Women Building Peace in an Age of Crises and Armed Conflicts.

 

How Feminist Approaches to Foreign Policy Can Advance Peacekeeping and Peacebuilding.

Thirty years after the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, and twenty-five years after the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, and Security, the role of women in peacekeeping and peacebuilding—and the support provided by Member States in this regard—has never been more vital.

In an age of crises and armed conflicts, women continue to play a central role in preventing conflicts, maintaining peace and security, protecting civilians, and strengthening societal resilience and recovery. They do so as political leaders, negotiators, mediators, peacekeepers, humanitarian workers, or civil society representatives—both on the ground and on the international stage. Their contribution is recognised in several mandates that promote the integration of gender perspectives in peacekeeping, as well as in the work of the UN peacebuilding architecture (UNSCR 2282).

This event aims to highlight the "peace dividends" of women's leadership—in other words, the essential roles women play in achieving sustainable and lasting peace at every stage of conflict: before, during, and after. The event offers a key opportunity to showcase the role of feminist and gender-based approaches as drivers of democracy, human rights, equality, sustainability and lasting peace. Integrating a gender perspective is not just an added value—it is a key driver of sustainable peace. It also reflects our collective commitment to reinforcing the participation and representation of women, in the spirit of CEDAW Committee General Recommendations n°30 and n°40.

The event will welcome four new members to the FFP+ (Morocco, Nepal, Slovenia, and the United Kingdom) and recognize their exceptional commitment to gender equality, women's rights, and women's empowerment in their foreign policy agendas. It also aims to build momentum for the upcoming 4th Feminist Foreign Policy Ministerial Conference, which will take place in Paris in October 2025, following the successful conference hosted by Mexico in 2024.

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