About the Event

This roundtable brings together leaders from government, civil society and philanthropy to explore the future of feminist foreign policy (FFP) and the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda in a rapidly changing geopolitical and digital landscape. Building on strategic foresight discussions convened by the Global Diplomacy Lab, the session will examine how feminist approaches to diplomacy can remain durable across political cycles, how global commitments can better support women peacebuilders on the ground and how emerging technologies and digital governance frameworks can embed principles of inclusion, safety and justice. The dialogue will be held under Chatham House Rule to encourage open exchange.

Event Details

Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Time: 2:30-4:00 PM EST

Location: UN Church Center, 11th Floor, New York, NY

Register by emailing events@reddotfoundation.org (or via the NGO CSW Whova Conference App)

Organizers

• Red Dot Foundation

• NGO Committee on the Status of Women (NGO CSW/NY)

• NGO Committee for Social Development (NGO CSocD)

• Feminist Diplomacy Lab

• BMW Foundation

• Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative

• Center for Civil Society and Democracy (CCSD)

• Chalk Back

Speakers

• ElsaMarie D’Silva, Founder, Red Dot Foundation

• Spogmay Ahmed, Deputy Director, Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative

• Rajaa AlTali, Co-Founder, Center for Civilians in Conflict (CCSD)

• Sophie Sandberg, Founder, Chalkback

• Jane Anyango, Executive Director, Polycom for Girls

• Abigail Ruane, Political Affairs Officer, Gender, Peace and Security (GPS) Unit, United Nations Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs

*Register via the above form or by emailing Selena Cai at selena@theadvocacyteam.co.uk.

About the Event

Co-organized by The Advocacy Team and the Embassy of Mexico in the United Kingdom, this webinar, entitled “Exploring Feminist Foreign Policy in Practice: Insights from Mexico and Beyond,” aims to honour the progress made toward gender equality with and through feminist foreign policy, and to reflect on the work that remains.

Mexico has made several advances in gender equality. Having become the first country in the Global South to adopt a feminist foreign policy in 2020. As the only OECD country with full gender parity in parliament as of 2025, Mexico has driven and challenged the considerations diplomats, policymakers and scholars need to make for gender equality.

Join us in this discussion to explore the role of women’s representation, feminist approaches to diplomacy and intersectionality in global politics.

Event Details

Date: Thursday, March 19, 2026

Time: 10:00-11:00 AM (EDT) / 14:00-15:00 (GMT)

Location: Google Meets (via Calendar invite)

Organizers

• The Advocacy Team

• Embassy of Mexico in the United Kingdom

Speakers

• Lyric Thompson, Founder and CEO, Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative

• Paola Pereznieto, Research Associate, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion at ODI Global

• Cecilia Ávila Pérez, Cambridge Trust Scholar and MPhil in Public Policy, University of Cambridge

• Rosalie Rochert, External Relations Associate at UNHCR & PhD Candidate in Latin American Studies at the University of Cambridge

• Ambassador Joel Hernández, Deputy Head of Mission of Mexico to the United Kingdom, Government of Mexico