United Nations System
Standing Committee on Nutrition

 

Thirty-Third Session of the Standing Committee on Nutrition

 

Working Group on Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding

Sunday 12 March 2006 1000-1600 hours, World Council of Churches/Ecumenical Centre and
Tuesday 14 March 2006, 1400-1600 hours, Geneva International Conference Centre, Room 3

Chair: David Clark (UNICEF), Co-Chairs: Isatou Jallow (The Gambia), Kay Dewey (UC Davis)

Sunday 12 March 2006,  World Council of Churches/Ecumenical Centre

Time Topic
PART ONE: Joint session of the Working Groups on Nutrition in Emergencies, and Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding
1000-1200 Topics for discussion
  • Statement on use of preventing and controlling micronutrient deficiencies in populations affected by an emergency
  • ENN - Infant Feeding in Emergencies

Report on Innocenti + 15 meeting, Declaration and publication

1200-1300  
PART TWO: Working Group on Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding only
1300-1600
  • Review of implementation of 2005 Workplan (30 minutes)
  • Report on the task force on human rights and IYCF (20 minutes)
  • 25th Anniversary of the International Code of Marketing of Breast milk Substitutes and plans to build Code capacity (20 minutes)
  • Dicussion (20 minutes)
  • The case for the link between breastfeeding and obesity (30 minutes)
  • Initial discussion of priorities for 2006 workplan and recommendations (1 hour)

 

Tuesday 14th March 2006, Geneva International Conference Centre, Room 3
Working Group on Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding only

Time Topic
1400-1600
  • Report on outcome of Sunday Session (10 minutes)
  • The very important contribution of breastmilk to energy and other nutrient requirements beyond 6 months of exclusive breastfeeding (20 minutes)
  • Discussion of the “Participants Statement” on Tackling the double burden of malnutrition: a global agenda” (20 minutes)
  • Wrap-up discussions on 2006 Workplan and recommendation (I hour and 10 minutes)