International code of marketing of breast-milk

Maternal, infant and

young child nutrition

Comprehensive implementation plan

on maternal, infant and young child nutrition

• Progress in target achievement (2016)

• Stunting 155 million

• Anemia 33%

• LBW 15%

• Overweight 41 million

• Breastfeeding 40%

• Wasting 52 million

• 182 countries include in their policies and plans goals aligned to the global nutrition targets for 2025

• 148 countries are providing breastfeeding counselling; 111 countries are implementing the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative;

• US$ 3.4 billion were pledged at N4G

• Global Nutrition Monitoring Framework completed (21 indicators)

(2017)

Stunting 151 M OW 38 M Wasting 51 M

International code of marketing of breast-milk

substitutes and guidance on ending the inappropriate promotion of foods for infants and young children

• Albania, Mongolia and Thailand have adopted new legal measures to strengthen implementation and monitoring of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes

• WHO’s Network for Global Monitoring and Support for

Implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breast- milk Substitutes and Subsequent Relevant World Health Assembly resolutions

• WHO guidance on ending inappropriate promotion of foods for infants and young children

• Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding

• Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative updated

Safeguarding against possible conflicts of interest in nutrition programmes

Draft approach for the prevention and management of conflicts of interest in the policy development and

implementation of nutrition programmes at country level STEP 1: Rationale for engagement

STEP 2: Profiling and performing due diligence and risk assessment

STEP 3: Balancing risks and benefits STEP 4: Risk management

STEP 5: Monitoring and evaluation and accountability

STEP 6: Transparency and communication