Geneva Peace Week
Geneva Peace Week (GPW) is a leading annual forum in the international peacebuilding calendar through which organizations in Geneva and their international partners come together to share knowledge and practice on a diverse range of topics related to peace across contexts and disciplines. This year, the theme is “Peace in Action”, and peacebuilders from around the world will convene in Geneva 13-17 October, 2025.
Geneva Peace Week offers an opportunity to connect and highlight the work of peacebuilders and to expand the space for each and every person, actor and institution that has a role to play in building peace and resolving conflict. GPW recognizes that peacebuilding occurs in many different contexts and cuts across disciplines and sectors. In this sense, Geneva Peace Week breaks down professional silos in order to enable creative responses to violence, exclusion and insecurity. By synchronizing meetings and events on different topics related to the promotion of peace during one week, GPW maximizes synergies between organizations in Geneva and their international partners, focusing on the cross-cutting nature of peace.
Ambassador Thomas Greminger, President of the GPP Board
Our Executive Director, Ambassador Thomas Greminger has been appointed as President of the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform in 2023. The Board members, responsible for the strategic orientation of the GPP, bring to the Platform their extensive experience in peacebuilding, international security, governance, and humanitarian affairs. The Geneva Graduate Institute, the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP), DCAF - the Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance were the founding institutions of the GPP Foundation and were joined by the Director of the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD) in 2024, one of the three internationally recognised centres established by Switzerland for foreign, security and peace policy, along with the GCSP and DCAF.
Partners
Geneva Peace Week, the flagship initiative of the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, brings together remarkable organisations, ranging from international NGOs and government agencies to research institutes and grassroots movements. These partners include the Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the United Nations and other international organisation in Geneva, the United Nations Office at Geneva.
Glimpse of the 2024 edition
The Geneva Centre for Security Policy, as a member of and in partnership with, the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform, participated in the 11th Geneva Peace Week 2024 (GPW24): “What is Peace”.
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Archive
The 11th edition of Geneva Peace Week (GPW24), held from October 14 to 18 at the Maison de la Paix and the Palais des Nations, brought together a vibrant community of peacebuilders to collectively reflect on the central question, “What is Peace?” This theme invited diverse perspectives and sparked deep discussions on how peace can be redefined, sustained, and realized in a rapidly evolving world. With 70 events organized by 117 partners, GPW24 welcomed 4,140 registered participants from 166 countries. Attendance throughout the week was equally strong with 6,700 total event session attendances, including 3,469 online.
The Maison de la Paix in Geneva hosted the landmark 10th edition of Geneva Peace Week, a momentous occasion that brought together 5,500 attendees from across the globe. The event, held from October 30 to November 3, 2023, marked a decade of fostering dialogue, cooperation, and innovative solutions in the pursuit of global peace.
The 10th anniversary edition of Geneva Peace Week surpassed all expectations, with over 3,000 participants gathering in person and an additional 2,500 joining virtually. The Maison de la Paix served as the backdrop for 61 diverse events, comprising ceremonies, high-level panels, policy briefings, workshops, art exhibitions, and social gatherings.
All information about the Geneva Peace week from 2014 to 2022 can be found on the GPW’s website archive.
