The global recall of Lactalis formula has now reached 83 countries. Nobody could have imagined such a massive impact.. nobody at the French government at least, considering how long it took them to take a decision on the global recall....
In the first week of December, breastfeeding advocates from 8 countries participated in the third round of trainings on the World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative and World Breastfeeding Costing Initiative, organised by BPNI/IBFAN Asia. The group met in Vilnius, Lithuania,...
Villeneuve d’Ascq, France, 17 November 2017. On the occasion of the French National Breastfeeding Day – la Journée Nationale de l’Allaitement 2017, GIFA was invited to give a comprehensive presentation on the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes...
On November 22-23, 2017, a Special Session of WHO’s Executive Board took place in Geneva, after the closing of the open consultations on the draft Concept Note and draft thirteen General Programme of Work, setting WHO’s targets and priorities...
The Infant Feeding in Emergencies (IFE) Core Group has recently finalized the 3rd version of the Operational Guidance for Emergency Relief Staff and Programme Managers, updated in October 2017. IBFAN is a member of the IFE Core Group and contributed directly...
A few years ago, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) turned its attention towards infant and young child feeding, a badly underfunded and neglected area of public health and nutrition. As traditional government donors pay little attention to...
From September 11 to 29, 2017, the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC Committee) held its 76th Session in Geneva. The CRC Committee reviewed the progress of the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the...
On October 19, the launch of the 10th anniversary issue of the Right to Food and Nutrition Watch took place at Palais des Nations, in Geneva. Coordinated by FIAN International, co-organized by IBFAN and other CSOs and social movements,...
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The Intergovernmental Working Group on Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises with respect to human rights will meet for the 3rd time, from 23 to 27 October at the Palais des Nations, in Geneva. The IGWG had published earlier...