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Landmark UN report highlights violence against mothers

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 vio [...]

Giving a voice to widowed mothers in Burkina Fasso

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 [...]

Rethinking Cities Through Care: People, Planet and the 2030 Agenda

20.06.26

UN New York/HLPF – Register now to join us for our 2026 High Level Political Forum side-event online. [...]

The Motherhood Penalty: The Equality Challenge We Must Address – MMM @ ILC114

11.06.26

At the [...]

Eradicating Poverty Beyond Growth: MMM’s Take on the New UN Roadmap

04.05.26

UN Geneva – In April, MMM was invited to attend the high-level launch of the UN Special Rapporteur Olivier de Schutter’s “Roadmap for Eradicating Poverty Beyond Growth”. [...]

Invisible Violence: Why Mothers Must Be Recognised in the Fight Against Gender-Based Abuse

25.03.26

UN Geneva – Violence against women is widely acknowledged. Yet the specific forms of violence linked to motherhood remain largely overlooked. Drawing on grassroots evidence from across the globe, Ma [...]

Parental Leave: A Global Imperative for Gender Equity and Economic Prosperity

25.03.26

UN New York – At the event MMM organised on the margins of the 70th UN Commission on the Status of Women, experts and policymakers converged to argue that parental leave is far more than a workplace [...]

Hidden in Plain Sight: The Mental Health Crisis Facing Young Mothers in Europe

14.03.26

UN Geneva – An MMM submission to the OHCHR call for input on the impact of mental health challenges on the enjoyment of human rights by young people highlights a critical, often overlooked human rig [...]

Climate finance must prioritise mothers and care

13.03.26

UN Geneva – Responding to the OHCHR Call for inputs on Climate Financing and Human Rights MMM argues that climate finance must prioritise mothers, unpaid caregivers, and maternal health in order to [...]

Runa khan at HRC61: Climate change, a lived violation of basic rights for many

13.03.26

UN Geneva – Runa Khan, Founder and Director of Friendship, our member organisation from Bangladesh, was among the four civil society speakers selected to deliver an intervention during the annual Hi [...]

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Landmark UN report highlights violence against mothers

Giving a voice to widowed mothers in Burkina Fasso

Rethinking Cities Through Care: People, Planet and the 2030 Agenda

The Motherhood Penalty: The Equality Challenge We Must Address – MMM @ ILC114

Eradicating Poverty Beyond Growth: MMM’s Take on the New UN Roadmap

Invisible Violence: Why Mothers Must Be Recognised in the Fight Against Gender-Based Abuse

Parental Leave: A Global Imperative for Gender Equity and Economic Prosperity

Hidden in Plain Sight: The Mental Health Crisis Facing Young Mothers in Europe

Climate finance must prioritise mothers and care

Runa khan at HRC61: Climate change, a lived violation of basic rights for many

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