Past Event Recaps


Financing for Gender Equality and Feminist Foreign Policies: Innovation, Investments and Challenges
Oct
22

Financing for Gender Equality and Feminist Foreign Policies: Innovation, Investments and Challenges

In the framework of the Fourth Ministerial Conference on Feminist Foreign Policy in Paris, join us and the Alliance for Feminist Movements to explore the future of development financing for gender equalities and to launch our latest publication, “Feminist Foreign Policy and Development Finance for Gender Equality: Momentum Under Threat?”

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Beyond the Headlines: The State of Feminist Foreign Policy Today — Launch of “Defining Feminist Foreign Policy 2025”
Oct
21

Beyond the Headlines: The State of Feminist Foreign Policy Today — Launch of “Defining Feminist Foreign Policy 2025”

Photo Credit: Corentin Boulet / FFP Collaborative - Panorama Global

About the Event

The Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative launched the fourth edition of its seminal Defining Feminist Foreign Policy paper, reviewing the state of the field from 2023 to 2025 and noting key opportunities, challenges and trends. Defining Feminist Foreign Policy 2025 is our most robust edition yet, featuring in-depth country analyses of more than twenty governments that have committed to or are exploring the advancement of a feminist foreign and/or development policy, featuring resources and perspectives of leading feminist activists, academics and organizations working to advance the field around the world. The event presented the paper’s key findings, showcased perspectives from key government and civil society partners from around the world and concluded with a cocktail reception for networking and further discussion. The event was livestreamed with simultaneous interpretation in French, Spanish and English for in-person and remote participants.

EN: Full Report
FR : Résumé du rapport
ES: Resumen del informe

Event Details

Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Time:

  • 4:00-5:30 PM CEST: Panel, Report Launch, Q&A

  • 5:30-7:00 PM CEST: Reception (in-person)

Location:

Speakers

  • Lyric Thompson, Founder and CEO, Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative

  • Spogmay Ahmed, Senior Policy Advisor, Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative

  • Delphine O, Ambassador and Secretary General of the Fourth Ministerial Conference on Feminist Foreign Policies, Government of France

  • Arlene B. Tickner, Ambassador-at-large for Gender Issues and Feminist Global Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Colombia

  • Memory Kachambwa, Executive Director, FEMNET

  • Beth Woroniuk, Senior Fellow, Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative

  • Ana María Alonso Giganto, Ambassador-at-large for Feminist Foreign Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of Spain

  • Hibaaq Osman, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Karama

  • María Cristina Perceval, Former Ambassador to UN and Special Representative for FFP of Argentina; Senior Fellow, Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative

  • Beatriz Silva, Knowledge Management and Language Justice Consultant, Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative

Biographies

Lyric Thompson

Founder and CEO, Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative

Lyric Thompson (she/her) is the Founder and CEO of the Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative, where she publishes and advises governments and thought leaders on feminist foreign policy. In her 2-decade career, she has advocated on women’s rights issues at the United Nations, G7/G20, White House, the U.S. State Department, USAID and the Department of Defense. She is an adjunct professor at the George Washington University, where she teaches a graduate level course on women’s rights advocacy. Previously, Lyric has served as: the Vice President of Policy, Advocacy, and Strategy at the International Center for Research on Women, the founding co-chair of the Coalition for Women’s Economic Empowerment and Equality, co-chair of Girls Not Brides USA, on the Executive Committee of the Civil Society Working Group on Women, Peace and Security, on the Women’s Human Rights Coordination Group of Amnesty International, USA and as the Senior Policy Manager for Women for Women International.

Learn more about Lyric here.

