New Publication: Special Procedures from the Feminist Perspective
This new publication, published by Brot für die Welt and the Feminist Diplomacy Lab, evaluates the systemic challenges faced by UN Special Procedures, through an intersectional feminist lens. Supported by grassroots evidence from organisations that Brot für die Welt works with around the World, the brief provides strategic suggestions for member states to protect and strengthen these essential independent mandates that are critical to our understanding and implementation of human rights.
Publication alert: Stronger Together
Published by the Feminist Diplomacy Lab and commissioned by the WO=MEN Dutch Gender Platform on behalf of the Our Voices Our Futures (OVOF) Consortium, our new research report maps diverse engagement models between civil society and national delegations around the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) processes.
Feminist Diplomacy Lab @ CSW70
Feminist Diplomacy Lab will be at CSW70, in collaboration with incredible partners from our movements. Join us for inspiring conversations at our events or reach out to set a conversation with us!
Reflections from the 4th Ministerial Conference on Feminist Foreign Policy
That these spaces exist is a glimmer of hope. To be able to participate in them is a privilege. But to continue holding them accountable, and pushing them to do better, is our reason for being.
A Civil Society Call for Transformative Feminist Foreign Policies
We, the undersigned global civil society organizations, feminist movements, and human rights defenders, address the Feminist Foreign Policy Conference with a unified message.
FDL at Financing for Feminist Futures Conference
Last week, the Feminist Diplomacy Lab attended the Financing for Feminist Futures Conference organised by the Walking the Talk Consortium in Madrid.
FDL endorses civil society statement on WPS
The Feminist Diplomacy Lab is proud to have joined 661 civil society signatories from 106 countries in calling on all Member States to take decisive action today to uphold women’s rights and defend the WPS agenda’s values of peace, equality and justice through the joint open letter.
A Victory for All: Global Coalition Succeeds in Renewing UN Mandate on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
In a significant victory for human rights, the United Nations Human Rights Council has voted to renew the mandate of the Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (IESOGI).
At UN FFD4, FDL Champions a Feminist Economic Framework
The Feminist Diplomacy Lab actively participated in the 4th UN Financing for Development (FfD4) Conference, joining international partners and civil society leaders to advocate for a global financial architecture that places gender equality and economic justice at its core.
FDL Backs Push for People-Centered Development at HRC60
The Feminist Diplomacy Lab joined a coalition of feminist and human rights organizations in calling for a fundamental shift in the global approach to development. The call was made in a joint statement delivered during an interactive dialogue at the 60th Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC60).