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35-582: IBFAN was set up in 1979 due to the efforts of various individuals including Gabrielle Palmer through UNICEF and the WHO. The first analysis of Nestlé's marketing strategy was published in the magazine New Internationalist in 1973 and in the book The Baby Killer, published by the English non-governmental organisation War On Want in 1974. Nestlé sued the publisher of the German translation (Third World Action Group) for libel. After

70-514: A boycott of Israel until it complies with international law. It also campaigns to expose companies which sustain and profit from the Israeli-occupied territories . War on Want's The Hunger Games report revealed how the Department for International Development ( DFID ) used hundreds of millions of pounds of taxpayers' money with the express purpose of extending the power of agribusiness over

105-525: A Labour MP, the British Government's Charity Commission investigated War on Want, finding accounting irregularities including that the financial reports were "materially mis-stated" from 1985 to 1989, but little evidence that money was used for non-charitable purposes. Galloway had been general secretary for the first three of those years. The commission said responsibility lay largely with auditors and did not single out individuals for blame. War on Want

140-458: A light stubble. But a report by Reuters concluded that Taylor most likely did not exist. There was no record of Oliver Taylor on the University of Birmingham where he supposedly studied and the six experts interviewed by Reuters agreed that the profile photo was a deepfake . The websites were forced to take down the articles when contacted by lawyers. Who actually penned those articles remained

175-695: A medical organization or association is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Gabrielle Palmer Gabrielle Palmer has been involved for more than 40 years in international efforts to stop the unethical promotion of breastmilk substitutes globally and also to support appropriate infant feeding. She is the author of the seminal text The Politics of Breastfeeding , now in its revised third edition and which has never been out of print since first publication in 1988. Born in St Thomas's Hospital , Palmer spent her childhood in South London. She attended

210-650: A minor update when it was subsequently republished by HarperCollins in 1993 and a major revision for the Pinter & Martin edition that launched in 2009 and was reprinted in the same year, as well as in 2011 and 2016. This updated edition contains a new chapter entitled "Your Generous Donations Could do More Harm Than Good", which is being used by the Professor of Nutrition at Columbia University to educate her students on nutrition in emergencies. Palmer's key scholarly contributions and books are: War on Want War on Want

245-406: A two-year trial, the publisher was convicted on the grounds that Nestlé could not be held responsible for infant deaths under criminal law. But since the defence was only fined 300 Swiss francs, and judge Jürg Sollberger pointed out that Nestlé needed to fundamentally change its advertising methods, Time magazine wrote that it was a moral victory for the defence. In 1981, the 34th General Assembly of

280-663: Is an anti-poverty charity based in London. War on Want works to challenge the root causes of poverty, inequality and injustice through partnership with social movements in the global South and campaigns in the UK. War on Want's slogan is "poverty is political" and its stated focus is on the root causes of poverty rather than its effects. War on Want is a membership organisation governed by an elected council of management drawn from its membership. War on Want patrons include Naomi Klein , Owen Jones , Raj Patel and Mark Serwotka . The organisation

315-763: The Palestinian territories and factory workers in China. War on Want has released a series of "alternative reports" highlighting issues such as Coca-Cola 's overseas activities allegedly causing poverty and environmental damage. It has also released research on alleged human rights abuses by private military and security companies in Iraq and elsewhere, and a report highlighting how companies such as Tesco , Primark and Asda sell goods made by sweatshop labour in Bangladesh . War on Want campaigns against these corporations, and calls for

350-568: The World Health Organisation adopted resolution WHA34.22, which included the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes . The Code contains restrictions on the marketing of breast-milk substitutes, such as infant formula, to ensure that mothers are not discouraged from breast-feeding and that substitutes are used safely when necessary. The code also covers feeding bottles and teats. It also contains recommendations on

385-709: The Apartheid Wall." NGO Monitor 's Dan Kosky wrote that due to War on Want's support of an Israel boycott and its stand against the British presence in Iraq, a thorough review of the organization should be conducted by the UK regarding funding, for "if not, the United Kingdom could find itself aiding an Israel boycott campaign." In January 2018, War on Want was listed as one of 20 anti-Israel BDS organizations banned from entering Israel and Israeli-occupied territory. Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan who formulated