Spogmay Ahmed

Senior Policy Advisor, Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative

Spogmay Ahmed (she/her) is the Senior Policy Advisor for the Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative. In this capacity, she helps manage the Global Partner Network for Feminist Foreign Policy and the Coalition for a Feminist Foreign Policy in the United States, and provides overall policy and advocacy expertise for civil society, governments and multilateral organizations. Spogmay serves as the Collaborative’s main liaison to the United Nations, and has served as a Women 7 (W7) Advisor for the G7 Presidencies of Germany in 2022, Japan in 2023, Italy in 2024 and now Canada in 2025. Prior to joining the Collaborative, Spogmay served as Senior Global Policy Advocate at the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), handling ICRW's portfolio on feminist foreign policy globally and in the United States. She has provided policy analysis and advocacy leadership in multilateral spaces, including the United Nations, G7 and G20.

Learn more about Spogmay here.

Ambassador Delphine O

Ambassador and Secretary General of the Fourth Ministerial Conference on Feminist Foreign Policies, Government of France

Ambassador Delphine O (she/her) is Ambassador and Secretary General of the IVth Ministerial Conference on Feminist Foreign Policies at French Ministry of European and Foreign Affairs since 2019. She led the organization of the Generation Equality Forum, the largest and most important international conference on gender equality and women’s rights since 1995, which took place in Paris in June 2021. The Forum raised $40 billion and 3000 commitments from Member States, international organizations, civil society, private sector and philanthropies, to accelerate gender equality in the next 5 years.

In 2023, she authored her first book « La diplomatie féministe est un sport de combat » (« Feminist foreign policy is a martial art »), published by Tallandier. She teaches Feminist Foreign Policy and Gender equality in International Relations at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) of Sciences Po, France’s top public policy graduate school.

Previously, Delphine O was a member of the French Parliament for La Republique en Marche. In the National Assembly, she was a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the chairwoman of the France -Iran friendship group and the co-rapporteur of the mission on the South China Sea. A graduate from the Ecole Normale Superieure and the Harvard Kennedy School, Delphine O has previously worked for the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Stimson Center in Washington, DC and ActionAid in Afghanistan.

Learn more about Delphine here, and connect with her on LinkedIn.

Arlene B. Tickner

Ambassador-at-large for Gender Issues and Feminist Global Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Colombia

Ambassador Arlene B. Tickner (she/her) is a committed feminist with over 30 years of teaching, research, mentoring and consulting experience in the field of International Relations. She holds a Ph.D. in International Studies from the University of Miami and an M.A. in Latin American Studies from Georgetown University. Before her current appointment, she served as Deputy Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations in New York.

Ambassador Tickner has authored and co-authored approximately 100 books, edited volumes, book chapters, journal articles and working papers, and has also served regularly as a newspaper columnist and expert analyst for national and international press, radio and television.

Learn more about Ambassador Tickner here.

Memory Kachambwa

Executive Director, FEMNET

Memory Kachambwa (she/her) is a pan African intersectional feminist, gender and women’s rights activist, with deep experience in organizing and advocating for feminist policies at the regional, national and international levels. She’s a seasoned cross-cultural thought leader and strategist bridging national, regional and global women’s rights networks with policy leaders.

She led in the development and positioning of FEMNET as a pan African feminist movement working on climate justice and the intersections with economic justice and sexual reproductive justice. She is passionate about dismantling and disrupting patriarchy, neo-liberal systems and structures that oppress and deny women dignity.

She has been working on feminist foreign policy from a Global South perspective and as a movement builder, has done policy advocacy work by preparing policy briefs and provides technical support to Negotiators in a number of policy processes that include CEDAW country reporting, Regional Beijing Review and Commission on the Status of Women.

Learn more about Memory here.

Beth Woroniuk

Senior Fellow, Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative

Beth Woroniuk (she/her) has worked to advance gender justice and feminist approaches to policymaking for over 35 years. She is particularly interested in financing for gender equality, feminist foreign policies and women, peace and security. Beth has advised and worked with bilateral aid agencies, women’s funds, UN entities, international NGOs and feminist organizations, strengthening their work on gender equality and women’s rights. She has developed analytical tools, supported policy development, carried out research, blogged, conducted evaluations, organized, lobbied and testified before the Canadian Parliament. Until early 2024, Beth served as the Vice President of Policy at the Equality Fund. In 2025, Beth received the King Charles III Coronation Medal and was nominated to the G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council.  She is currently a Senior Fellow with Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative.

