KAIROS joins 250 civil society organizations calling on the Prime Minister to safeguard feminist foreign policy commitments
KAIROS was among more than 250 organizations and individuals from across Canada, calling on the Prime Minister to take urgent and decisive action to safeguard Canada’s feminist foreign policy commitments at a time of escalating global instability and mounting attacks on human rights.
In an open letter delivered on December 1, signatories warn that recent shifts in Canada’s foreign policy risk weakening the country’s long-standing leadership on gender equality, human rights and multilateralism. The letter underscores that feminist policy approaches are not simply about values, they are critical to global security, economic resilience and Canada’s strategic interests.
“Canada has built a respected reputation as a defender of human rights and gender equality,” the letter states. “To step back from this leadership at a moment of unprecedented global rollbacks sends the wrong message to the world.”
With human rights under attack in many regions, civil society leaders argue that Canada has both the opportunity and responsibility to respond. Anti-rights movements are organizing across borders, seeking to roll back progress on gender equality.
The letter concludes: “With the world facing escalating crises and instability, Canada’s leadership is more urgent than ever.”
The Canadian Press article: Advocates demand clarity from Carney on status of feminist foreign policy
