Collaborative CEO Launches FFP Accountability During Closing Plenary of the 5th Ministerial Conference on Feminist Foreign Policy in Madrid

MADRID (October 22, 2025) During the closing plenary of the 5th Ministerial Conference on Feminist Foreign Policy, hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of the Government of Spain, the Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative’s Founder and CEO Lyric Thompson launched FFP Accountability, the first public accountability tool measuring progress on commitments made by states and multilateral institutions at the Ministerial Conferences on Feminist Foreign Policy. The project also archives all publicly-available programs, concept notes, recordings and declarations generated by all five Ministerial Conferences on FFP to date (Germany, 2022; the Netherlands, 2023; Mexico, 2024; France, 2025; Spain, 2026).

Moderated by the Collaborative’s Founder and CEO, the plenary enabled FFP Accountability to be launched in the presence of government representatives from France, Spain, the Netherlands, Sweden, North Macedonia and other states demonstrating increased interest in the opportunities to strengthen multilateralism, government-civil society collaboration and foreign policy outcomes offered by feminist foreign policy approaches.

To ensure that the accountability framework is responsive and takes into account diverse perspectives, we sought inputs from members of our Global Partner Network for Feminist Foreign Policy. This network is a space for learning and exchange, comprising over 100 civil society organizations, governments and individuals committed to advancing the principles of feminist foreign policy around the globe. 

Alongside the FFP Accountability commitments dashboard, Thompson also officially launched the first midpoint report (available in English, French and Spanish) which, like the dashboard, tracks commitments made at the Fourth Ministerial Conference on Feminist Foreign Policies, hosted by the Government of France in October 2025, where the initiative was first announced.

“[FFP Accountability] is our effort to tell the story of actual political and financial commitments that get made in these spaces. It’s our hope that it inspires more. I will say, that when you go to FFPAccountability.com, you’ll see there’s only 13 commitments there so far — we’re not going to change the world with these kinds of numbers. This is our hope to applaud and to publicize those champions who are trying to do more in this moment when we know more is needed; to call in those who haven’t made concrete action and commitments on this agenda; and to hopefully see much more in the final report later this year,” shared Thompson in her closing remarks in Madrid.

Responding to demand by both civil society and governments, FFP Accountability serves to strengthen coherence around feminist foreign policy principles and provide an enduring tool for accountability, learning and collective progress. The final report on the first cycle of FFP Accountability will be published on the one-year anniversary of the Fourth Ministerial Conference on Feminist Foreign Policies in late October 2026. Pending the availability of new funds, the Collaborative team will begin a new accountability cycle.

About the Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative

The Feminist Foreign Policy Collaborative (the Collaborative) works to advance feminist approaches to foreign policy worldwide. By curating convenings, conducting field-shaping research and analysis and amplifying expertise, the Collaborative serves as a meeting point for feminists inside and outside of government to work together to ensure feminist foreign policies are ambitious, transformative and effectively implemented. The Collaborative works in a secretariat capacity supporting the work of two coalitions: the Global Partner Network for Feminist Foreign Policy (Global Partner Network) and the Coalition for a Feminist Foreign Policy in the United States (U.S. Coalition). The Global Partner Network is an informal body of over 100 organizations, governments and individuals working on feminist foreign policy around the world; the U.S. Coalition unites more than 90 organizations advancing a more feminist foreign policy in the United States. While the focus of each of these coalitions is different, the goal is the same: to ensure wider adoption of feminist foreign policy principles advancing a better future for people, peace and planet.

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of the Government of Spain, Press Office: prensa@maec.es.