When I last reviewed the WHO document referenced below, "Infant and young child nutrition: implementation plan" there wasn't any specific information on WHO's site about the "country and regional consultations." That was in January 2011.
I now note there is a call for public comment and the deadline is February 21, 2011.
http://www.who.int/nutrition/EB128/en/
Jodine Chase
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
On 2011-02-15, at 7:42 AM, Jodine Chase wrote:
>
> On 2011-02-15, at 7:11 AM, Nikki Lee wrote:
>
>> Dear Lactnet Friends:
>>
>> I always thought that the WHO recommended children be breastfed for 2
>> years.
>>
>> I found this 2010 draft document from them <
>> http://www.who.int/nutrition/EB128_18_Backgroundpaper1_A_review_of_nutritionpolicies.pdf>
>> that speaks (on pages 31-34) about breastfeeding for one year as the goal.
>>
>> When did this change? Does anyone know why?
>>
>> warmly,
>>
>> --
>> Nikki Lee RN, BSN, Mother of 2, MS, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI, ANLC
>> craniosacral therapy practitioner
>> www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com
>
>
> Further, this "Infant and young child nutrition: implementation plan" was tabled at WHO executive board meeting in January. Note the reference to "country and regional consultations".
>
> -- Jodine Chase
> Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
> ...
>
> http://apps.who.int/gb/ebwha/pdf_files/EB128/B128_18-en.pdf
> "In May 2010, the Health Assembly adopted resolution WHA63.23 on infant and young child
> nutrition. Inter alia, it urged Member States to increase political commitment to preventing and
> reducing malnutrition in all its forms, to expedite implementation of the global strategy on infant and
> young child feeding, and to expand interventions. The Health Assembly also requested the DirectorGeneral to provide support to Member States in expanding their nutritional interventions and to
> develop a comprehensive implementation plan on infant and young child nutrition as a critical
> component of a global multisectoral nutrition framework. This report illustrates the preparatory
> process and provides a summary outline of a draft comprehensive implementation plan on infant and
> young child nutrition. The text, revised in the light of any comments by the Board, will be the subject
> of country and regional consultations before preliminary discussions at the Sixty-fourth World Health
> Assembly. "
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