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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
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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
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UN New York - Participating in the meeting of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on care and support systems, MMM reaffirmed the principle of co-responsibility, which should underpin
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UN Geneva – In accordance with the resolution on the centrality of care and support from a human rights perspective, which was adopted by the Human Rights Council in October
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UN New York, CSW67 - Digital technologies, which is the priority theme of the upcoming Commission on the Status of Women, have the potential to greatly increase women’s agency and
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At MMM, we believe that sharing the invisible work of caring and educating children more equitably is a quadruple win: essential for early child development (ECD), beneficial for both men
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Our grass roots member in Canada Mothers Matter Centre launched their campaign in response to the drastic increase in Gender-Based Violence (GBV) experienced across Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic
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UN New York - Our virtual #HLPF event, which took place on the margins of the annual UN conference that assesses progress on the Sustainable Development Goals, saw expert speakers
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International Labour conference, Geneva – To redress the economic injustice suffered by many mothers as a result of their caring responsibilities, MMM has called for a new approach to employment:
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We are delighted to be launching our new podcast series An almost Perfect Mother featuring Isabelle Roskam, professor of development and parenting psychology at the University of Louvain, Belgium. Isa
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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
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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
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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
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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
29.06.26
The EU Alliance for Investing in Children, of which MMM is a member, has welcomed the European Commission's 2026 Social Package as a significant step forward for children's rights and social inclusion across Eu