Katelijn De Nijs is editor and coordinator of the Belgian National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security, coordinator of the commemorative events on the 10th anniversary of UN Resolution 1325 organized by the Belgian presidency to the EU and gender focal point of the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Previously, Katelijn De Nijs worked for Médecins Sans Frontières, focusing on access to health care services and rehabilitation of SGBV survivors, respectively in Aceh (Indonesia), Malaysia, Myanmar, Nigeria as well as in Belgium for undocumented migrants and asylum seekers. Katelijn De Nijs holds masters in Philosophy, International Relations and Human Rights Law.