Join us for the workshop “So you think you can negotiate?” with Lynn Hastings, the advisor and strategist for the UN with over 25 years of experience in civilian protection. We are excited to be partnering with the Peacebuilding Initiative. Do not miss this opportunity to learn from an expert in the field. We look forward to seeing you at the event!

Date: April 11th

Time: 10h-16h (with a lunch break)

Location: S10, Maison de la Paix

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Join us for our next Peace Café with Anne-Marie Buzatu!

As the Executive Director of ICT4Peace Foundation, Anne-Marie Buzatu is a pioneering cybersecurity governance expert who bridges technology policy and human rights frameworks, previously serving as Deputy Head of Public-Private Partnerships at DCAF where she developed the International Code of Conduct for Private Security Service Providers.

She’ll be sharing her insights on “Multistakeholder Approaches to Cybersecurity and Human Rights in Digital Peacebuilding”.

Date: Tuesday, 8th April 2025
Time: 18:00 - 19:00
Location: The Fab, Maison de la Paix

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Walk to the International Day of Conscience with the Peacebuilding Initiative!

Join us at the Palais des Nations for this year’s celebration! Hear from a Nobel laureate and inspiring speakers on building a culture of peace.

Let’s attend together! Learn about multilateralism as a sustainable solution for comprehensive peace processes, inclusion in peacebuilding, and enjoy musical interventions.

• When: Friday, April 4th, 9h00 (meeting in front of IHEID)

• Where: Palais des Nations, Geneva (we will walk there together)

Sign up to join us here. Sign up by March 30th with the UN (link in bio) for your digital badge. Dress business smart and bring your passport!

Join us for our next Peace Café with Dr. Grazvydas Jasutis!

As a Principal Program Manager & Senior Security Sector Reform (SSR) Advisor at DCAF, Dr. Grazvydas Jasutis is a seasoned conflict management practitioner with extensive field experience in conflict-affected regions, including Afghanistan, Georgia, Ukraine, the North Caucasus, Indonesia, Mali, Burkina Faso, and the Balkans. His expertise spans human rights monitoring, gender, DDR/SSR, and engagement with both state and non-state armed actors.

He’ll be sharing his insights on “The Role of Security Sector Reform in Achieving Sustainable Peace”

Date: Wednesday, 26th March 2025

Time: 18:00 - 19:00

Location: The Fab, Maison de la Paix

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In a turbulent world, what kind of mindset do we need to navigate a career in an increasingly fragmented and divisive international environment? Is it still possible to thrive and make a difference in the nonprofit and social impact sector?

Join us for a conversation with inspiring peacemakers Sarah Noble and Tania Tam who will share about their experiences and personal journey in the nonprofit world!

The event will be moderated by Olivia Bornyi, with introductory remarks by our Guest of Honor, H.E. Ms. Khadra Ahmed Dualeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Somalia to the United Nations, Geneva.

Light refreshments will be served.

Date: March 24th, 2025
Time: 16:30-18:00
Location: The Fab, Maison de la Paix

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Join us for a coffee chat to discuss crisis response, humanitarianism, and peacebuilding! We’re excited to be partnering with the Human Rights, Conflict and Peace Initiative, along with the Gender, Peace, and Security Coalition to welcome Lynn Hastings, an advisor and strategist for the UN with over 25 years of experience in civilian protection.

Date: March 12th, 2025
Time: Apéro 18:00-18:30, Chat 18:30-19:30
Location: The Fab, Maison de la Paix

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Join us for the Academic World Premiere!

The Peacebuilding Initiative, in collaboration with students from the Geneva Academy, is thrilled to co-organise a landmark event, offering a rare and exclusive opportunity to preview a new documentary, The Mandate — For Whom International Law Matters, which has not been released yet, addressing one of the most pressing challenges of our time: the failure of the international community to uphold international law and the pathways towards achieving justice. 🕊️

The director, Stefan Ziegler, who is a seasoned humanitarian advocate with 25 years of experience — including nine years working in Palestine — will join the event for a panel discussion to engage with the audience and discuss the urgent themes of the film.

Save the Date:

• Date: Tuesday, March 11th

• Time: 18h00 to 20h15

• Location: Maison de la Paix, Auditorium A2

Register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfKP13RKCa_CoRqeDX8mRAXNcTZJb2sOjaIib_ktKw2CxHhuw/viewform?usp=header

Trivia Night

Join us for trivia night at Mr. Pickwick Pub on Tuesday December 17th! Bring a team of friends to test your trivia skills and celebrate the end of the semester and wrap up 2024. The top three teams will be awarded prizes!

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Sleigh for Peace Party

Happy Holigays!! QISA and the Peacebuilding Initiative are bringing you one last party before finals! Whether you’ve been naughty or nice this sem: it’s Friday the 13th, bad luck to be studying anyway!

