On 12 December, KWN’s Executive Director Igballe Rogova attended a meeting with the US Special Envoy for the Western Balkans, Gabriel Escobar and the US Ambassador to Kosovo, Jeffrey Hovenier with some representatives of civil society.

“Deputy Assistant Secretary Escobar joined me for great discussions today with diverse civil society representatives from across Kosovo. Civil society has an indispensable role to play in holding institutions accountable and advocating and building a better future for all,” Ambassador Hovenier wrote on Twitter.

KWN thanks and appreciates the U.S. Department of State for continuing the conversation and consulting WCSOs and activists. 

Last month, KWN Program Director & Lead Researcher Nicole Farnsworth made a presentation to the U.S. Department of State on KWN and its members’ history and work, including on the Women, Peace and Security Agenda. She shared ideas on how the U.S. can better support women’s rights activists and movements. The full article can be read here.