Elton Skendaj, (Tirane, Albania)
Elton Skendaj is the National Project Coordinator for the joint project between UN Department for Disarmament Affairs and Hague Appeal for Peace on "Peace and Disarmament Education to Disarm Children and Youth". He is also a lecturer at the University of Tirana, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Political Science and Philosophy and a Civic Education Project Fellow for the year 2003-2004. He has graduated with a MA in Peace Studies from the University of Notre Dame and a BA in Political Sciences from the American University in Bulgaria. He is also the National Focal Point for the Balkan Conference on Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding leading to the international conference at the United Nations on "The Role of Civil Society in the Prevention of Armed Conflict". Skendaj has frequently presented in diverse international forums, the United Nations and various universities in the USA, Ghana and the Balkan region.