The Geneva Graduate Institute, the Kofi Annan Foundation and the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform are pleased to announce the fifth edition of the Kofi Annan Geneva Peace Address, a high-level lecture on peace, held annually as part of Geneva Peace Week.
The 2025 Kofi Annan Geneva Peace Address will be delivered by Martin Griffiths, International Mediator and former United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs.
Martin Griffiths is a renowned international mediator and humanitarian with five decades of experience at the United Nations and beyond. He most recently served as UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, leading global responses to crises affecting hundreds of millions. Previously, he mediated conflicts worldwide, including in Yemen, Syria, Afghanistan, Aceh, and the Basque Country, and helped broker the Black Sea Grain Initiative. He was the Founding Director of the Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue in Geneva and the European Institute of Peace.
Mr Griffiths will engage with three young peacebuilders to bridge intergenerational perspectives on peacebuilding and peace making, exploring innovative strategies for facilitating dialogue, mediating conflict and fostering sustainable peace.
- Mariyum Areeb Amjad, Program Officer, HIVE Pakistan
- Victoria do Nascimento Houpert, Member of the Peacebuilding Initiative and Master’s Student in International Development, Geneva Graduate Institute.
- Dao Manh Nghia, Founder and President, DMN Initiative, SDGs Council, DMN Foundation
- Ahmad Fawzi, one of Kofi Annan’s former spokespersons and communication advisors, will moderate the event.
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 Nathalie Fontanet, State Councillor and President of the State Council of the Republic and State of Geneva, and Keith Krause, Director of the Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding at the Geneva Graduate Institute.
