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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...
Launch of the 11th Breaking the Rules, Stretching the Rules 2017!
On September 2017, IBFAN-ICDC launched its 11th Breaking the Rules, Stretching the Rules 2017 Global monitoring report. The BTR 2017 is a compilation of marketing practices from around the world that violate the International Code, covering the past 3 years....
150th AGM of Nestlé: will the new CEO represent a real change of generation?
Human Rights Programme Officer Ms. Camille Selleger, from IBFAN-GIFA, took the floor at the 150th Annual General Meeting of Nestlé last April 6, 2017, and addressed directly her speech to the new CEO of Nestlé, Mr. Ulf Mark Schneider:...
IBFAN-GIFA at the Salon Bébé et Moi
The Bébé et Moi fair took place this year at Palexpo, in Geneva, from the 7th to the 9th of April. Parents-to-be, parents and grandparents came to the 3-day fair and found a high number of stands with useful materials,...
Dossier spécial sur les activités de Nestlé par Le Courrier – 2 décembre 2016
« 2016 marque un anniversaire important pour la firme veveysane. L’occasion de faire le point sur ses méthodes de gestion souvent contestables, loin de l’image lisse que renvoient les rapports annuels de Nestlé. » Le Courrier, 2 décembre 2016 Dans un dossier spécial...
Breastfeeding is a matter of human rights, say UN experts, urging action on formula milk
On 22 November 2016, a group of United Nations experts constituted by the UN Special Rapporteurs on the Right to Food, Right to Health, the Working Group on Discrimination against Women in law and in practice, and the Committee on...
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...
IBFAN short report on the situation of infant and young child feeding in New Zealand
On 15 and 16 September 2016, the Committee of the Rights of the Child reviewed the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in New Zealand. On this occasion, IBFAN submitted a short report highlighting the main...
IBFAN-ICDC denounces Nestlé’s violation of the International Code in a BEBA videoclip
A Nestlé Beba Pro 2 video clip found on a Swiss internet broadcast site aimed at Frenchspeaking consumers promotes the product as containing « Protect-plus » formulation to reinforce babies immune system. The ad begins with several babies crying and a...