At WHO’s Executive Board (EB) meeting in its Geneva HQ last week, the many serious emergencies caused by conflicts and climate events were on everyone’s minds. IBFAN’s role was, once more, to remind everyone of the importance of addressing conflicts of interest and safeguarding and supporting women who want to breastfeed
Protection of breastfeeding throughout all WHO local offices – especially from new strategies such as digital marketing that is out of control. WHO has a key role in ensuring policy coherence in WTO and Codex trade rules.
2024 is a reporting year for Maternal, Infant and Young Child Nutrition so Digital Marketing will be discussed under the “Healthier Populations” agenda item. With so many serious emergencies caused by conflicts
The baby food industry is believed to be acting true to form in Sri Lanka – and seems to have succeeded in blocking and delaying the implementation of new Labelling and Advertising regulations until 2025.
IBFAN has been attending the 46th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC46), the United Nations body created in 1963 by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the FAO to develop global food standards.
The notion that the current corporate-led food system is not only safe, but is the only feasible way forward – must be challenged and is why IBFAN takes an active part in negotiations at Codex, the UN Global standards setting body
It is unimaginable what mothers, children and families face under the bombardment and siege of Gaza. The atrocious violence is also witnessed in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The deprivation of all that sustains life, food, …
Some key points that IBFAN will be raising with Member States. 2024 is a reporting year for Maternal Infant and Young Child Nutrition.With so many serious emergencies caused by conflicts and climate events
The 46th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC46) will be held physically at Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) headquarters, in Rome from 27 November to 2 December 2023.
The Congress will take place in London, England from June 10-13th, 2024, at the University of Westminster. The Congress will take a new look at progress toward addressing malnutrition in all its forms and where to go moving forward.
This guideline provides global, normative evidence-based recommendations on complementary feeding of infants and young children 6–23 months of age living in low, middle- and high-income countries.
Founded in 1979, we are a global network which has worked tirelessly to combat misleading commercial promotion and protect breastfeeding, a vital pillar for children’s well-being.
We are thrilled to announce the arrival of the official profile of the International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN) here on Instagram. IBFAN is an international coalition that has been working since 1979 to support and protect
The International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes, including subsequent relevant resolutions (the Code), aims to contribute to the provision of safe and adequate nutrition for infants
The right to maternity protection for mothers who work outside the home is the theme of this year’s World Breastfeeding Week – an annual event organised since 1992 by the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action.
This Congress was a first for WHO since the Code’s adoption in 1981. For three days, over 400 delegates from 130 countries, worked in Plenary and in regional groups, focusing on how to bring in strong legislation and Conflict of Interest safeguards that could help end predatory marketing.