Shirine Jurdi

Shirine Jurdi, a feminist peacebuilder and policy advocate

Jurdi is a Lebanese feminist peacebuilder and policy advocate with more than 20 years of experience advancing civilian protection, disarmament, climate security, and the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda across the Arab region and globally. Her work focuses on connecting community experiences with policy processes and expanding opportunities for women and youth to participate meaningfully in peace and security decision-making.

She serves as Deputy Chair of the International Board of Control Arms and leads the WPS Working Group of the Arab Feminist Network. She also co-leads the Peace and Demilitarisation for Climate Justice Working Group, is a founding member of the Women and Gender Constituency (WGC) MENA Regional Caucus, and co-founded Wisely Global. In addition, she is affiliated with several regional and international networks, including WILPF, GPPAC, the Stop Killer Robots Campaign, PeaceWomen Across the Globe, and the Marjayoun–Hasbaya Community Mediators Network.

Jurdi has played a key role in advancing youth participation in peacebuilding, including through the establishment of Lebanon’s Young Women’s Leadership Group affiliated with the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP), supporting regional Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) processes, and founding the first municipal mediation unit in Choueifat linked to Lebanon’s National Action Plan on UNSCR 1325.

She combines advocacy, research, dialogue, and movement-building. She has authored research articles and policy papers on Women, Peace and Security, civilian protection, ceasefire implementation, and the gendered impacts of small arms and light weapons, and regularly contributes to regional and international policy discussions.

Jurdi holds a Master’s degree in International Affairs from the Lebanese American University and pursued doctoral studies in Peace and Conflict Studies at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. She has received specialized training in ceasefire negotiation through the United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (UNDPPA) and was awarded the International Young Women’s Peace and Human Rights Award by Democracy Today in 2019.