22.02.25
MMM contributed a chapter to a book edited by UNANIMA International on The hidden faces of homelessness, highlighting the specific vulnerability of single mothers to homelessness. The publication was [...]
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UN New York - Here is a look back at our side-event to the Commission on Social Development that took place earlier in February. 'Sharing is caring: equal parenting, a path to social cohesion’ prese [...]
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UN New York - MMM's oral statement to the UN Commission on Social Development highlighted the central and unique role of Care for social cohesion and social development, reminding the lessons drawn fr [...]
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UN New York, UN Commission on Social Development – Register now to our virtual side-event for a discussion on how a more equal sharing of unpaid care and domestic work can contribute to social cohes [...]
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UN New York - Thirty years after the first World Summit on Social Development in Copenhagen, where Member States committed to prioritise the eradication of poverty, full employment and social inclusio [...]
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UN Geneva - Answering a call for input for a UN report on just transition and human rights, MMM advocates a just transition centred on care. Our contribution focusses on policies and practices that, i [...]
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UN Geneva - The working group on discrimination against women and girls has requested input on care policies and programmes worldwide. In addition to highlighting examples of good laws, policies and p [...]
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Our Executive Director Afaf Abounouadar was in Geneva recently for the commemoration of the International Day of Care and Support organised by UN Women, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and [...]
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UN Geneva - As the 57th session of the Human Rights Council (9 September-11 October) wraps up, we take a look back at our contributions in bringing the perspective of mothers to multiple discussions t [...]
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UN New York, Summit of the Future - At an event on Caring Territories for the Future: Feminist Municipalism for Equality, Climate Action, Democracy and Peace, MMM highlighted the many ways in which lo [...]
Read more07.10.26
UNESCO Youth Forum in the Age of AI Opens an Essential Debate On September 25, 2026, in Paris, UNESCO organized the UNESCO Youth Forum in the Age of AI – A Universal Reflection on Magnifica Humanitas. Magnifi
02.10.26
Last Monday, 21 September, a very special event took place in Madrid. For the first time at the European Parliament Office in Spain, we held an event dedicated exclusively to motherhood, entitled Motherhood: th
22.09.26
For Gender Equality Week in Canada, we’re proud to amplify the work of our Network member Mothers Matter Canada, who demonstrate through this blog post written by Yusra Qadir, their chief programs and advocac
17.09.26
The report published on 9 September by France’s High Council for Equality between Women and Men (HCE),
08.09.26
UN Geneva — Make Mothers Matter (MMM) took part in the second session of the UN Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group examining a new Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC),
02.08.26
To mark World Breastfeeding Week, we are delighted to share this contribution from Dr. Farahdibha Tenrilemba, guest writer for Make Mothers Matter and Vice President of KOWANI, Indonesia’s oldest national wom