SEIZE THE MOMENT : Send a Petition to The UN Secretary General, Ban-Ki- moon to Support Women for Breastfeeding 

Globally 3.6 million Infants die before they reach their first birthday and millions are malnourished because of inadequate and inappropriate breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices.

Most effective interventions to save babies’ lives and prevent malnutrition is to enhance early and exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months, and good complementary feeding thereafter along with continued breastfeeding.  For this, women needed to be supported.

We are thankful to you for signing the first petition to the World Health Assembly demanding proper implementation of the International Code, and budgetary provisions for creating support systems for women. YOUR VOICE HAS BEEN HEARD (http://www.onemillioncampaign.org/omc-media).

The World Health Assembly passed a resolution in May 2010 to this effect. (http://www.ibfanasia.org/WHA/A63_R23-en.pdf) 

Now there is one more opportunity to extend your support to women to breastfeed

We should call upon the UN, who are in the process of releasing the Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health (http://www.who.int/pmnch/activities/jointactionplan/en/index.html  )   to meet health MDGs.

SIEZE THE MOMENT and raise your voice again.

Sign and send the petition to The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki - moon to urge him to include specific support for women to succeed in breastfeeding;  adequate maternity entitlements, skilled counseling in health systems, and to make it possible for women to breastfeed successfully.

Petition

Hon’ble Ban Ki- moon

As citizens, we call on you to ensure that the Global Strategy for Women's and Children's Health  includes specific budgetary measures  to support policies and programs to enable women to practise  early and exclusive breastfeeding as well as good complementary feeding.

Your sincerely