As part of the inaugural class of the Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative’s Visiting Fellows Program, Beth will focus her scholarship and thought leadership on current feminist foreign policy discussions, Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy and feminist funding.

Learn more about Beth here.

Ana María Alonso Giganto

Ambassador-at-large for Feminist Foreign Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, Government of Spain

Ana María Alonso Giganto (she/her) holds a degree in English Philology and has been a member of the Spanish Diplomatic Service since 2007. She has been posted to Spanish embassies in Afghanistan, Egypt, Thailand, Australia, and Counsellor in the Mission of Spain to United Nations. As Ambassador-at-Large for Feminist Foreign Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation (MAEC), she is responsible for mainstreaming a gender perspective throughout Spain’s foreign policy and the institutional culture of the ministry itself, as well as within international forums. Academically, she coordinates the MAEC’s course on Feminist Foreign and Development Cooperation Policy and Gender Equality. She is also a member of the Alliance of Feminist Foreign Policy Ambassadors, which includes representatives from various countries and organizations such as NATO, the EEAS, the OSCE and UN Women. She is also a member of the Advisory Board of Casa Asia and of the Global Partner Network of Feminist Foreign Policy Steering Committee.

Hibaaq Osman

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Karama

Hibaaq Osman (she/her) is a Somali activist, political strategist, and global thought leader whose work bridges grassroots mobilization with high-level political influence. As the founder of Karama, she has redefined advocacy by positioning women as architects of policy and power. Her vision embodies the principles of Feminist Foreign Policy, asserting that peace, security, and governance must be shaped by those most affected. Osman’s leadership transforms humanitarian response and peacebuilding into political acts of inclusion—where women’s agency drives structural change and influences the highest political, international, national, and regional institutions.

Learn more about Hibaaq here.

Marita Perceval

Former Ambassador to UN and Special Representative for FFP of Argentina; Senior Fellow, Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative

María Cristina (Marita) Perceval (she/her) is a Senior Fellow with the Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative and the President of Feminists Without Borders in Argentina. Most recently, she was the Special Representative for Feminist Foreign Policy of Argentina. From 2021-2022, she served as the Secretary of Equality and Diversity of the Ministry of Women, Gender and Diversity of the Argentine Republic. Marita has held various Secretary and Under-Secretary positions in the Government of Argentina, including on portfolios regarding international cooperation on education and the promotion of human rights, focusing her work on the regulation of Argentina’s gender identity law and the launch of a support platform for women human rights defenders. In 2016, Marita became the Regional Director of UNICEF for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Notably, in 2012, Marita became the first female Permanent Representative of the Argentine Republic to the United Nations and was elected Vice President of the 69th General Assembly and Vice President of ECOSOC. She carried out two terms as a National Senator for the Province of Mendoza, serving as the first female President of the Defense Committee and creating the Women’s Caucus which coordinated to advance legislation informed by international women’s human rights law on the prevention of gender-based violence, combatting human trafficking, promotion of sexual and reproductive health and rights.

Learn more about Marita here.

Beatriz Silva

Knowledge Management and Language Justice Consultant, Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative

Beatriz Silva(she/her) is a Knowledge Management and Language Justice Consultant at the Feminist Foreign Policy, where she developed and manages the Feminist Foreign Policy Repository. She served as a Political Science and Political Philosophy Teaching Assistant at University College Dublin. Beatriz was previously the GW Chapter Vice President of the Student Consortium on Women, Peace and Security, where she concurrently served on the Executive Committee of the U.S. Civil Society Working Group on Women, Peace and Security. In the summer of 2022, she was a Research Intern at EMILY's List. In 2021, she was a Summer Education Intern at the Inter-American Dialogue. Beatriz has a Master’s in Gender, Politics and International Relations from the University College Dublin. She is originally from São Paulo, Brazil.

