MONFEMNET Submits Independent Report on the Care Economy and Women’s Rights to the UN Human Rights Committee

The MONFEMNET National Network has submitted an independent report to the United Nations Human Rights Committee focusing on the links between the care economy, unpaid care work, gender equality, and women’s rights in Mongolia.

The report seeks to bring greater attention to the ways in which unpaid care responsibilities shape women’s opportunities, participation, economic security, and enjoyment of human rights. It also contributes civil society perspectives to national and international discussions on how care should be recognised and addressed through public policy.

MONFEMNET’s long-term vision is the development of accessible, affordable, and high-quality care services, infrastructure, and support systems for children, older persons, persons with disabilities, and others who require care, as well as for the people who provide that care.

Through the independent report, MONFEMNET aims to strengthen awareness of the care economy in Mongolia and contribute to more informed and meaningful policy and decision-making processes at the national level.

We believe that care should not be treated solely as a private responsibility carried by families and, disproportionately, by women. The care economy should be recognised both as a social value and as an important area of public policy, supported by appropriate services, infrastructure, financing, and social protection.

MONFEMNET will continue working with civil society organisations, communities, public institutions, and other stakeholders to advance the recognition, reduction, and redistribution of unpaid care work and to promote a more equitable care system in Mongolia.v