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, which is held annually as part of Geneva Peace Week.

The 2025 Kofi Annan Geneva Peace Address will be delivered by Martin Griffiths, Executive Director of Mediation Group International and former Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator of the United Nations. Martin Griffiths will interact and debate with young peacebuilders on topics such as fostering social integration, achieving equality between all genders, upholding human rights and fundamental freedoms, and enhancing the role of civil society.

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.