🥳 Today, @GermanyDiplo presents its new guidelines for its Feminist Foreign Policy – so what is it all about and what does it mean for 🇪🇺 ?
A thread 🧵 (1/13)
🔗 https://bit.ly/FFP_Guidelines
Livestream: http://www.shapingfeministforeignpolicy.org/Livestream
#FFP #SHEcurity @SHE_curity #FeministForeignPolicy
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/HNeumannMEP/status/1630915826902523904
The guidelines state that #FFP is a "foreign policy for all members of society", incl. those discriminated against bc of "gender identity, origin, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation or other reasons". It aims to name entrenched power structures & overcome them:
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/HNeumannMEP/status/1630915830006312964
.@ABaerbock herself wants to make sure the guidelines are implemented, but she will also appoint an ambassador for feminist foreign policy (like Sweden did in 2015).
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/HNeumannMEP/status/1630915833970012160
There will be i.a.
▶️ contact persons for FFP in all Foreign Office departments & the missions abroad
▶️ gender trainings for diplomatic staff - gender & diversity competences will become a recruitment criterion; those deciding on recruitment & promotions should have them
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/HNeumannMEP/status/1630915836834725889
▶️ intervention + prevention measures against sexual harassment & sexism
▶️ more women recruited in leadership positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs & its missions
▶️ equal gender representation in @ABaerbock's delegations from business, civil society or politics
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/HNeumannMEP/status/1630915838818541571
▶️ Gender budgeting should be applied to the Foreign Office's entire project budget (by the end of the legislative term)
▶️ missions are to receive up to 1m 💶 for queer cultural events, NGO projects & local initiatives (a conference on LGBTIQ* rights is planned for 2024)
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/HNeumannMEP/status/1630915843356803073
▶️ climate diplomacy + external energy policy should become gender&diversity sensitive
▶️ the protection of women in conflict zones & their participation in peace processes should be a priority of the 🇩🇪 candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council 2027/28
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/HNeumannMEP/status/1630915846007554051
What about the EU? Some points mentioned in the paper:
☑️ form networks at the European level
☑️ use a regular dialogue in the run up to the Foreign Affairs Council to help formulate feminist perspectives on issues regarding the Common Foreign and Security Policy
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/HNeumannMEP/status/1630915847991484416
... and how would an EU Feminist Foreign Policy look like? We @GreensEFA have written a paper about it!
It asks i.a. for
➡️ higher levels of representation and participation of women and other marginalized groups at negotiation tables, especially in high-level positions
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/HNeumannMEP/status/1630915852026490880
➡️ a rights-based approach that prioritises protecting and expanding human rights of women and other marginalized groups
➡️ allocation of considerable resources towards achieving gender equality
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/HNeumannMEP/status/1630915855486705666
➡️ opposition to the increasing backlash against gender equality and shrinking spaces for civil society, including attacks on women and feminist organisations.
🧐 Here you can read the paper:
https://bit.ly/FFP-Paper
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/HNeumannMEP/status/1630915857621696513
‼️ By the way: Did you know that the @BMZ_Bund today also published its guidelines on a "Feminist development policy"? You can read them here (in German):
https://bit.ly/Feministische_Entwicklungspolitik
@SvenjaSchulze68
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/HNeumannMEP/status/1630915859655933953
☑️ encourage the European Commission to strengthen its efforts towards systematic gender budgeting
☑️ initiate talks among 🇪🇺 foreign ministers regarding a foreign and security policy feminist in orientation
(9/13)
🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/HNeumannMEP/status/1630915850088660992