Recognising Mothers’ Realities: Key Wins in the New Gender Equality  Resolution

27.11.25

The European Parliament has adopted a new resolution calling on the European Commission to deliver an ambitious 2026–2030 Gender Equality Strategy, centred on concrete legislative and non-legislati [...]

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Empowering Families and Advancing the Self-Determination of Persons with Disabilities

15.11.25

With this Declaration, MMM and its partners call on the European Union and its Member States to take decisive action to empower families and uphold the self-determination of persons with disabilities. [...]

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Climate Change: A Maternal Physical and Mental Health Emergency

13.11.25

In the lead-up to the UN climate change conference in Belem, Brazil (COP30), MMM was delighted to collaborate with Dr. Saravanan Thangarajan, a Visiting Scientist & Faculty member at Harvard T.H. Chan [...]

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Who Cares in the Climate Crisis? Gender, Rights, and Resilience

07.11.25

As the world prepares for the next UN Climate Change Conference (COP), Make Mothers Matter (MMM) highlights a crucial yet overlooked truth: care is essential infrastructure. When floods destroy homes  [...]

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Mothers’ Voices at the Heart of Europe

29.09.25

A Look Back at Our State of Motherhood Survey Presentation at the EU Parliament [...]

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Make Mothers Matter on RTBF’s Tendances Première: The State of Motherhood in Europe

16.09.25

Make Mothers Matter was recently featured on Belgian public broadcaster RTBF’s Tendances Première radio show to present the findings from our latest report, The State of Motherhood in Europe 2024.  [...]

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Europe Must Listen to Mothers: Our landmark report heads to the European Parliament

28.08.25

On 22 September 2025, the voices of mothers will take centre stage in Brussels. For the first time, Make Mothers Matter (MMM) will present its State of Motherhood in Europe report at the European Parl [...]

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Prioritising mothers in the 2026-2030 EU Gender Equality Strategy

14.08.25

Make Mothers Matter welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the 2026–2030 Gender Equality Strategy. Mothers are the backbone of society, yet their rights and needs remain insufficiently recognised [...]

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Mothers: The Missing Link in Child Rights Discussions?

01.08.25

UN New York – Following the Human Rights Council's 2025 Annual day on the rights of the child – which focussed on Early Childhood Development – a resolution on that same topic will be tabled at  [...]

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Unpaid Care at the Core: A Catalyst for Achieving the SDGs

06.07.25

UN New York / HLPF - Register now to join us online for our High Level Political Forum side-event. [...]

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Latest News from MMM and its Network

Keeping Families Together: Preventing institutionalisation

27.05.26

Make Mothers Matter is proud to be a partner of the EU Collaborative, a pan-European initiative led by Tanya's Dream Fund, committed to preventing unnecessary family separation and supporting children and famil

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A New EU Commitment to Housing Dignity: What the European Affordable Housing Plan Means for Mothers and Families

20.05.26

Across Europe, rising housing costs, homelessness, insecure rentals, and poverty are placing increasing pressure on families — especially women, single mothers, and children.

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A new chapter in the Child Guarantee
When we invest in parents, we invest in every child they raise

20.05.26

The European Commission has published a new Communication on Breaking the cycle of child poverty: Strengthening the European Child Guarantee — alongside its first ever EU Anti-Poverty Strategy. Together, thes

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Supporting Families to end Child Poverty

19.05.26

Policymakers, researchers, and civil society organisations gathered at the European Parliament to discuss how stronger support for families can help tackle child poverty and inequality across Europe.

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Investing In Children’s Mental Health Across All Their Environments

19.05.26

Together with partners from the Alliance for Investing in Children, MMM co-organised an event at the European Parliament during European Mental Health Week, organised by Mental Health Europe. The event, ho

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The EU’s First Anti-Poverty Strategy: A Turning Point

19.05.26

The European Commission has launched the first ever EU Anti-Poverty Strategy— a landmark initiative, aimed at reducing poverty and social exclusion across all stages of life, from early childhood to old age.

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