BELGRADE – SERBIA

500+ participants / 80+ speakers / 20+ panels
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17-19 November, SAVA CENTER
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Day 3

Feminist Peace in Hostile Times: Reimagining the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in an Era of Global Backlash

15:45 – 17:00

 

Marigona Shabiu

Executive Director, Youth Initiative for Human Rights Kosovo

Marigona joined YIHR KS in 2017 in the position of Executive Director. She has a master’s degree in Public Affairs specializing in Management of Non-Profit Organizations and International Development at Indiana University Bloomington, and a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science at the University of Prishtina and Public Administration at the International Business College in Mitrovica. During her master’s studies, she completed a three-month internship at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. In 2014, Ms. Shabiu co-founded the non-governmental organization KAND – Center for Social and Cultural Development, where she also held the position of Executive Director for 3 years. She has more than eight years of experience in the civil society sector.