A growing number of countries are adopting a Feminist Foreign Policy (FFP). This reveals an increasing recognition of the importance of gender equality and women’s rights.
As gender equality is critical to achieving sustainable peace and security, PAX advocates for FFPs to divest from harm, and invest in peacebuilding, demilitarization and develop non-violent foreign policy. To question the imbalance in spending on means of war versus means of peace. A FFP requires a systemic shift – from a state-centric focus on national security, to adopting a human security approach, centered on the inclusive security of the most marginalized people around the world.
While feminist movements are both making important gains and increasingly facing threats, PAX developed the FFP Manifesto, calling for 10 critical actions to advance peace and security within Feminist Foreign Policy, which was co-signed by over 25 organisations. The Manifesto was created in collaboration with over 80 leading civil society representatives and researchers, including from different contexts affected by armed conflict:
The manifesto was – amongst others – signed by organisations
