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Presented by Patti Rundall, Baby Milk Action/ International Baby Food Action Network About the Conflicts of Interest Coalition The Conflicts of Interest Coalition comprises civil society organisations united by the common objective of


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Presented by

Patti Rundall, Baby Milk Action/ International Baby Food Action Network

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About the Conflicts of Interest Coalition

The Conflicts of Interest Coalition comprises civil society organisations united by the common objective of securing a strong NCD Political Declaration that explicitly recognises, and clearly commits to, safeguarding public health policy-making against commercial conflicts of interest through the development

  • f a Code of Conduct and Ethical Framework

for interactions with the private sector.

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What we are calling for

An Ethical Code of Conduct

  • Clear framework for identifying and

managing conflicts of interest

  • To guide interactions with the private

sector

  • Mandated at the international UN level and
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Progress to date

Jun – developed a Statement of Concern sent to President of the UN GA, and the co-facilitators Jul/Aug – developed advocacy tools for the PD negotiation process and lobbied national contacts 137 organisations supporting the

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‘Partnership’ Vs ‘Initiative

Language is important! ‘Partnership’ signifies: respect, trust and shared benefits The private sector has its own goals and is accountable to shareholders, not to public good

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What’s next for the COI

We will continue to exert pressure We will be raising COI issue at a press event in New York on Friday 16th September We will be taking designed and printed copies of the Statement of Concern to

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What YOU can do

Endorse the Statement!

info.babymilkaction.org/news/policyblog/ COIstatement Email: prundall@babymilkaction.org or policy@wcrf.org to sign up. Press for action nationally and in New York Come to the press event in New York Distribute copies of the Statement