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IBFAN 40 ans!

IBFAN 40 ans !C’est une étape, 40 ans de travail inlassable et souvent invisible car dans les coulisses des institutions, pour protéger, promouvoir et soutenir l’allaitement.IBFAN (International Baby Food Action Network), les initiateurs du Code OMS 1981 (Code international de commercialisation des substituts du lait...

CESCR General Comment No. 24 on State Obligations under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in the context of business activities: restricting marketing and advertising of certain goods to protect public health

Released last August, the General Comment No. 24 (2017) adopted by the CESCR Committee provided an important clarification on State Obligations in reaction to the growing impact of business activities on the enjoyment of specific Covenant rights. After the Statement...

UN expert on food reiterates the importance of protecting breastfeeding against undue marketing, and calls for adequate safeguards to protect public policymaking from corporate influence

In August 2016, the Special Rapporteur on the right fo food, Ms Hilal Elver, presented her annual report to the General Assembly. The International Baby Food Action Network welcomes this comprehensive report which addresses the major underlying factors affecting nutrition, including...