Ten years of feminist foreign policy and feminist international development cooperation policy: an opportunity for Latin America and the Caribbean

In the last decade, there has been a trend within a group of 12 countries and among various international organizations for foreign policy and international development cooperation policy to be used to accelerate the attainment of gender equality and respect for the human rights of women and girls in their diversity, from a feminist perspective. This trend is constantly widening and deepening. This document analyses the emergence and evolution of feminist foreign policy and feminist international development cooperation policy in 12 countries, with an emphasis on Latin America and the Caribbean and its significant contribution to the Regional Gender Agenda, setting out from its history of feminist contributions to peace, multilateralism and intergovernmental agreements. It also discusses the need to move from formal to substantive equality through a strategy based on rights, resources, representation, reality check, research, resistance and results. The study provides a historical analysis, identifies promising practices and lays out a road map for the implementation of policies that place equality and the sustainability of life and the planet at the centre of the foreign policy and international cooperation agenda, presenting an encouraging outlook for the care society and sustainable, gender-equal development in Latin America and the Caribbean.