On 2 and 3 June 2026, Spain will host, in Madrid, the FifthMinisterial Conference on Feminist Foreign Policy: Building Peace and Democracy, an international, high-level meeting on feminist foreign policy, the rights of women and gender equality—not only as priorities in their own right, but also as principles and pillars for the advancement of global peace and strengthening of democracy.
The Conference will bring together foreignministers from countries that are firmly committed to gender equality and implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (in particular, Sustainable Development Goal 5), the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and progress in the 12 critical areas of concern of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. It will also be attended by representatives from international organizations, philanthropic organizations, civil society and feminist movements, including representatives from the Global South.