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform.

🔗 Discover the programme and register: https://www.genevapeaceforum.ch/en/gpf-2026/schedule/sustainable-peace-in-central-asia-lessons-learned-from-the-khujand-declaration-on-eternal-friendship

09/10/2026

07/10/2026

How can quiet diplomacy help resolve moments of international crisis?

🎬 Join us on Tuesday 13 October for the screening of Ambassade: The Power of Quiet Diplomacy – Then and Now at the Geneva Peace Forum 2026.

Set against the backdrop of the 1979 seizure of the US Embassy in Tehran and the 444-day hostage crisis that followed, Swiss director Daniel Wyss’ documentary follows two former Swiss diplomats as they revisit this defining period of the late Cold War.

The film offers a unique insight into the discreet work of Swiss diplomacy across Switzerland, Iran and the United States, and reminds us of the role individuals can play in major diplomatic processes.

The screening, in French with English subtitles, will be followed by a discussion on diplomacy, with:
🔹 Flavio Meroni, Switzerland’s Deputy Head of Mission at the Swiss Embassy in Tehran from 1979 to 1981
🔹 Monika Schmutz Kirgöz, Head of the Middle East and North Africa Division, Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs
🔹 Moderated by Dr Annyssa Bellal, Executive Director, Geneva Peacebuilding Platform

📅 Tuesday 13 October, 14:00 to 15:45
📍 Plenary B, CICG, Geneva and online

This event is organized by the Geneva Peace Forum & Geneva Peacebuilding Platform (GPP)

🔗 Discover the programme and register: https://www.genevapeaceforum.ch/en/gpf-2026/schedule/documentary-screening-ambassade

07/10/2026

06/10/2026

🎬 Join us on 14 October at the Geneva Peace Forum for the movie screening of Muganga – Celui qui soigne, a powerful story of courage, justice and the dignity of survivors, inspired by the life and work of Dr. Denis Mukwege.

The film follows the fight of the Nobel Peace Prize laureate to care for survivors of conflict-related sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and shines a light on the resilience of survivors and the urgent need for justice and accountability.

The movie screening will be followed by a discussion with:
🎥 Marie-Hélène Roux, Writer-Director of the movie Muganga - Celui qui soigne
🗣️ Danaé van der Straten Ponthoz, Head of International Advocacy and Policy, Survivors Fund
🎙️ Moderated by Dr Pierre Hazan, Senior Advisor, Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD)

🗓️ Wednesday, 14 October | 17:00–19:30
📍 In Geneva at the CICG and online

This event organized by the Geneva Peace Forum & Geneva Peacebuilding Platform (GPP) and is a special introduction to the Kofi Annan Geneva Peace Address 2026, to be delivered by Dr Denis Mukwege on Thursday evening, 15 October, during the Forum’s Closing Ceremony.

🔗 Discover the programme and register: https://www.genevapeaceforum.ch/en/gpf-2026/schedule/muganga-celui-qui-soigne-movie-screening

05/10/2026

⏰ One week to go until the Geneva Peace Forum 2026

The countdown begins.
In just one week, the 2026 Geneva Peace Forum will open its doors at the CICG in Geneva.

From 12 to 15 October, participants from around the world will gather for four days of discussions, exchanges and connections dedicated to building peace.

Throughout the week, participants will discover around 60 events, bringing together +100 organisations through panels, workshops, exhibitions, screenings, podcasts and networking opportunities.

Join us in Geneva or online as we come together to exchange ideas, strengthen partnerships and explore pathways towards peace.

🔗 Register: https://www.genevapeaceforum.ch/en/gpf-2026/schedule

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07/07/2026

🌍 From 22 to 26 June 2026, the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform (GPP) contributed to the inaugural UN in New York, engaging in strategic discussions on strengthening multilateral cooperation and advancing innovative approaches to sustaining peace.

Together with our partners, we co-organised two high-level side events exploring:
🤝 How stronger connections between global peacebuilding hubs can foster more inclusive and effective multilateral action. Organized with The Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations in New York and the International Peace Institute (IPI).
💼 The critical role of decent work in preventing conflict and sustaining peace. Organized by the International Labour Organization.

These discussions reaffirmed Geneva's unique role in connecting policymakers, practitioners, researchers and international organisations to advance innovative, evidence-based approaches to peacebuilding.

🔗 Learn more: https://www.gpplatform.ch/en/events-and-news/news/the-geneva-peacebuilding-platform-contributes-to-the-first-un-peacebuilding-week-in-new-york

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