Learn more about Beatriz here.

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Lanzamiento de “Mundializar la Igualdad”
Oct
21

Lanzamiento de “Mundializar la Igualdad”

Photo Credit: Corentin Boulet / FFP Collaborative - Panorama Global

ESPAÑOL

Sobre el evento

Durante un evento paralelo oficial en la 4.ª Conferencia Ministerial sobre Políticas Exteriores Feministas en París (Francia), el Colaborativo de Política Exterior Feminista (el Colaborativo), Feministas Sin Fronteras (Argentina) y el Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales (CLACSO) lanzaron el libro Mundializar la igualdad: Política exterior feminista desde América Latina.

Coordinado por Marita Perceval, becaria senior del Colaborativo y presidenta de Feministas Sin Fronteras, Mundializar la igualdad es una obra colectiva que propone la política exterior feminista (PEF) como una categoría operativa y una praxis política orientada a desmantelar el trípode histórico de opresiones —patriarcado, colonialismo y racismo— que sostiene las desigualdades en América Latina, la región más desigual y violenta para las mujeres

Con voces plurales de diplomáticas, académicas y activistas del Sur Global, el volumen sitúa la agenda feminista en el centro de la geopolítica y de las relaciones internacionales, articulando reconocimiento, redistribución e interseccionalidad. Propone reconfigurar la democracia, fortalecer la gobernanza de los bienes comunes, despatriarcalizar el poder y avanzar hacia una sociedad del cuidado y la justicia económica, social y ambiental.

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Detalles del evento

Participarán

  • Marita Perceval, Bécaria Senior, Colaborativo de Política Exterior Feminista; Presidenta, Feministas sin Fronteras en Argentina; y Ex representante especial para la Política Exterior Feminista, Gobierno de Argentina

  • Lyric Thompson, Fundadora y consejera delegada, Colaborativo de Política Exterior Feminista

  • Gloria de la Fuente, Subsecretaria de Relaciones Exteriores, Gobierno de Chile

  • Noemí Espinoza Madrid, Secretaria General, Asociación de Estados del Caribe (AEC), Gobierno de Honduras

  • Arlene B. Tickner, Embajadora en Misión Especial para Asuntos de Género y Política Feminista Global, Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, Gobierno de Colombia

  • Blanca Jimenez, Secretaria de Relaciones Exteriores, Gobierno de México

  • María Noel Leoni Zardo, Directora Ejecutiva Adjunta, CEJIL; Directora de Campaña de GQUAL

  • Eleonora Lamm, Especialista a cargo del programa Gestión de Transformaciones Sociales (MOST), UNESCO


ENGLISH

About the Event

During an official side event at the Fourth Ministerial Conference on Feminist Foreign Policy in Paris, the Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative, Feminists Without Borders (Argentina) and CLACSO launched the book Mundializar la Igualdad: Política exterior feminista desde América Latina.

Coordinated by Marita Perceval, our Senior Fellow and president of Feminists Without Borders, Mundializar la Igualdad is a collective work that proposes feminist foreign policy (FFP) as a strategic approach and a political praxis aimed at dismantling the historical systems of oppression — patriarchy, colonialism and racism — that sustains inequalities in Latin America, the most unequal and violent region for women.

With diverse voices from diplomats, academics and activists from the Global South, the volume places the feminist agenda at the center of geopolitics and international relations. It proposes reconfiguring democracy, strengthening the governance of common goods, depatriarchalizing power and moving toward a society of care and economic, social and environmental justice.

