28.06.21
Paris Gender Equality Forum - MMM joins the Action Coalition on Economic Justice and Rights for women by becoming a "commitment maker" to push for systemic change in our economic system so that it wor [...]
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UN New York / HLPF - In our written Statement to the 2021 High Level Political Forum, we revisit SDG 8, which will be reviewed this year. We argue that “Work” must be redefined as a holistic conce [...]
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ILO's International Labour Conference - MMM's intervention stressed the critical importance, relevance, and legitimacy of realizing universal social protection for unpaid caregivers, especially mother [...]
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The COVID pandemic has upended many lives around the world. But according to recent reports, women, particularly mothers, have been bearing the brunt of not just the economic damage but also the incre [...]
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We are excited to partner with the KISANY family this May as many parts of the world celebrate Mother’s Day. [...]
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Mothers and Midwives Support (MMS), an MMM associate member, has been working in the Democratic Republic of Congo on the island of Idjwi for over three years to support economic development, train mid [...]
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UN Geneva - In its response to the Human Rights of Older Women consultation, MMM identifies the inequitable distribution of unpaid family caregiving duties between men and women as a root cause of the [...]
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UN Geneva, HRC46 - This was the core message delivered at the UN Human Rights Council by Rahela Sidiqi, founder & Director of the Farkhunda Trust for Afghan Women's Education, an MMM associate member. [...]
Read more30.03.21
This recent report on NCI, a new Cote d’Ivoire television channel, highlights the plight of single African mothers, who battle through life with an almost incomprehensible resilience and fortitude i [...]
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UN New York, CSW65 - In her intervention at a parallel event to the 65th UN Commission on the Status of Women organized by OMEP, MMM President Anne-Claire de Liedekerke also drew attention to the pric [...]
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The Trump administration’s recent draft proposal to support stay-at-home mothers may, on the face of it, sound like good family policy. Supporting parents who choose to care for their children at home is not,
12.07.26
UN Geneva – The 62nd session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC62) concluded last week after three weeks of debates, panel discussions and negotiations in Geneva. Throughout the session, Make Mothers Matter
09.07.26
UN New York – At the online event Rethinking Cities Through Care: People, Planet and the 2030 Agenda which we hosted on the margins of the UN High Level Political Forum (HLPF), experts and practitioners explo
06.07.26
UN Geneva – Promoting women’s financial health and pension security was the theme of a side event organised by Soroptimist International on 1 July, on the margins of the 62nd session of the United Nations H
04.07.26
UN Geneva – At its 62nd session, the Human Rights Council published the first UN report dedicated exclusively to mothers as right holders. Presented by Reem Alsalem, the UN Special Rapporteur on violence agai
30.06.26
By Valerie Bichelmeier, MMM Head of Advocacy at the UN UN Geneva – Speaking at an event organized by Widows Rights International, on the margins of the