2025
Geneva Peacebuilding Platform Welcomes Two New Board Members
The Geneva Peacebuilding Platform is pleased to announce the appointment of two distinguished leaders to its Board of Directors: Ms. Hiba Qasas, Founding Executive Director of Principles for Peace, and Mr. Irondé Kakoma, President and CEO of Interpeace.
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2025
Connecting the Strategic and Operational Dimensions of Peacebuilding in Myanmar
On Monday 23 June 2025, the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform and the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs’s Peace and Human Rights Division convened a closed-door discussion on the situation in Myanmar. This one-day meeting served as a follow-up to a previous one held in July 2024 and aimed at providing fresh updates on the conflict, share insights from ongoing projects, and reflect on paths forwards for peacebuilding in Myanmar.
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2025
Support Peace Through Art: Help Bring a Young Peacebuilder to GPW25
Do you want to support the visit of a young peacebuilder from the Global South to GPW? You can – by acquiring a powerful piece of art that embodies the spirit of Geneva Peace Week. This unique artwork, which captured the spirit of dialogue, resilience, and collective healing, will be sold at the price of 5,000 Swiss francs to any interested individual or organization. Proceeds from the sale will directly support the hosting of a young peacebuilder at GPW25.
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2025
The GPP Contributes to Global Dialogue on IHL and Peace
On 26 May 2025, the Geneva Peacebuilding Platform’s (GPP) Executive Director, Dr. Annyssa Bellal, was invited to contribute to the first state consultation on “International Humanitarian Law and Peace,” organized by the International Committee of the Red Cross. This online consultation, took place under the framework of the Global Initiative to Galvanize Political Commitment to International Humanitarian Law.
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2025
Dr. Annyssa Bellal Testifies as Expert Witness Before the ICC in the Trial of Mahamat Said Abdel Kani
The Geneva Peacebuilding Platform’s Executive Director, Dr. Annyssa Bellal, was invited to testify as an expert witness before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the ongoing trial of Mahamat Said Abdel Kani, a national of the Central African Republic and a former commander of the Seleka armed group.
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