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Details of the Event

Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Time: 2:00-3:30 PM CEST: Launch of Mundialzar la Igualdad (hybrid)

Location: Le Carré Edouard VII, 13 bis Rue Bruno Coquatrix, 75009, Paris / Zoom

Speakers

  • Marita Perceval, Senior Fellow, Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative; President, Feminists Without Borders; Former Special Representative for Feminist Foreign Policy, Government of Argentina

  • Lyric Thompson, Founder and CEO, Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative

  • Gloria de la Fuente, Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs, Government of Chile

  • Noemí Espinoza Madrid, Secretary General of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS), Government of Honduras

  • Arlene B. Tickner, Ambassador-at-Large for Gender Affairs and Global Feminist Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Colombia

  • Blanca Jimenez, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Government of Mexico

  • María Noel Leoni Zardo, Deputy Executive Director, CEJIL; Campaign Director, GQUAL

  • Eleonora Lamm, Specialist Responsible for Implementation of Management of Social Transformations (MOST) Programme, UNESCO


FRANÇAIS

À propos

Lors d’un événement parallèle officiel à la 4ᵉ Conférence ministérielle sur les diplomaties féministes à Paris, le Collectif pour une politique étrangère féministe (le Collectif), Feministas Sin Fronteras (Argentine) et le Conseil latino-américain des sciences sociales (CLACSO) ont présenté l’ouvrage Mundializar la Igualdad : Política exterior feminista desde América Latina.

Coordonné par Marita Perceval, notre experte associée et présidente de Feministas Sin Fronteras, Mundializar la Igualdad est un ouvrage collectif qui propose la politique étrangère féministe (PEF) comme une catégorie opératoire et une praxis politique visant à démanteler le triptyque historique d’oppressions — patriarcat, colonialisme et racisme — qui soutient les inégalités en Amérique latine, la région la plus inégalitaire et violente pour les femmes.

Porté par des voix plurielles de diplomates, universitaires et activistes du Sud Global, le volume place l’agenda féministe au cœur de la géopolitique et des relations internationales, en articulant reconnaissance, redistribution et intersectionnalité. Il propose de reconfigurer la démocratie, de renforcer la gouvernance des biens communs, de dépatriarcaliser le pouvoir et d’avancer vers une société du soin et de la justice économique, sociale et environnementale.

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Détails de l’évènement

Date : mardi, 21 octobre 2025

Heure :  14h00-15h30 CEST

Lieu : Le Carré Edouard VII, 13 bis Rue Bruno Coquatrix, 75009, Paris / Zoom

Intervenant·e·s

  • Marita Perceval, Experte associée, Collectif pour une politique étrangère féministe; Presidente, Fèministes sans frontières; Ancienne représentante spéciale pour la politique étrangère féministe, Gouvernement de l’Argentine

  • Lyric Thompson, Fondatrice et PDG, Collectif pour une politique étrangère féministe

  • Gloria de la Fuente, Sous-secrétaire aux affaires étrangères, Gouvernement du Chili

  • Noemí Espinoza Madrid, Secrétaire générale de l’Association des États de la Caraïbe (AEC), Gouvernement du Honduras

  • Arlene B. Tickner, Ambassadrice itinérante pour les questions de genre et la politique féministe mondiale, Ministère des affaires étrangères, Gouvernement de Colombie

  • Blanca Jimenez, Secrétariat aux affaires étrangères, Gouvernement du Mexique

  • María Noel Leoni Zardo, Directrice exécutive adjointe, CEJIL ; Directrice de campagne, GQUAL

  • Eleonora Lamm, Spécialiste chargée de la mise en œuvre du programme de gestion des transformations sociales (MOST), UNESCO

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Financing for Development and Feminist Foreign Policies: Exploring the Synergies
Jun
30

Financing for Development and Feminist Foreign Policies: Exploring the Synergies

  • FIBES Sevilla Exhibition and Conference Centre, Room: Side Event 11 (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

This official side event of the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development will bring together key champions of feminist foreign and development policies, including government and civil society representatives, to advance the implementation of gender-transformative commitments and raise momentum for collective action.

