i wrote an email to anne veneman on monday. here is the form-letter response i received. it's going to take me a while to calm down enough to craft a reply, but please feel free to do so yourself. just incredible how slimy these creeps are. tina >Subject: Message from Alan Court, Director, >Programme Division Re: International Code of >Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes >Sensitivity: >To: [log in to unmask] >Cc: Chitra Jayawardena <[log in to unmask]> >From: Beth Kopecky <[log in to unmask]> >Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 16:49:39 -0400 > > >Dear Ms. Kimmel, > >Thank you for contacting us regarding the >International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk >Substitutes. We appreciate your support for >UNICEF's work in this vital area. > >First and foremost, I assure you that UNICEF's >commitment to the Code is as strong as ever. >UNICEF Executive Director Ann Veneman has a >long-standing commitment to promoting sound >nutrition for women and children. Promotion and >protection of early and exclusive breastfeeding >remain key elements of our programmes on child >survival and maternal health. The Code is a >fundamental platform for achieving Millennium >Development Goals Four and Five. Ms. Veneman has >placed the Millennium Development Goals at the >centre of UNICEF's agenda, and they will frame >UNICEF's priorities in the coming years. > >In partnership with organizations such as yours, >UNICEF has been already able to help many >countries adopt the Code. Many others still have >a long way to go. Until now we have been relying >on a single legal expert based at headquarters >to meet their growing needs, but we have come to >the conclusion that more help is required than >UNICEF headquarters alone can provide. The >urgent challenge we face is to build a strong >legal network for infant feeding where it will >have the most impact - within countries >themselves. > >With this in mind, we are decentralizing >responsibility for providing legal assistance on >the Code to our country offices. In turn, our >country offices will be strengthening ties with >non-governmental organizations to bring the >right expertise under the UNICEF banner and >provide better, more rapid assistance to >governments. We will be consulting with you and >other organizations working in this field to >develop a roster of individuals and >organizations able to provide legal support both >globally and regionally. > >We sincerely believe this decision will give >UNICEF and the countries it supports the tools >to mobilize for the critical years ahead. Our >work in this area continues to grow. The >organization is now dedicating significantly >more attention and resources to nutrition for >mothers and children and we are broadening our >action on infant and young child feeding to >include stronger and more comprehensive >programmes around critical issues such as >breastfeeding in emergencies and the feeding of >children whose mothers are affected by HIV/AIDS. >This is a positive trend and we expect it to >continue. > >UNICEF deeply appreciates your continuing >support. We look forward to working with you to >meet the challenges for children in the years to >come. > >Regards, > > >Alan Court >Director >Programme Division > >Chitra Jayawardena >Office of the Director >Programme Division >UNICEF, New York >Tel: (212) 326-7235 >Fax: (212) 824-6470 >E-mail: [log in to unmask] >www.unicef.org > >________________________________________ > >For every child >Health, Education, Equality, Protection >ADVANCE HUMANITY »@«*´`*»@«*´`*»@«*´`*´¯`·.¸¸ ¸¸.·´¯`*´`*»@«*´`*»@«*´`*»@« Tina Kimmel, MSW, MPH PhD Program, UC Berkeley School of Social Welfare *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html