Ambassador Dr. Khalid Ghanim Al-Ghaith
Secretary-General, Higher Committee of Human Fraternity
Global Peace Education Day 2026
Peace education for everyone, everywhere.Sunday, September 20 · 15:00 UTC
Free online conferenceRegister now
Fifth annual online conference
Peace education can be practical, personal, and powerful.
Join leading peace educators, global leaders, artists and advocates to explore practical peacebuilding strategies across personal, social, political, institutional and ecological life.
The event will show how peace education can be practiced in communities, schools, organizations and public life—and how the Five Spheres defined by the National Peace Academy in the US connect as one framework for living peacefully.
- Date
- Sunday, September 20, 2026
- Time
- 15:00 UTC 8:00 a.m. Los Angeles · 11:00 a.m. New York
5:00 p.m. Paris - Where
- Online via Zoom · Free and open to all
Confirmed presenters
People bringing the Five Spheres to life.
Dr. Francisco Rojas Aravena
Rector, University for Peace
Dr. Pia Rebello Britto
Global Director, Education, UNICEF
Mabingue Ngom
GPEN Global Ambassador and Board Member
Ambassador Professor Karim Errouaki
Honorary President, International Observatory of Territorial Diplomacy (OIDT)
Kehkashan Basu
Founder and President, Green Hope Foundation
Dr. Lisa Worth Huber
President, National Peace Academy
Donato Kiniger-Passigli
President, Global Peace Offensive Center; Vice President, World Academy of Art and Science
Dr. Prem Rawat
Founder, The Prem Rawat Foundation and Peace Education Program
Dr. Darlene Shelton
Chief Program Officer, Global Peace Education Network
Dr. Rajat Sharma
President, Unity of Nations Action Council for Climate Change
Professor Edward J. Nell
Professor Emeritus, The New School
Jacob Johns
Artist, activist and Executive Director, Wisdom Keepers Delegation
Juan Antonio Simarro
Composer and pianist
Dr. Marty K. Casey
Conference Host; Founder, UnGUN Institute
Other Conference Artists
Poetry, photography, multimedia and music.
Creative voices extend the day beyond presentations and bring the practice of peace into culture and expression.
Hussein al Amry
Poet, actor and media personality · UAE
Vicky the Poet
Victoria Kanu · Sierra Leone
Rising Appalachia
American Appalachian folk music
Playing for Change
Creating positive change through music & arts education