On June 10, 2024, for the first time, the Paris Peace Forum will hold its Spring Meeting abroad. It will take place on the African continent and will bring together actors from around the world to focus on the common North-South objective of “fair transitions.”
The Spring Meeting will be hosted by the prestigious Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) on its state-of-the-art campus in Benguerir, Morocco (by invitation only).
The program will feature sessions with renowned experts that will be broadcasted live, as well as parallel events in collaboration with the Mo Ibrahim Foundation.
Please note that the program is subject to change. Here’s the link to check the updates.
The Spring Meeting will gather various stakeholders from around the world, including representatives from states and governments, international organizations, civil society, and the private sector, to focus on the common North-South objective of “fair transitions.”
Stay tuned! The full list of speakers for the Spring Meeting 2024 will be announced very soon.
Organizer
An independent organization: Although the idea was initiated by the President of the French Republic, the Forum is led by a hybrid that ensures the independence of this multilateral initiative in its missions and financing.
An association under the law of 1901: The Forum is a non-profit association established under French Law ‘loi 1901’ recognized as a public charity. It is governed by 3 international bodies and financed by numerous partners around the world.
The General Assembly decides the Association’s main legal and budgetary orientations, approves its annual accounts, and amends its Bylaws. It includes all members of the Association, both Founding Members and Ordinary Members.
The Executive Committee makes all the decisions regarding the activities of the Association and in particular the organization of its annual event. It shapes the program, authorizes partnership agreements, and decides on new memberships. It gathers the ten
Founding Members, as well as Open Society Foundations, which joined in March 2022.
The Steering Committee provides the Executive Committee with recommendations on the strategic orientations of the Association and all its activities, including the organization of the annual Paris Peace Forum event. It gathers approximately fifteen personalities from all continents who are appointed for three years.
The Circle of Partners brings together the Forum’s public and private benefactors, international organizations and media partners. They support the Forum and make recommendations on its strategic orientations.
