Colombia Joins Global Leaders with Adoption of Feminist Foreign Policy

By: WE staff | Friday, 27 June 2025

• Colombia becomes the 8th country in the world to adopt a feminist foreign policy
• The policy is officially called Política Exterior Feminista (PEF) announced by Foreign Minister Laura Sarabia
• Aims to promote the rights of women and LGBTQIA+ communities

Colombia has officially end up the 8th United States within the global to adopt a feminist foreign policy, aimed toward promoting the rights of women and LGBTQIA groups. The announcement was made by Colombian Foreign Minister Laura Sarabia on the eve of the International Day of Women in Diplomacy, as she signed a decree formalizing the coverage, referred to as Política Exterior Feminista (PEF).

Laura emphasized that the circulate must go beyond symbolic movement. “This is every other milestone, but what matters maximum is popping it into concrete action. We need mechanisms for actual participation, more girl’s ministers, and young ladies helping form the course of foreign coverage,” she stated.

The idea become first brought at the UN Commission at the Status of Women in March 2024 and reaffirmed at COP16 in October. The decree is described as "participative, pacifist, and intersectional," and includes an environmental attention—addressing the disproportionate results of weather change on girls and promoting their leadership in conservation and policymaking.

At remaining 12 months’ COP, the Colombian delegation emphasized the environmental aspects of the Feminist Foreign Policy (PEF), that specialize in how weather alternate affects ladies in another way, the need to empower ladies in shaping environmental rules, and their critical position in sustainably coping with herbal assets and conservation efforts.