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On World Breastfeeding Week, UNICEF and WHO call for equal access to breastfeeding support

Statement by Catherine Russell (UNICEF Executive Director) and Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (WHO Director General)

Irina from Moldova is breastfeeding her three-week-old daughter, firmly believing that breastfeeding is the best way to nourish a child during the first months of life.

Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the occasion of World Breastfeeding Week

In the last 10 years, many countries have made significant progress to increase exclusive breastfeeding rates. Yet even greater progress is possible when breastfeeding is protected and supported, particularly in the workplace.

Amal Esther, a Care Group Volunteer from Cluster K, Panyadoli Refugee Settlement in Kiryandongo District breastfeeds her baby Anena on 3 March, 2023.

Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the occasion of World Breastfeeding Week

Fewer than half of all newborn babies are breastfed in the first hour of life, leaving them more vulnerable to disease and death

Countries failing to stop harmful marketing of breast-milk substitutes, warn WHO and UNICEF

Agencies encourage women to continue to breastfeed during the COVID-19 pandemic

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On World Breastfeeding Week, UNICEF and WHO call for equal access to breastfeeding support

Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the occasion of World Breastfeeding Week

Joint statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell and WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the occasion of World Breastfeeding Week

Countries failing to stop harmful marketing of breast-milk substitutes, warn WHO and UNICEF

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