Paris Peace Forum to Hold 7th Edition on 11-12 November, 2024

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The Paris Peace Forum is pleased to announce its 7th edition, taking place on 11-12 November 2024, at the historic Palais de Chaillot in Paris, a venue directly facing the Eiffel Tower across the Seine. This year's theme, "Wanted: A Functioning Global Order," will address the urgent need for effective international governance in a world marked by great power rivalries, global instability, North-South distrust and new transnational challenges.

The event will have a strong focus on the landmark election year and the impact of political tensions on the 2024 geopolitical context and multilateralism. The 7th Paris Peace Forum will take place less than a week after the U.S. presidential election and just before the G20 in Rio and COP in Baku, but also in a year where votes were held for the European Parliament, as well as national elections in India, Mexico, Indonesia, France and the United Kingdom.

Shortly after the UN Summit of the Future, it will also convene discussions with all relevant actors on how to address urgent violent conflicts, from the war in Ukraine through the situation in the Middle East, Central Africa and the Horn of Africa.

In addition, the Forum will continue to focus on the international governance of global public goods: agriculture, transition minerals, fair benefit-sharing in public health, cybersecurity, AI and other key issues that require greater coordination on a north-south and east-west basis, and which can lay the groundwork for sustainable peace through dialogue.

Event Details:

• Dates: 11-12 November, 2024
• Location: Palais de Chaillot, Paris
• Theme: "Wanted: a Functioning Global Order"

The opening day, 11 November, will feature a series of panels, roundtable discussions, and collaborative sessions at the Palais de Chaillot. This will be followed by a series of thematic events hosted by partner organizations throughout the city on 12 November, providing a diverse range of perspectives and solutions on global governance issues.

Each year, the Paris Peace Forum holds an annual event that convenes leaders, decision-makers, and activists from around the world to tackle the most pressing global challenges. Previous participants have included notable figures such as:

• Emmanuel Macron, President of the French Republic
• Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States of America
• Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados
• Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine
• Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan
• Gustavo Petro, President of the Republic of Colombia
• Chen Qiufan, Chinese Novelist
• Dame Jacinda Ardern, Former Prime Minister, New Zealand and Special Envoy for the Christchurch Call
• Antonio Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
• Ursula von der Leyen, President, European Commission
• Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General Word Trade Organization (WTO)
• Tedros Ghebreyesus, Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO)
• Ajay Banga, President, World Bank Group
• Oleksandra Matviichuk, Maria Ressa, Nadia Murad and Shirin Ebadi, Nobel Peace Prize Laureates
• Forest Whitaker, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative and UNESCO Special Envoy for Peace and Reconciliation
• Brad Smith, President, Microsoft

Finally, the event will again be an opportunity to showcase the scale-up projects supported every year by the Paris Peace Forum on a wide range of issues tied to global governance.