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420-490: The British government to regulate these industries as well for as the businesses themselves to take responsibility for their actions. In 2010, War on Want released a report exposing the companies that it describes as "profiting" from Israel's occupation of the West Bank, and calling on ordinary people around the world to take action. War on Want has issued numerous statements of solidarity with organisations and movements all over

455-1090: The Convent of Our Lady of Sion, Bayswater , London, from 1958 to 1965, and then studied at Manchester University (BA General Arts, 1966 to 1969), where she met John. They married in 1968 and in the early 1970s she became a National Childbirth Trust breastfeeding counsellor. Palmer's professional life began as a secondary school teacher (1969 to 1976) and then she worked as a Save the Children , Schools and Universities Organiser 1977 to 1980. The family moved to Mozambique in 1981 where Palmer volunteered (with International Voluntary Service ) working in nutrition and education within various government institutions in Maputo including in an orphanage and hospitals. She ran classes for mothers of malnourished children to support complementary feeding classes using locally available foods and taught nutrition to student health workers. She observed that mothers can sustain breastfeeding, despite poor food intake, if

490-661: The Institute of Child Health, London. During these years she contributed to the development of the WHO/UNICEF transferable courses designed for the ‘cascade’ training of trainers, globally. These included, Breastfeeding Counselling: a training Course , field testing the Chinese version in Taiwan in 1997, the UNICEF training course on the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes and

525-535: The Palestinian people this Christmas" accused Israel of "illegal Occupation," "daily human rights abuses," and "the siege on Gaza and the Apartheid Wall." As in previous years, War on Want called for holiday donations in the form of "alternative gifts," to "launch a sustained campaign against UK companies that are profiting from the Occupation" and to "secure compensation for those who have lost land due to construction of

560-938: The WHO/UNICEF HIV and Infant Feeding course. In 1999, she was appointed HIV and Infant Feeding Officer in UNICEF HQ, New York. From 2001 to 2007 she worked as a lecturer and tutor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine as well as simultaneously serving on UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative Designation Committee, and continuing various freelance consultancy work. She has worked and run short training courses for health professionals in 46 countries including Mongolia, Libya and North Korea. In 1988, Pandora Press (Unwin Hyman) published Palmer's first book, The Politics of Breastfeeding . It proved influential and became required reading on courses for midwives and others. It underwent

595-585: The Week". In 2007 MP Lee Scott complained to the Charity Commission about an online "guide for boycott, divestment and sanctions" against Israel. War on Want said it already had permission from the Commission to advocate boycotts and sanctions to address "the root causes of poverty and human rights abuses". In July 2009 the Commission concluded that no regulatory action was required, declaring itself satisfied that

630-428: The allegations made by the pro-Israeli groups that War on Want had "ties to terrorist entities". Taylor described himself as a "24-year-old student, barista, and political activist. During the week I work on completing my masters in political science, and come the weekend you will find me engrossed in all things coffee. Whether I am brewing it or sipping it." His profile photo was that of a young brown-eyed man smiling with

665-402: The attention of politicians and public figures. She also served as a managing trustee for Health Books International in the days it was known as Teaching-aids at Low Cost, TALC. She remained busy with campaigning, designing training courses, teaching, consultancies and writing. From 1991 to 1997 Palmer was co-director of the international short course, Breastfeeding: practice and policy at

700-461: The breastfeeding culture is not undermined by false information, whether commercial or medical. Palmer returned to the UK to study for an MSc Human Nutrition at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (1985). She is recognised as an authority on supporting breastfeeding and campaigner to stop unethical promotion of breastmilk substitutes. By taking away women’s primordial right to sustain their own children with their own milk, through

735-459: The charity's expense. An independent auditor cleared him of misuse of funds, though he did repay £1,720 in contested expenses. The official history of the charity says that Galloway's methods of management created interpersonal problems among the staff, and although the charity grew under Galloway, his period in charge was followed by a serious internal crisis. More than two years after Galloway stepped down as general secretary after being elected as

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770-505: The charity's trustees understood the official guidance on campaigning by charities and that War on Want's campaigns on Palestine were linked to its charitable objects, making them legitimate under charity law. War on Want has continued its support of the BDS movement . In 2011, War on Want marked its 60th anniversary with a repeat of the Yes campaign that first formed the charity, asking people to email

