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Three important documents are under discussion now:

1 EU Action Plan to Reduce the Number of stunted children by 7 million by 2025

2 Draft EU Action Plan on Childhood Obesity 

3 DRAFT WHO European Region  Food and Nutrition Action Plan  2014 – 2020

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1 EU Commission Development Directorate (DEVCO)  Action Plan to Reduce the Number of stunted children by 7 million by 2025

This is highly promotional of the SUN multi-stakeholder/PPP approach that IBFAN has many concerns about

CLICK HERE for IBFAN comment on draft ACTION PLAN

CLICK Here for a comment on SUN and the industry lobby group PA International 

CLICK here for IBFAN's comment on the Cochrane systematic reviews of RUTFs

CLICK Here for the DRAFT Action Plan

CLICK here for the EU Communication to Parliament and Council 

The deadline for comments is the 6th December and the people to write to are: 

Jean Pierre Halkin: Jean-Pierre.Halkin@ec.europa.eu

Patrick Moussy:  patrice.moussy@ec.europa.eu

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2 DRAFT EU Action Plan on Childhood Obesity presented at the EU Platform for Action in November

ACTION 1  Operational objective to:

• Increase the prevalence of children that are breast fed
• Promote timely introduction of complementary foods
• Promote early childhood services and maternity care practices that empower new mothers to breastfeed

Indicator:

• Number of children breastfed
• Increase in breast feeding rates, measure duration and adequate breast feeding

LINK http://ec.europa.eu/health/nutrition_physical_activity/docs/ev_20131125_co01_en.pdf

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3 Draft WHO European Region  Food and Nutrition Action Plan  2014 – 2020

  WHO European Region  Food and Nutrition Action Plan  2014 – 2020  -