Climate change impact on mothers and their unpaid care work

06.02.24

UN Geneva, Human Rights Council – Responding to a call for input into a report being prepared by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on “Human rights and climate change” [...]

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Exposing the suffering of indigenous mothers and children in Colombia

10.11.23

UN Geneva – In a joint submission to the Committee on Economic Social and Cultural rights (CESCR), MMM and its grassroots member EDO Group denounce the multiple human rights violations suffered by i [...]

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Climate Change impacts mothers’ unpaid care work

03.07.22

UN Geneva, Human Rights Council - Responding to a call for input by the UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change, MMM highlights the specific impacts of climate change – notably in terms of loss and  [...]

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MMM’s Joint contribution to the European Commission Public Consultation on the Child Guarantee

12.10.20

On 7 October 2020, MMM, together with its partners at the Alliance for Investing in Children and with the European Parents' Association, responded to the Public Consultation on the Road Map for the Ch [...]

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Busy days for our member ViAllaite with media appearances, community awareness days and new partnerships

06.08.19

World Breastfeeding Week (1-7 August 2019) - It may be holiday season but for our associate member ViAllaite, July was a busy month with media appearances, community awareness days and new partnership [...]

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Viallaite: a little step… but a huge impact, or how to improve nutrition and reduce infant mortality

15.12.18

Viallaite, an association active in Cameroon, joins the MMM network. Its objective is to encourage breastfeeding and healthy nutrition, to guarantee good health for both mother and baby. [...]

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Challenges and opportunities for mothers in rural areas

26.01.18

UN New York / 62nd Commission on the Status of Women - Supporting mothers living in rural areas offers the potential for important changes in the context of the 2030 Development Agenda. [...]

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Empowering mothers: a key strategy to eradicate poverty and achieve sustainable development

20.11.17

New York, UN Commission for Social Development – In a written Statement, MMM promotes mothers as key levers of change and an untapped resource to eradicate poverty. [...]

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The untapped potential of mothers in health and policy: Conference report

24.04.16

Make Mothers Matter celebrated International Women's Day by organising an International Conference on "Mothers and Health" on 7-8 March 2016 at the European Economic and Social Committee. [...]

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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

07.03.16

Welcome (in French) AIMS Ireland AJAD DORIAN-MMMEurope ECOG Enfance Sans Drogue Fabuleuses au Foyer Mama Café Marleen Temmerman Memisa MMM Conference UNICEF Mothers2Mothers OMAEP OTITSARA RRF Vivons [...]

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Latest News from MMM and its Network

Mothers Can-Bringing mothers back to work

13.05.24

MMM is working on the project “Mothers Can-Bringing mothers back to work”, a European partnership between six countries (Belgium, Cyprus, Germany, Romania, Spain and Greece). The project aims to support mot

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Breaking the intergenerational cycle of poverty by investing in children and their families

07.05.24

Make Mothers Matter participated in the conference “Investing in an inclusive and fair future for Europe. European Child Guarantee: from engagement to reality", organised within the framework of the Belgian p

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La Hulpe Declaration: positive step for social justice in the EU

07.05.24

MMM welcomes the recent adoption of La Hulpe Declaration, under the Belgian presidency. This inter-institutional document aims at shaping the future social agenda of the European Union for the period 2024-2029.

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KISANY joins MMM as first social enterprise member

01.05.24

In celebration of the various international mothers' days in May, we are delighted to welcome KISANY to the MMM network. As strong believers in the vital role of mothers in society and the need to invest in the

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Support for our UNESCO team

30.04.24

To strengthen our advocacy team at UNESCO, we are looking for a bilingual French-English volunteer, to represent us and bring the voice of mothers to UNESCO's various bodies.

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Every mother should have access to the long-term care she needs and deserves

20.04.24

In a timely joint statement, we at Make mothers Matter, along with 16 European NGOs, have urged EU policymakers to prioritise long-term care in the upcoming 2024-2029 legislature. This call comes as the Belgian

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