5th Ministerial Conference on Feminist Foreign Policies: Building Peace and Promoting Democracy
NewsSpecial Edition - 29/05/2026One year after the Paris conference, which brought together 31 states to adopt a joint declaration, Spain will host the 5th Ministerial Conference on Feminist Foreign Policies on June 2–3, 2026, a major gathering focused on strengthening international alliances, defending existing achievements, and turning political commitments into concrete funding and accountability mechanisms. In a fragmented international context, it raises a central question: how can feminist foreign policies help defend rights, peace, international cooperation, and democratic institutions?
This analysis examines the conference’s main issues: the current state of feminist foreign policies, financing gender equality, the rise of anti-rights offensives, and the key sessions of the 5th Ministerial Conference.
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