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World women foreign ministers pledge a feminist perspective
24-9-2018
At the first of its kind meeting, nine women foreign ministers in Montreal vowed on Saturday to bring a ‘feminist perspective’ to foreign policy. The 2-day meeting, which started on Friday, brought together more than half of the world’s women diplomats to discuss a number of topics, including conflict prevention, promotion of democracy and elimination of violence against women. On the occasion, Canadian foreign minister, Chrystia Freeland, described the summit as a historic opportunity, announcing the creation of Canada’s first position for the ambassador for women, peace and security. Freeland also stressed that the aim is not to create a closed women ghetto, but on the contrary, it seeks to highlight the significance, role and rights of women and girls around the world. The purpose, she maintained, is to propose ways women in leadership positions can use to defend and campaign for those rights. For her part, the EU foreign ambassador, Federica Mogherini, who co-led the meeting with Freeland, said: “We planted a seed which I believe will grow into beautiful flowers.” To note, the participating ministers will put forward the outcomes of the Montreal Summit as part of the UN General Assembly debate this week in New York. The ministers also agreed to meet regularly, albeit informally, within the next year. (To check the name of the countries (in Arabic) participating in the meeting please click: goo.gl/HAktrx ((Al Hayat, September 23, 2018)
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