Theme: Nightmare before Christmas (or come just as the star u are)
Location: Le Scandale
Start time: 10pm
Entrance: FREE, but “pay what you can” so that QISA and PBI can continue organising amazing events like this!!!

Come for one last dance before the end of sem!

Tools for Transformation: Insights on Inclusive Peacebuilding

Join us for our next Peace Café with Augusta Nannerini!

We’re excited to welcome Augusta Nannerini, Country Support Officer at Principles for Peace Foundation, as our guest speaker. She will be sharing her insights on “Tools for Transformation: Insights on Inclusive Peacebuilding.” Don’t miss this chance to gain real-world perspectives from a seasoned professional in the peacebuilding field!

Pathways to Peace: Insights on Conflict Resolution and Peace Mediation.

Join us for our next Peace Café with Professor Achim Wennmann!

We’re excited to welcome Professor Wennmann, Director for Strategic Partnerships at the Geneva Graduate Institute and Nagulendran Chair in Peace Mediation, as our guest speaker. He’ll be sharing his insights on “Pathways to Peace: Insights on Conflict Resolution and Peace Mediation.” Don’t miss this chance to gain real-world perspectives from a seasoned professional in the peacebuilding field!

The Peacebuilding Initiative is honored to participate in the Closing Ceremony of Geneva Peace Week 2024, organized by the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform and the Berghof Foundation.

Join us for a powerful discussion featuring two extraordinary women, Juanita Millán Hernández and Victoria Sandino Simanca Herrera, who played pivotal roles in the Colombian peace negotiations. As female negotiators in a male-dominated process, they will share their personal journeys, the challenges they faced, and their ongoing work to promote peace in Colombia and beyond.

Youth Speakers:
Raquel Lago– Peacebuilding Initiative Board Member and Master Student at the Graduate Institute in International and Development Studies - Sustainable Trade and Finance
Manuel Zarate– Alumni, Graduate Institute, Master in International and Development Studies - Conflict, Peace, and Security

Moderator: Rachel Gasser – Senior Advisor, Berghof Foundation
Closing Remarks: Annyssa Bellal – Executive Director, Geneva Peacebuilding Platform
Introduction Book Presentation “Letter to a Young Moderator” by: Jonas Pasquier, Head of Global Affairs, Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the UN

Come support our Board Member, Raquel Lago, as she lends her voice to this important conversation! Don’t miss this special event, where youth voices and women’s perspectives on peacebuilding will take center stage!

Peace and Power of Story: Decolonising Narratives

Join us for our next Peace Café with Dr Janine Bressmer!

We’re so excited to collaborate with Geneva Peace Week to welcome Janine Bressmer, Impact Editor at The New Humanitarian, to share her insights on “Peace and Power of Story: Decolonising Narratives.” Don’t miss this chance to gain real-world perspectives from a seasoned professional in the peacebuilding field!

Join us for the Opening Ceremony of Geneva Peace Week 2024 at the Palais des Nations on 14 October from 16:30 to 18:00 in Room XX, as we launch a week dedicated to profound dialogue and action.

We are proud to announce that our President, Shruti Satish, and Vice President, Milzat Salime, will be delivering a Youth Statement on the question: “What is peace?” as well as engaging with panelists through questions.

We hope to see many of you there to support our youth leaders and engage in meaningful conversations. Let’s kick off Geneva Peace Week 2024 together!

Walk to the Geneva Peace Talks with the Peacebuilding Initiative!

Join us for this year’s Geneva Peace Talks in honor of the International Day of Peace. The UN General Assembly has declared this day for the promotion of peace, non-violence and cease-fire around the world.

Let’s attend together! Hear inspiring peacebuilding stories from around the globe at the Palais des Nations.

We’re excited to announce the launch of the Inspiring Peacemakers Series at The Fab here at IHEID, in partnership with the Nagulendran Philanthropy Alliance, the Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding and La Fabrique de la paix! For the first event of the year, we are honored to host two incredible peacemakers who will share their personal journeys navigating the challenging field of peacebuilding:

Natasha Latiff - Singaporean peacemaker and international human rights lawyer
Ahmed Abdullahi - Somali-Canadian peacemaker and mediator in the Horn of Africa

Together, they will address the topic: Where and how do we start our journey as young peacemakers in our violent world today?

This series builds on our successful conversations with distinguished peace mediators, such as Miriam Coronel-Ferrer and Julian Thomas Hottinger, which took place last year. The Inspiring Peacemakers Series offers a platform for our students to engage in insightful and informal discussions with leading figures in the field.

Moderated by Shruti Satish, President of the Peacebuilding Initiative, with opening remarks by Ambassador Tormod Endresen, Permanent Representative of Norway to the UN in Geneva.

Apero provided after the Event !