Latest News from MMM and its Network
MMM joins KISANY in celebrating Mothers the whole month of May
06.05.21
We are excited to partner with the KISANY family this May as many parts of the world celebrate Mother’s Day.
Riseup-PPD statement for World Maternal Mental Health Day
06.05.21
The World Maternal Mental Health Day (MMH Day) 2021 is aimed at raising awareness surrounding maternal mental health issues worldwide.
Revisiting SDG 8 with a “Care lens”
26.04.21
UN New York - In our written Statement to the 2021 High Level Political Forum, we revisit SDG 8, which will be reviewed this year. We argue that “Work” must be redefined as a holistic concept, where both pa
MMS mission supports midwives saving lives
22.04.21
Mothers and Midwives Support (MMS), an MMM associate member, has been working in the Democratic Republic of Congo on the island of Idjwi for over three years to support economic development, train midwives, and
The European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan: steady progress for unpaid care work
14.04.21
The pandemic has shed light on the most valuable, yet invisible and undervalued work: care work. Without it, our societies would grind to a halt. It is carers all over the world who have been at the forefront o
Mothers are more likely to be at risk of poverty in old age
04.04.21
UN Geneva - In its response to the Human Rights of Older Women consultation, MMM identifies the inequitable M-F division of unpaid family caregiving duties as a root cause of the M-F pension gap.