Geneva PeaceTalks Meets Geneva PeaceWeek: Peace in Action! 

PeaceTalks, Geneva Peace Week edition 2025

15 October 2025

17:00-18:30 PM CEST

Auditorium Ivan Pictet of Maison de la Paix – Hybrid

Under the theme Peace in Action, this year’s event brings together an extraordinary group of individuals from around the world, from peacebuilders, community leaders, and artists, all united in the belief that peace is possible and in action. By sharing personal lived experiences, they will illuminate that peace is not only necessary, but achievable through increasing understanding, respect, and justice in our daily lives.  

This year, the PeaceTalks will be hosted on Wednesday, 15 October at 17:00-18:30, in Auditorium Ivan Pictet of Maison de la Paix, available to attend in-person and online. 

Register to attend in person or watch livestream

About the PeaceTalks 

The Peace Talks initiative started in Switzerland at the Geneva PeaceTalks in 2013. Over the past ten years, it has since expanded globally, and more than 25 editions have been held in more than 8 countries featuring 200+ speakers from over 60 countries. Since the 10th anniversary of Geneva Peace Week (2023), Interpeace and the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform have co-organised a special edition of the PeaceTalks. 

The core objectives of the PeaceTalks are: 

  • DEMONSTRATE that peaceful solutions to conflict exist all over the world. 
  • SHOWCASE and AMPLIFY inspiring stories and what is working to build peace. 
  • INSPIRE ACTION and EDUCATE on the role that we each play in promoting peace. 

Storytelling for Peace 

Stories and their telling can create change. The best ones influence our beliefs, inspire us to make an impact, and illuminate what it means to be human. Everyone has a story to tell through which we can learn. 

 Storytelling is a powerful educational and peacebuilding tool. Through the telling of personal stories, topics usually addressed from a general angle in the news, come to life, taking human form. Through stories we see the individual instead of the abstract mass. This fosters empathy, understanding and dialogue 

 IF…we expand the space for dialogue about peace beyond technical peacebuilding through storytelling, focusing on personal stories and what is working; 

THEN…a greater audience of people will become more aware of their potential individual roles and contributions in building peace, and that their actions can have a meaningful and positive impact in sustaining peace; 

BECAUSE…they will feel inspired, empowered, and encouraged to support relevant initiatives where they work or to take personal action of their own 

The event will be live streamed, recorded and will be made available on www.peacetalks.net 

 

This edition of the PeaceTalks will feature:

  • Lea Baroudi, Founder and Director of MARCH Lebanon 
  • Pishkafti Sokri, Head of Programme, Geneva Call Mission in Iraq 
  • Aline Ndenzako, Co-Founder of ‘Burundi: Shared Memories, Shared Future’ Association 

And more to be announced!

As well as traditional Indian Folk Dance performances from students of the Ashoka School and the Lazarus Union.

The event will be moderated by:

  • Sarah Noble, PeaceTalks Curator and Co-Founder, Interpeace
  • Dany Diogo, Geneva Peace Week Lead at Geneva Peacebuilding Platform

Meet the people of the PeaceTalks, Geneva Peace Week edition

Speakers- more information to be shared soon

Special performance- more information to be shared soon

Moderators

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Dany Diogo

Sarah Noble

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