Right to Development

Mothers’ voices at the Human Rights Council

07.10.24

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

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Care at the heart of well-being and right to development

01.03.23

UN Geneva, Human Rights Council - At the meeting commemorating the 35th anniversary of the right to development, MMM reaffirmed the importance of care work, including mothers' unpaid care work,

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Valuing and supporting Care work: key to progressing the right to development

03.12.22

UN Geneva, Expert Mechanism on the Right to Development - Commenting on a draft thematic study on Inequality and social protection systems in operationalizing the right to development, MMM highlighted

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Latest News from MMM and its Network

State of Motherhood in Europe – key findings presented at the Congress of Women in Poland

31.10.25

Katowice, September 2025 — The State of Motherhood in Europe report was officially launched during the Congres of Women in Katowice, one of the largest gatherings of women leaders and advocates in Europe, whi

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Recognising Mothers, Reducing Poverty
A call for an inclusive EU Anti-Poverty Strategy

23.10.25

Make Mothers Matter welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the European Commission’s first comprehensive Anti-Poverty Strategy and calls for bold, inclusive action to ensure it benefits those who need it m

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Rethinking Development: Care and Social Protection at the Core

17.10.25

Join us on Monday 3rd November for our online solution session to the Second World Summit for Social Development on Shifting the paradigm: centring care society and social protection for social development

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Amplifying Mothers’ Voices at the UN Human Rights Council

15.10.25

UN Geneva, Human Rights Council – The MMM Geneva team seized opportunities to shed light on the multiple human rights violations mothers face, and to call for care-centred policies, and the recognition and em

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A roadmap to eradicating poverty beyond growth must centre Care

15.10.25

UN Geneva – MMM's contribution to the initiative led by Olivier de Schutter, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Poverty, aimed at establishing a Roadmap for eradicating poverty beyond growth, calls for

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Mothers’ Voices at the Heart of Europe

29.09.25

A Look Back at Our State of Motherhood Survey Presentation at the EU Parliament

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