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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://makemothersmatter.org/making-social-protection-work-for-and-with-mothers/">https://makemothersmatter.org/making-social-protection-work-for-and-with-mothers/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://makemothersmatter.org/"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#337AB7;text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="163" height="62" id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image004.png@01D49952.F99C6010" alt="Make Mothers Matter"></span></a><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans Condensed";color:#CE0A38;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:2.25pt">Making social protection work for & with mothers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#333333">UN New York , 63rd Commission on the Status of Women - MMM Statement highlights that the 2 main pillars of social protection,
health and income security, are particularly relevant for mothers and their children. But, when adequately supported, mothers also do contribute to social protection, which therefore must be considered as an investment.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#333333"><img border="0" width="650" height="432" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D4994D.5406A480" alt="https://makemothersmatter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/csw63-banner-750x500-650x433.jpg"> </span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#333333">November 20, 2018 - Social protection, supported by well-designed and functioning public infrastructure
and services, is essential to empower women, especially when they are in vulnerable situations (notably single mothers, disabled women, mothers of disabled children, older women, widows, teenage mothers, etc.).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#333333">In its most basic form, social protection includes the provision of essential health care, as well as
income security along the life course – two pillars which are especially relevant to women in their role as mothers:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#333333">Universal health coverage and maternity protection is the cornerstone of a social protection system that works for women;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#333333">Beyond cash transfers: addressing the unequal distribution of unpaid family care work is key to empower women and lift them out of poverty.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans Condensed";color:#CE0A38">But women, especially mothers, are not only recipients of social protection: they produce and process
food for the family; they are the primary educators of children and the first caregivers of dependent family members, including older persons; they actually provide basic health and care services, thus largely contributing to social protection.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans Condensed";color:#CE0A38">By raising the next generation of citizens and workers, they also support human development and contribute to building the
future society and economy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#333333">They must be recognized as powerful economic and social actors – who deserve to be better equipped and
supported. Social protection is a human right that must be supported by universal public infrastructure and services. It must also be seen as an investment with high returns, especially when targeting the most vulnerable women and their children.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#333333">This written Statement was submitted ahead of the next Commission on the Status of Women (CSW63), which
will take place at the United Nations in New York 11-21 March 2019. Its priority theme:<b> Social protection systems, access to public services and sustainable infrastructure for gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.
</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:7.5pt;background:white"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#333333">MMM Statement is supported by 10 other NGOs:<br>
– Afro European Medical Research Network (AEMRN)<br>
– Federation of American Women’s Club Overseas (FAWCO)<br>
– Foundation for Gaia<br>
– Graduate Women International (GWI)<br>
– Inter African Committee on Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Girls (IAC)<br>
– International Alliance of Women (IAW)<br>
– Organisation pour la Communication en Afrique et de Promotion de la Cooperation Economique Internationale – OCAPROCE Internationale<br>
– The International Union for Land Value Taxation<br>
– Widows for Peace through Democracy )WPD)<br>
– World Federation of Ukrainian Women’s Organizations (WFUWO). </span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#333333"><img border="0" width="1076" height="370" id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D4994D.5406A480" alt="https://makemothersmatter.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/201811-mmm-csw63-statement-ngo-support.jpg"></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Open Sans",sans-serif;color:#333333"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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