Report that U.S. suppressed breastfeeding resolution shocks advocates
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US turned to threats to fight breastfeeding resolution. The US —which dominates the baby formula industry — threatened to cut military aid to Ecuador if it introduced a measure at the World Health Assembly declaring breast-feeding the healthiest option for babies.
U.S. threatens nation over world breastfeeding resolution, shocking health officials. United States delegates sought to weaken a World Health Assembly resolution, the New York Times reported, backing the interests of infant-formula manufacturers instead.
Trump administration's opposition to breastfeeding resolution sparks outrage The NYT reports that the Trump administration threatened Ecuador with punitive trade moves and the withdrawal of military assistance, as well as threatening to cut their own share of funding to the WHO in order to block an international resolution promoting breastfeeding.
Trump Admin Favored Corporations In Opposing Breastfeeding Resolution: Report. The U.S. threatened nations supporting the resolution, according to The New York Times -- until Russia stepped in.
The Trump administration made trade threats to Ecuador over … breastfeeding
US opposition to breast-feeding resolution stuns World Health officials. The US delegation, embracing the interests of infant formula manufacturers, upended the deliberations on a UN-affiliated World Health Assembly resolution to encourage breast-feeding.
Trump Administration Denies Threatening Ecuador Over A Breastfeeding Resolution
Opposition to Breast-Feeding Resolution by U.S. Stuns World Health Officials. “What happened was tantamount to blackmail, with the U.S. holding the world hostage and trying to overturn nearly 40 years of consensus on best way to protect infant and young child health,” she said.”