Nobel Peace Conference and Festival 2024: Woman Life Freedom

The annual Nobel Peace Conference and Festival took place 5 September 2024 and celebrated the latest Peace Prize.

CONFERENCE

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The Nobel Peace Conference 2024 discussed the rollback of women’s rights and its ramifications for peace. The conference presented solutions which can help empower women and strengthen gender equality across the world.

The Nobel Peace Conference took place at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo and was live-streamed to audiences across the world. This year, the Nobel Peace Conference was seen by 200 000 digital viewers.

Conference programme

From the conference — Photo: Johannes Granseth / Nobel Peace Center

Among the speakers

Kiana and Ali Rahmani

Children of Narges Mohammadi, Nobel Peace Prize 2023

Shirin Ebadi

Nobel Peace Prize 2003

Denis Mukwege

Nobel Peace Prize 2018

online speaker

Fawzia Koofi

First woman deputy speaker of parliament in Afghanistan, and former member of peace negotiations with the Taliban

Fatou Bensouda

Gambian High Commissioner to the UK and former prosecutor of ICC

Karin Watson Ferrer

Gender and climate activist, Chile

Cristina Ljungberg

Co-Founder, The Case for Her

Henrik Urdal

Director, Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)

Akila Radhakrishnan

Strategic Legal Advisor, Atlantic Council

Jørgen Watne Frydnes

Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee

Isabelle Lonvis-Rome

French Ambassador for Human Rights and former Minister Delegate for Gender Equality, Diversity and Equal Opportunities.

About the speakers

"Democracy and human rights are impossible without the realization of women's rights."

- Narges Mohammadi, Nobel Peace Prize laureate 2023

Festival

After the Nobel Peace Conference, we invited everybody in Oslo to take part in the Nobel Peace Festival. The Square in front of the center was be filled with music, entertainment and inspiring talks to celebrate women’s rights, democracy and peace.

Full festival programme