Stories for peace
STORIES
People from all walks of life and across different industries share their personal stories, ideas and practical solutions to build peace.
Discover all the Peace Talks stories

Women leading for peace
Women leading for peace

Youth leading change
Youth leading change

Leadership and peace
Leadership and peace

Inspiring hope
Inspiring hope

Artistic performances for peace
Artistic performances for peace

Embracing & welcoming refugees
Embracing & welcoming refugees

Harnessing technology for peace
Harnessing technology for peace

Personal stories from the frontlines of conflict
Personal stories from the frontlines of conflict

Innovation at the heart of peace
Innovation at the heart of peace

Gang Violence: breaking the cycle
Gang Violence: breaking the cycle

The essence of the Peace Talks
The essence of the Peace Talks

Choosing peace against all odds
Choosing peace against all odds

What does peace mean to you?
What does peace mean to you?

Healing from the trauma of conflict
Healing from the trauma of conflict

Sport: teamwork & play for peace
Sport: teamwork & play for peace

Prosperity for Peace
Prosperity for Peace

Simple ways to support peace
Simple ways to support peace

Reflections & advice from a career in peacebuilding
Reflections & advice from a career in peacebuilding

Overcoming conflict at school
Overcoming conflict at school

Overcoming stereotypes, hate and racism
Overcoming stereotypes, hate and racism

Making sense of mixed identities
Making sense of mixed identities

Human Rights for Peace
Human Rights for Peace

Media’s role in fostering peace
Media’s role in fostering peace

The power of education
The power of education

The art of dialogue & mediation
The art of dialogue & mediation

It’s time to listen: inclusivity for peace
It’s time to listen: inclusivity for peace

Refugees: beyond the label
Refugees: beyond the label

Let’s talk about trust
Let’s talk about trust

Empathy: seeing the human behind the label
Empathy: seeing the human behind the label

Children at the frontlines of peace
Children at the frontlines of peace

Faith fostering connection
Faith fostering connection

Pathways to peace
Pathways to peace

How art shapes peace
How art shapes peace

The security sector’s role in peace
The security sector’s role in peace

Wiring our brain for peace
Wiring our brain for peace

Communities leading change
Communities leading change

Women at the heart of peace
Women at the heart of peace

10 different journeys of peace
10 different journeys of peace

Small actions
Small actions

Innovation
Innovation

Anti-racism
Anti-racism

Identity
Identity

Trust
Trust

Hope
Hope

Youth
Youth

Community
Community

Faith
Faith

Overcoming hate
Overcoming hate

Education
Education

Leadership
Leadership

Art & Culture
Art & Culture

Security sector
Security sector

Media
Media

Personal growth
Personal growth

Sport
Sport

Inclusion
Inclusion

Healing trauma
Healing trauma

Psychology
Psychology

Refugees
Refugees

Dialogue & Mediation
Dialogue & Mediation

Women
Women

Building bridges
Building bridges

Geneva Peace Week 2025
Geneva Peace Week 2025

PeaceTalks Addis Ababa
PeaceTalks Addis Ababa

Geneva Peace Week 2024
Geneva Peace Week 2024

Geneva PeaceTalks 2024
Geneva PeaceTalks 2024

Geneva Peace Week 2023
Geneva Peace Week 2023

Geneva PeaceTalks 2023
Geneva PeaceTalks 2023

Rwanda Youth Talks 2023
Rwanda Youth Talks 2023

Great Lakes Youth Talks
Great Lakes Youth Talks

Geneva 2022
Geneva 2022

Geneva 2021
Geneva 2021

Geneva 2020
Geneva 2020

New York 2019
New York 2019

Abidjan 2019
Abidjan 2019

Geneva 2019
Geneva 2019

Oxford 2019
Oxford 2019

London 2018
London 2018

Geneva 2018
Geneva 2018

Geneva 2017
Geneva 2017

Stockholm 2017
Stockholm 2017

London 2016
London 2016

Geneva 2016
Geneva 2016

Ottawa 2016
Ottawa 2016

Nairobi 2015
Nairobi 2015

Geneva 2015
Geneva 2015

Stockholm 2015
Stockholm 2015

Geneva 2014
Geneva 2014

Geneva 2013