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NGO CSW Geneva Task Force on Health Webinar – Motherhood in Europe: the real story

The recently formed NGO CSW Geneva Task Force on Health is organizing its  first webinar by starting with one of our member organizations,  Make Mothers Matter, presenting    “Motherhood in Europe: the real story” by Angela Garcia Romero, Projects Director at MMM.

**NEW DATE** Tuesday 11th  November: 15:00-16:00. Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88975293856?pwd=K17ue950GJnk2iXtREZFREhLUgMRE4.1

Title of the presentation: Motherhood in Europe: the real story

Summary:

Make Mothers Matter’s study, The State of Motherhood in Europe 2024, paints a vivid picture of the realities facing mothers today. Across Europe, women shared their experiences, and a clear pattern emerged: too many mothers feel overwhelmed, under-supported, and invisible.

The survey reveals that maternal mental health is under strain, with many mothers reporting anxiety, depression, burn-out, or peripartum depression. At the same time, balancing paid work with the demands of family life remains one of the greatest challenges. Mothers often find themselves torn between responsibilities, lacking adequate policies, workplace flexibility, and societal recognition.

These findings highlight an urgent need for change. Supporting mothers is not only about individual wellbeing: it is about strengthening families, communities, and society as a whole.

In this webinar, we will present the key results of this study and open a discussion on how we can collectively address these critical challenges.

Speaker: Angela Garcia Romero, Projects Director, Make Mothers Matter

Short Bio: Angela is the Projects Director at Make Mothers Matter, an international NGO advocating for mothers’ rights. With an extensive and diverse international career spanning law, music rights, philanthropy, and real estate, Angela has navigated multiple sectors with purpose and dedication. However, becoming a mother has been her most profound and challenging role—one that has tested her resilience, taught her invaluable lessons, and given her deep insight into the realities most mothers face. Passionate about parenthood, education, and human behaviour and connections, she is committed to building a society where every individual can reach their full potential and where the indispensable, often unseen labour of motherhood is truly valued.

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Widows’ Rights International : Child widows and young widows – 4 September 2020

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Widows’ Rights International : Past, Present and Future: widowhood: What we have learnt and what is left to do – March 2015

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Human Rights Council 18th session: High level Panel on Women and the Right to Water – 26 September, 2011

WOMEN & THE RIGHT TO WATER – HIGH LEVEL PANEL
September 26, 20ll 3:00 – 5:00 p.m. Palais des Nations – Room XXI

 

Distinguished Speakers:

  • UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Water & Sanitation – Ms. Catarina De Albuquerque – Statement
  • ISIS International – Ms. Bianca Miglioretto & Ms. Marilee Karl
  • WEDO – Women’s Environment & Development Organization – Ms. Katherine McDonald, Board of Directors
  • MADRE – Ms.Diana Duarte, Communications Director
  • Swiss Red Cross – Mr.Lorenz Indermuehle – Water & Sanitation
  • Gender & Water Alliance
  • WUNRN – Women’s UN Report Network – Power Point on Global Issues of Women & The Right to Water – Ms. Lois A. Herman

Panel Moderator – Ms. Hendrica Okondo, World YWCA Global Programme Manager for SRHR & HIV and Regional Focal Point for Africa

 

Sponsors:

  • CoNGO NGO Committee on the Status of Women – Geneva
  • WUNRN – Women’s UN Report Network
  • ISIS International
  • MADRE
  • WEDO – Women’s Environment & Development Organization
  • Gender & Water Alliance
  • World YWCA
  • Worldwide Organization for Women – WOW
  • FAWCO – Federation of American Women’s Clubs Overseas

 

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Human Rights Council 18th session – High level Panel on Older Women and the Right to Health


OLDER WOMEN & THE RIGHT TO HEALTH  – High Level Panel

on September 26, 20ll – l:00 – 3:00 p.m.

in the Palais des Nations, Geneva – Room XXI

Distinguished Speakers:

  • Office of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Health – Mr. Anand Grover – Report on the Study on the Realization of the Right to Health of Older Persons
  • Brazil Permanent Mission to the United Nations – Geneva
  • World Health Organization – UN WHO – Ageing & Life Course Department
  • CoNGO NGO Committee on Ageing Geneva – Geneva International Network on Ageing – Dr. Astrid Stuckelberger
  • Ms. Ferdous Ara Begum – Former CEDAW Committee Member – Bangladesh – Chair on Working Group for General Recommendation on Rights of Older Women
  • HelpAge International – Ms. Bridget Sleap
  • International Disability Alliance – Mr. Facundo Chavez Penillas, VP RIADIS
  • CoNGO NGO Committee on Mental Health – NYC – Statement
  • WUNRN – Women’s UN Report Network – Power Point on Global Issues of Older Women & Health – Ms. Lois A. Herman
  • Testimonial of an Older Rural Woman from a developing country, Tanzania, focusing on challenges of health issues and services.
Panel Moderator – Ms. Hendrica Okondo, World YWCA Global Programme Manager for SRHR & HIV and Regional Focal Point for Africa

 

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WG on Women’s Right to Health – Meeting on May 25, 2011

Dear Colleagues,

We cordially invite you to join us at the NGO CSW Women’s Right to Health WG
on Wednesday, 25 May from 4 to 6 p.m. (CoNGO Meeting Room)
and look forward to seeing you there.

Best wishes,

Afton  and Manjit

Co-Convenors, NGO CSW Women’s Right to Health

Download: Meeting-agenda


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Panel on “Domestic Work: Human Rights of Women- Towards an ILO Convention on Domestic Workers” on May 30

Conchita Poincini as President of the NGO Committere on the Status of Women Geneva and Convener of the Working Group on Women’s Employment and the Economics of Gender was adamant on organising  a two hour lunch event in preparation of the ILO Labour Conference (ILC), which is to be held June 1-17, 2011.

The ILO Labor Conference will discuss for the second year running the adoption of a Convention and/or Recommendation on “Domestic Workers” a particularly exploited and unprotected group of workers, who are mostly women.

In relation to this conference, the NGO-CSW Working Groups on Employment & the Economics of Gender, Displaced Women and Women’s Right to Health, will hold a panel on

“Domestic Work: Human Rights of Women- Towards an ILO Convention on Domestic Workers”

on Monday, May 30, 2011

in Room S4 at the Palais des Nations.

 

The Event Flyer can be downloaded here

 

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Working Group on Women’s Health – Meeting on 23 June 2010

This forwarded information from Dr. Islam of the WHO Making Childbirth Safer Division regarding media from the Women’s Deliver Conference AND the Agenda for the NGO CSW Women’s Right to Health WG on Wednesday, 23 June from 4:30 to 6 p.m. .taking place at the CoNGO meeting room.

Hope to see you there!

Afton and Manjit

Co-convenors of the NGO CSW

Women’s Right to Health WG

Women’s Right to Health WG June2010 meeting agenda

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