The 71st World Health Assembly, 21-26 May 2018, closed its session leaving nutrition advocates with mixed feelings about the finally adopted Resolution on infant and young child feeding. IBFAN attended the WHA71 with a large team, including representatives from...
Ever since public-private partnerships (PPPs) have been hailed as a key policy model, the World Health Organization (WHO) has been promising to upgrade its conflict of interest measures to ensure its mandate is not jeopardized by overly close relationships...
A very dense agenda characterised the 142nd Session of the Executive Board of WHO, last 22-27 January 2018. IBFAN participated actively in the Session, presenting its concerns to the EB members and to the non-EB Member States delegations. Breastfeeding...
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 WHO Executive Board Meeting has started today (23rd January) and continues until 1st February 2017. Much of this week will take place in closed meetings for the election of the new Director General of WHO. IBFAN’s statements on the...
Geneva, 24 May 2016 –Civil Society Organizations and Social Movements call upon WHO Member States not to compromise the independence, integrity and credibility of the WHO while negotiating on Framework on Engagement with Non-State Actors (FENSA). A joint statement...
Le Comité de l’ONU relatif aux Droits de l’Enfant recommande à la Suisse de veiller à ce que les recommandations nationales concernant l’allaitement maternel soient conformes aux recommandations de l’OMS
Depuis un an, IBFAN-GIFA est impliqué, en tant que membre actif de la société civile, dans les préparatifs de la conférence internationale de nutrition (ICN2) planifiée pour la mi- novembre 2014 à Rome. Parmi ses efforts pour s’assurer que la protection, la promotion et le...
Le nouveau rapport « Breaking the rules » publié en janvier 2014, par IBFAN-ICDC (IBFAN International Code Documentation Center) détaille les tendances mondiales en matière de commercialisation des fabricants d’aliments pour bébés et dénonce les violations du Code international...
Le Réseau Suisse des Droits de l’Enfant (Netzwerk Kinderrechte Schweiz) a présenté aujourd’hui ses rapports au Comité des Droits de l’Enfant concernant la mise en œuvre de la Convention des Droits de l’Enfant et du Deuxième Protocole facultatif concernant...