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The Power of Regional Movements and Strategies: Advancing the Beijing Platform for Action through Feminist Foreign Policy
Mar
21

The Power of Regional Movements and Strategies: Advancing the Beijing Platform for Action through Feminist Foreign Policy

  • Church Center of the United Nations, 8th Floor (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

This event will bring together leaders from various regions, with a particular focus on the Majority World, to reflect on their feminist foreign policy practices, share lessons learned, exchange ideas and recommendations, raise critical questions and build transnational solidarity.

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Beijing+30 and Beyond: From the Beijing Platform for Action to Feminist Foreign Policies
Mar
13

Beijing+30 and Beyond: From the Beijing Platform for Action to Feminist Foreign Policies

  • American University of Beirut - New York Office (The Debs Center) (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The event will create a multigenerational dialogue that brings together key global stakeholders and activists from two pivotal eras in the gender equality movement: those who influenced the landmark Beijing 1995 World Conference on Women and the current generation shaping the Beijing+30 era.

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Centering Gender Equality, Catalyzing Change: A Gender-Transformative Financing for Development Agenda
Dec
5

Centering Gender Equality, Catalyzing Change: A Gender-Transformative Financing for Development Agenda

There is growing evidence of the positive impact that feminist and gender-transformative approaches have on overcoming pressing global challenges. This side event to the 2nd Preparatory Meeting of the UN Financing for Development Conference seeks to bridge the gap between gender equality and finance, focusing on the intersection of these two realms and exploring how financial decision-making, funding mechanisms, and resource distribution can advance gender justice.

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Advancing the Beijing Platform for Action through Feminist Foreign Policy: Insights from global and regional dialogues tailored to the Asia and the Pacific Region
Nov
22

Advancing the Beijing Platform for Action through Feminist Foreign Policy: Insights from global and regional dialogues tailored to the Asia and the Pacific Region

Feminist foreign policy (FFP) provides an exciting framework to advance implementation of the Platform for Action. This side event will share lessons from global dialogues and regional processes in order to further discussions on a regionally contextualized feminist foreign policy approach for Asia and the Pacific region.

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Inclusive Peacebuilding: Embracing Women's Leadership
May
2

Inclusive Peacebuilding: Embracing Women's Leadership

When women participate in mass movements, those movements are more likely to succeed and lead to more equitable, representative democracy. This conversation, held at Women Moving Millions’ 2024 Annual Summit, will explore how women are actively playing a role today in building peace and security and how their efforts might be replicated in other conflict-ridden regions.

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Feminist Foreign Policy as a Key Response to the Multiple Challenges Facing Latin America and the Caribbean
Mar
14
to Mar 15

Feminist Foreign Policy as a Key Response to the Multiple Challenges Facing Latin America and the Caribbean

  • United Nations Headquarters, Conference Room 1 (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Convened by the Governments of Colombia, Chile, Brazil and Mexico, with the support of the Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative, this CSW side event will bring together diverse stakeholders to discuss progress, lessons learned and good practices in Latin American and Caribbean countries regarding feminist foreign policy.

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Framing Debt in the Discourse of Feminist Foreign Policy: Perspectives from the Global South
Mar
13

Framing Debt in the Discourse of Feminist Foreign Policy: Perspectives from the Global South

The African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET), the Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative and partners have been organizing a series of consultations on how debt can and should be addressed as a FFP priority. In this event, the organizers will present the draft paper, invite experts to a panel discussion and solicit inputs from the audience.

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Launch of the 2023 Edition of Defining Feminist Foreign Policy Paper Series
Sep
15

Launch of the 2023 Edition of Defining Feminist Foreign Policy Paper Series

  • The George Washington University Elliot School of International Affairs (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The 2023 edition of our seminal Defining Feminist Foreign Policy paper series takes a global look at the state of the field and analyzes current opportunities, threats and trends. With progress by more than a dozen governments reviewed, this year’s is our most expansive yet.

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