Sentences with phrase «unicef on child protection»

The meeting will also hear from Professor Dr Gordana Buljan Flander, Director of the Child Protection Centre of Zagreb, who advises the Council of Europe and UNICEF on child protection.

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The U.S. Fund for UNICEF raises funds for UNICEF's work on child survival, development, protection and emergencies.

United Nations Chil dren's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) UNICEF promotes the rights, survival, development and protection of every child in 190 countries and territories, with a special focus on reaching those in greatest need.

The Baby - friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) was launched in 1991 by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) 6, in response to the 1990 Innocenti Declaration on the promotion, protection and support of breastfeeding7 and aims to provide health facilities with a framework for addressing practices which have a negative impact on breastfeeding.

The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) Protects, Promotes and Supports Breastfeeding Worldwide The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) is a global network of individuals and organisations concerned with the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding based on the Innocenti Declaration, the Ten Links for Nurturing the Future and the WHO / UNICEF Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding.

Feeding and nutrition of infants and young children (2003) Guidelines for the WHO European region, with emphasis on the former Soviet countries Development of a global strategy on infant and young child feeding: report on a WHO / UNICEF consultation for the WHO European Region (2001) Budapest, Hungary 28 May - 1 June 2001 Comparative analysis of implementation of the Innocenti Declaration in WHO European member states (1999) Monitoring Innocenti targets on the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding Breastfeeding and healthy eating in pregnancy and lactation (1998) Report on a WHO workshop, Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation, 5 - 8 October 1998 Breastfeeding: how to support success (1997) A practical guide for health workers Health workers and the WHO International Code of Marketing of Breast - Milk Substitutes (1987) Report on a WHO meeting, Copenhagen, 31 October 1986 WPRO

(1) to protect and promote breastfeeding, as an essential component of their overall food and nutrition policies and programmes on behalf of women and children, so as to enable all infants to be exclusively breastfed during the first four to six months of life; (2) to promote breastfeeding, with due attention to the nutritional and emotional needs of mothers; (3) to continue monitoring breastfeeding patterns, including traditional attitudes and practices in this regard; (4) to enforce existing, or adopt new, maternity protection legislation or other suitable measures that will promote and facilitate breastfeeding among working women; (5) to draw the attention of all who are concerned with planning and providing maternity services to the universal principles affirmed in the joint WHO / UNICEF statement (note 2) on breastfeeding and maternity services that was issued in 1989; (6) to ensure that the principles and aim of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and the recommendations contained in resolution WHA39.28 are given full expression in national health and nutritional policy and action, in cooperation with professional associations, womens organizations, consumer and other nongovermental groups, and the food industry; (7) to ensure that families make the most appropriate choice with regard to infant feeding, and that the health system provides the necessary support;

With a focus on child survival and well - being, UNICEF has health, education and protection programs across the globe reaching vulnerable and marginalized children, including hundreds of millions in conflict zones.