On September 16 2019, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) conveyed a special celebratory event “30 years of children’s rights: Where we are and where we want to be” at the Palais des Nations...
From May 13 to May 31, 2019, the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC Committee) held its 81st Session in Geneva. The committee elected Luis Ernesto Pederna Reyna as the new chairperson, and welcomed four new members: Bragi...
The 72nd World Health Assembly was held between 20-28 May 2019. This year was not a reporting year on Infant and Young Child Feeding, but IBFAN’s four representatives were there to ensure that breastfeeding protection, promotion and support would...
From January 14 to February 1, 2019, the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC Committee) held its 80th Session in Geneva. The CRC Committee reviewed the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in...
The 144th Session of WHO’s Executive Board was held in Geneva from the 24th of January to the 1st of February 2019. A delegation from IBFAN attended the meeting and delivered statements on several agenda items. In fact, even...
On November 16, 2018, IBFAN Italy organized a conference to officially present the 2018 report on the violations of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes in Italy: Il Codice Violato. Speakers represented IBFAN Italy, the Italian Movement...
La 79ème séance du Comité des Droits de l’Enfant s’est tenue à Genève le 24 septembre 2018. En prélude à cette rencontre, IBFAN GIFA avait soumis aux membres du comité un document récapitulatif sur la base du dernier rapport...
From September 17 to October 5, 2018, the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC Committee) held its 79th Session in Geneva. The CRC Committee reviewed the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in...
Nous promouvons, protégeons et soutenons l’allaitement depuis maintenant 39 ans ce mois- ci ! Bon Anniversaire IBFAN et GIFA ! Qui dit gâteau dit aussi surprise : le calendrier IBFAN 2019 (à partir duquel la photo ci-dessous a été prise) est maintenant...
Despite IBFAN’s November 2017 Call to Action, Meridian Institute (MI) convened the Frankfurt meeting, a step in a process towards the initiative originally called Global Monitoring Mechanism (GMM). In analyzing the information contained in the report from the meeting,...