Crucial point from David Clark, a legal expert and breastfeeding protection champion, that sanctions for violations of national Code laws must be serious enough to deter future violations. Often sanctions are weak and non-deterrent

Paul Zambrano @PaulZ_Nutrition on the ways that civil society is essential to supporting and amplifying Code efforts. #EndExploitativeMarketing

Yes!! Paul Zambrano @PaulZ_Nutrition : doing research isn’t enough. Strategic communications and knowledge translation is needed to support advocacy efforts. #EndExploitativeMarketing

Laeticia Ouedraogo Pengwende laeticia OUEDRAOGO on the many ways that UN organizations can support Code implementation, monitoring, and enforcement. #EndExploitativeMarketing

Countries around the world making powerful commitments to enacting, monitoring, and enforcing the Code. #EndExploitativeMarketing now!

Alina Li celebrating the more than 100 commitments to the Code. #EndExploitativeMarketing

And that’s a wrap of the Code Congress! #EndExploitativeMarketing

UNICEF will continue avoiding all forms of funding partnerships and/or co-branded collaborations with business and entities that violate the Code. This is our Programme Guidance for Engaging with the F&B Industry: unicef.org/documents/nutr….

New publication 📣 Rodante van der Waal & I have a new book chapter on #ObstetricViolence in this book by Prof Parveen Ali & Dr Kayli Rogers #GenderBasedViolence 💜 It has chapters on different forms of GBV so this comes with a huge trigger warning. 💚 link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

UNICEF's Programming Guidance for Engaging with the Food and Beverage Industry emphasizes avoiding all forms of funding/partnership with businesses and entities violating WHO Code. All for the protection of infants and young children. No compromise. #IYCF unicef.org/documents/nutr…

This new no nonsense guide by UNICEF about engagement with food + beverage industy is 👌 No engagement with: 🚩Code Violators 🚩UPF manufacturers 🚩F&B industry in public policy making 🚩BMS or UPF industries in humanitarian responses unicef.org/documents/nutr….

Combining research and recommendations, a recent The Lancet series highlights the overlooked value of #breastfeeding: bit.ly/3E3FSXs

Are you a member of a non-dominate culture living in WHO Americas region (orange below on the map.) We're looking for applicants meeting our criteria to apply to be a QMNC Research Fellow. Interested? Reach out immediately! qmnc.org/now-accepting-…

What is the #Code and what products does it cover? Download this quick guide to the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes ➡️ bit.ly/3WrMAyp

In a nutshell: "Mandatory regulation has the potential to be the most effective path to protecting children from the harmful impact of food marketing". This toolkit tells us how to #takeaction #IYCF Thank you UNICEF and World Health Organization (WHO) mailchi.mp/unicef/food-ma…

Can’t wait to listen:

➡️Ending Exploitative Marketing: Making good on Canada’s promises to families: 🗓️Thurs, Aug 3 12-1 ET Join us! Celebrate World Breastfeeding Week by joining us af this Canadian event🇨🇦 🎉 #GlobalCodeCongress #CanadaCan #EndExploitativeMarketing eventbrite.ca/e/ending-explo…

Hello beloved Tweeps! It's time for me to make a move. Find me on Threads at jeanette_mcculloch.

Also, friends, do you have a BlueSky invite to share? I promise to spread joy, combat disinformation, and keep the evidence-based information about birth and lactation coming over on BlueSky once I get there! TIA! <3