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IPI in partnership with UN Women and the Mexican Network for Feminist Foreign Policy, with the support of the Open Society Foundations (OSF), cohosted a side event held on the margins of the 4th Ministerial Conference on Feminist Foreign Policies, on the topic of “Sharing Regional Best Practices to Localize Feminist Foreign Policies” October 22nd, in Paris, France.
This multistakeholder event brought together civil society representatives from Latin America and Africa, UN stakeholders, and government officials. Its connected activists and policymakers, strengthened both North-South and South-South collaboration, and shared best practices in localizing feminist foreign policy approaches. The conversation also highlighted emerging research on community-based care initiatives.
This event convened policymakers, member state representatives, and civil society experts to exchange context-specific strategies for localizing feminist foreign policies.
Panelists:
Ambassador Ethel Davis, Ambassador At-Large, Policy Advisory Council, Government of Liberia
Ambassador Arlene Tickner, Ambassador At-Large for Gender Issues and Global Feminist Politics, Government of Colombia
Toni Haastrup, African Feminist Collective for Feminist Informed Policies
Elizabeth Guadalupe Mosqueda Rivera, Collegiate Director of Consorcio Oaxaca and Representative from the Mexican Network for Feminist Foreign Policy
Jennifer Piscopo, Director of the Gender Institute and Professor of Gender and Politics, Royal Holloway University of London; Principle Investigator of CaRI: Care, Rights, and Inclusion Project
Evyn Papworth, Policy Analyst, Women, Peace and Security, IPI
Moderator:
Phoebe Donnelly, Head of Women, Peace and Security Program for IPI
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LONDON, 22 October 2025 – OSCE Secretary General Feridun H. Sinirlioğlu completed his first official visit to the United Kingdom today. He participated in the 2025 Berlin Process Leaders’ Summit on the Western Balkans in London, which brought together leaders from across Europe and South-Eastern Europe.
“Since the 1990s, the OSCE has been deeply engaged in the Western Balkans,” said Sinirlioğlu. “In a region where the scars of conflict endure, lasting peace depends not only on political agreements but also on inclusion and resilient institutions. These principles lie at the heart of the OSCE’s continued commitment to the Western Balkans.”
During the visit, the Secretary General met with Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper and other senior officials, including National Security Advisor Jonathan Powell.
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Oct 22 2025 (IPS-Partners)
We are in a climate emergency.
The Earth is already over 1.3 °C warmer than pre-industrial times.
2024 was the hottest year ever recorded.
More than 150 climate disasters struck the world last year.
Extreme weather displaced over 800,000 people.
Wildfires and floods now define the new normal.
We are failing the 1.5 °C goal unless we act now.
COP30 is coming to Belém, Brazil, in November 2025.
But talk is not enough.
We must shift systems, not just carbon.
From blind targets to equitable transitions.
From fossil lock-in to regenerative energy.
From climate policy at arm’s length to climate justice at the core.
Every fraction of a degree matters; now more than ever.
Women, Indigenous Peoples, and low-income communities pay the highest price.
We need mass decarbonization, climate finance, and rights-based adaptation.
We need unity across sectors, borders, and generations.
The choices we make today will decide the severity of tomorrow.
October 24 | International Day for Climate Action.
Act now. For Justice. For Survival.
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