Date: 11-03-2026Time: 8:30 - 10:00 hrs (New York time)Location: UN Church Center (2nd Floor), New YorkThis workshop at the CSW70 NGO Forum
is jointly organized by Global Partner Network for Feminist Foreign
Policy members: The African Women’s Development and Communication
Network (FEMNET), Equipop, and Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative.
This
workshop will feature a series of discussions, in preparation for the
5th Ministerial Conference on Feminist Foreign Policy and Gender
Equality. The Ministerial Conference, hosted by the Government of Spain,
will be held in Madrid on June 2-3, 2026.
This
event will include three discussions with government and civil society
speakers, followed by a workshop session with the audience. Speakers
will explore: the progress and evolution of the annual FFP Ministerial
Conferences, key issues and thematic priorities (with a focus on
financing for gender equality and the women, peace and security agenda),
and accountability and civil society participation.
This
workshop will aim to foster greater collaboration within the Global
Partner Network, encourage transnational and cross-sectoral solidarity
around the FFP agenda, and sustain momentum in the lead up to and
following the Ministerial Conference.
Speakers include:
- Spogmay Ahmed, Deputy Director, Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative
- Lyric Thompson, Founder and CEO, Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative
- H.E. Ana María Alonso Giganto, Ambassador-at-Large for Feminist Foreign Policy of the Government of Spain
- Beth Woroniuk, Senior Fellow, Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative
- Jim Monkel, Global Advocacy Officer, Hivos/Walking the Talk
- Carole Ageng'o, Chair, The African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET)
- Lina Abou Habib, Director, Asfari Institute for Civil Society and Citizenship
- Emilia Blancarte Jaber, Consultant, Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative
- Sehnaz Kiymaz Bahceci, Founding Co-Director, Feminist Diplomacy Lab
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