Maternal health

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

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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

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MMM’s Response to the EU Public Consultation on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

12.03.26

Make Mothers Matter (MMM) has submitted a formal response to the recent consultation by the European Commission on the Strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities up to 2030,

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Transforming Maternal Healthcare for Mothers with Disabilities
ASSIST Project National Information Day – Belgium

03.03.26

Make Mothers Matter organised an information event within the framework of the EU funded project Assist, dedicated to improving access, quality, and inclusivity of maternal healthcare for women with d

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Maternal Psychological Wellbeing: What We Heard — and What Comes Next

31.01.26

On 28 January, Make Mothers Matter, in partnership with event host Care Policy Evaluation Centre (CPEC) at LSE, brought together policymakers, health professionals, researchers, campaigners, and advoc

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Recognising Mothers’ Realities: Key Wins in the New Gender Equality Resolution

27.11.25

The European Parliament has adopted a new resolution calling on the European Commission to deliver an ambitious 2026–2030 Gender Equality Strategy, centred on concrete legislative and non-legislati

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Empowering Families and Advancing the Self-Determination of Persons with Disabilities

15.11.25

With this Declaration, MMM and its partners call on the European Union and its Member States to take decisive action to empower families and uphold the self-determination of persons with

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Prioritising mothers in the 2026-2030 EU Gender Equality Strategy

14.08.25

Make Mothers Matter welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the 2026–2030 Gender Equality Strategy. Mothers are the backbone of society, yet their rights and needs remain insufficiently recognised

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Placing Target 5.4 at the Core: A Key to Accelerating SDG Synergies

06.07.25

UN New York – Ahead of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) MMM's written statement focuses on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 on Gender equality, which is under review this

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Make Mothers Matter calls for action on Maternal Mental Health at EU Summit

07.06.25

As part of European Mental Health Week, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) András Kulja and Zoltán Tarr (both EPP) hosted a two-day Mental Health Summit on Prevention and Recovery in Modern

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