UN Women, Foreign Ministry, Partners, convene Dialogue To Review and Validate Draft Gender-Responsive Foreign Policy

May 26, 2026

By Ida Reeves

Monrovia: UN Women, Foreign Ministry, Partners, convene Dialogue To Review and Validate Draft Gender-Responsive Foreign Policy

A high-level Dialogue on Liberia’s Draft Gender- Responsive Foreign Policy has convened in Monrovia

The Dialogue is being held by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs-Liberia partnership with UN Women Liberia.

The dialogue gathered
Government institutions, civil society organizations, development partners, and key stakeholders to review and validate the draft strategy that will guide Liberia’s approach to gender-responsive diplomacy.

If passed and adopted, Liberia will become one of the first African countries to formally adopt a Gender-Responsive Foreign Policy that advances gender equality, human rights, women’s leadership, peace and security, climate justice, and inclusive development across its foreign policy engagements.

The strategy is guided by five key pillars which include
Human Rights of Women,0
Women’s Economic Empowerment & Inclusive Trade, Women, Peace & Security, Climate Justice & Natural Resource Governance and Women’s Political Representation & Leadership

The milestone reflects Liberia’s growing commitment to feminist and inclusive diplomacy on the African continent and globally.

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Our Personality of the week

Today commemorating Liberia’s Celebration of International WOMEN’s day, we celebrate Activist Thor Peace Mahteh-Boyee.

Peace Thor Mahteh-Boyee is the Director of Programs at Liberia’s Pro-Democracy institution, Naymote Partners for Democratic Development. In her role, she multitasks and coordinates training, writes project reports, supervises program staff, and mentors young women in Liberia.

She is an activist for women’s rights, gender equality, and empowerment. She believes in the ideology of feminism which is promoting equal rights and opportunities for women in all areas of life be it social, economic or political. Peace believes that this can contribute to eliminating gender-based discrimination and promoting gender equality.

As an Activist, Peace acknowledges that the patriarchal system in Liberia dehumanized women for decades, they lived in torture with some traumatized and left many dreams unachieved which is completely a contradiction to the many treaties, protocols, and domestic laws of Liberia. She believes that defying and challenging the status quo by raising awareness of gender-based discrimination, advocating for change in policies, and empowering women can help women find their voices and achieve their dreams.

“I envision a society where my kids and every Liberian child can grow up achieving their dreams without the patriarchal system limiting their potential despite all attempts to silence advocates or activists”.

Peace is wife and a mother to three beautiful kids. She is a candidate for a Master’s degree in International Relations at the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida School of International Studies at the Graduate School, University of Liberia. She is a graduate of the African Methodist Episcopal University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Mass Communication. She also holds post-graduate certificates in Management of Democratic Elections from the University of South Africa and Monitoring and Evaluation from the Liberia Institute for Public Administration.

Join us today to celebrate the strides Peace is making toward gender equality!

UN Women, Foreign Ministry, Partners, convene Dialogue To Review and Validate Draft Gender-Responsive Foreign Policy

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