Valentina Bodrug-Lungu, PhD, Moldova State University Professor, International Gender Expert, has over 20 years’ experience in Gender Education, Gender Analysis, Gender Mainstreaming, Women, Peace and Security, Gender-Based Violence, Women's political and socio-economic empowerment. Author of more 170 books and articles in gender issues, gender-based violence, gender education, human security (published in Moldova, USA, Romania, Ukraine and Russia). She is President of NGO “Gender-Center”/Co-founder of Platform for Gender Equality, Republic of Moldova. Head of Women’s Advisory Board on WPS in Moldova (July 2023-September 2024). At national, regional and international level she contributed as speaker, co-organiser to public consultations on Beijing+25/Beijing+30, Sustainable Development, Women, Peace and Security etc. Science 2020, Valentina Bodrug-Lungu is OP Women’s Major Group for Europe and Central Asia. Member of Expert Group on SDG 5 (Gender equality) for HLPF2022. Member of UNWomen ECA Beijing+30 Civil Society Steering Committee.