The long-running debate about how WHO interacts with corporations is coming to crisis point. The Framework proposed by WHO fails to deliver adequate guidance on how to discern which relationships are appropriate, and more specifically for guidance on issues related...
Statement of Civil Society Delegation, of which IBFAN-GIFA is an active member, to the Open ended working group of the International Conference on Nutrition- 14th October 2014, Rome.
After months of advocacy efforts by public interest civil society organisations (CSOs) gathered in a coalition of 150 members for a more participatory and democratic UN process leading up to ICN2 (the Second International Conference on Nutrition), a first...
Public Interest CSOs, Indigenous Peoples and Social Movements reiterate their demand for full civil society participation in ICN 2 process, as well as express their growing concern over corporate sector participation. Lien vers le communiqué de presse sur le...
Announcing ICDC’s latest State of the Code by Country (SOC 2014) Chart
In June 2013, international social movements and civil society organizations launched the Global Network for the Right to Food and Nutrition. This is a milestone in building joint action of public interest groups to act in concert for the...
Powdered formulas are not sterile and can contain harmful pathogens (read more). The 2007 WHO Guidelines for the safe preparation, storage and handling of powdered infant formula recommend a decontamination step which consists in mixing the formula powder with...
On the 10th of December 2013, the Deputy Chairperson of the Planning Commission of India, Montek Singh Ahluwalia, launched the World Breastfeeding Costing Initiative (WBCi) Report “The Need to Invest in Babies” by IBFAN. The Report calls upon governments...
In October 2013, the World Health Organisation (WHO) organized an informal consultation on a framework for engagement with non-state actors. IBFAN-GIFA represented IBFAN at this meeting and together with the Democratising Global Health (DGH) coalition of NGOs, we issued...