805-570: The destruction of traditional knowledge and the reorganisation of work processes, dependency on a powerful dominant group is created. Gabrielle Palmer in The Politics of Breastfeeding In 1974, when her two children were still small, Palmer read The Baby Killer , an influential booklet by Mike Muller published by the charity War on Want highlighting the aggressive promotion of breastmilk substitutes in regions where their use led to infection and death of infants. Palmer resolved to work against

840-502: The developing world – a dangerous and expensive option for these mothers who had no access to safe drinking water and sterilisation facilities. In the 1980s, War on Want campaigned on the role of women in the developing world, and supported liberation movements in Eritrea , South Africa and Western Sahara . From 1983 to 1987, George Galloway was General Secretary of War on Want. The Daily Mirror accused Galloway of living luxuriously at

875-474: The irreversible privatisation of public services, a "race to the bottom" in food, environmental and labour standards and allow US companies to sue the UK government in private courts. War on Want is calling for a two-way arms embargo between the UK and Israel. War on Want believes that by selling arms to Israel, the UK government is complicit in Israel's crimes against the Palestinian people. War on Want advocates for

910-576: The labelling of infant formula and other breast-milk substitutes. In 1998 IBFAN received the Right Livelihood Award . The RLA Jury has honoured IBFAN “for its committed and effective campaigning over nearly twenty years for the rights of mothers to choose to breastfeed their babies, in the full knowledge of the health benefits of breastmilk, and free from the commercial pressure and misinformation with which companies promote breastmilk substitutes.” IBFAN's principles are: This article about

945-531: The list stated, "Boycott organisations need to know that Israel will act against them and will not allow [them] to enter its territory in order to harm its citizens." In response, War on Want stated "For 70 years, Israel has subjected Palestinians to a range of human rights abuses including travel bans... this blacklist is a repressive tactic borrowed from the same playbook used by the apartheid regime in South Africa." In October 2018, War on Want's PayPal account

980-583: The production of food in Africa. War on Want believes the root cause of the global food crisis is that food is treated like a financial commodity to be traded, and not a right for communities. It believes food production should be in the hands of small-scale producers. In its campaigning and programmes strands of work, War on Want focuses on Organisations supported include those helping small-scale farmers in Sri Lanka , sweatshop workers in Bangladesh , olive farmers in

1015-403: The proposal and press for its introduction. In 2006 War on Want launched a campaign for Palestinian human rights , including a report titled Profiting from the Occupation , which looked at European corporations who the charity claimed were profiting from Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories. The campaign was praised by The Guardian at the time, which named the charity "Campaign of

1050-640: The unethical promotion of artificial milks over breastfeeding. She was instrumental in establishing the campaigning group Baby Milk Action ( International Baby Food Action Network , IBFAN), based in Cambridge , UK, and of which she is still a patron. This work with Baby Milk Action included coordinating the UK boycott of Nestle products, raising awareness of the issue and of the WHO/UNICEF International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes in UK colleges, schools and institutions as well as engaging

1085-603: The word Yes to show their support for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan . They delivered the petition to Foreign Secretary William Hague . War on Want is campaigning against the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). TTIP is a proposed free trade agreement being secretly negotiated between the European Union and the United States. It argues that TTIP will cost more than one million jobs, lead to

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1120-564: The world. In October 2009, War on Want issued a statement of solidarity with Abahlali baseMjondolo in response to attacks on the Kennedy Road informal settlement and wrote a letter to the South African High Commissioner in London. The charity also spearheaded a campaign highlighting the forced displacement of poor South Africans in the lead-up to the 2010 World Cup . In 2010, War on Want's campaign "Help win justice for

1155-476: Was formed in 1951 after a letter in The Manchester Guardian from Victor Gollancz was read by Harold Wilson , later British Prime Minister, who coined the name. Since then, the organisation has taken part in many campaigns and investigations, including in the 1970s helping to expose baby food companies marketing powdered milk infant formula as a healthier option than breast milk to mothers in

1190-454: Was found to have been insolvent, and subsequently dismissed most of its staff and narrowly avoided administration. It was relaunched in 1991. In the 1990s, it focused on issues that resulted from globalisation , including workers' rights and a call to set up a Tobin tax on currency speculation . The charity set up the Tobin tax Network (now a separate charity called Stamp Out Poverty) to develop

1225-799: Was terminated after receiving a complaint from two pro-Israeli legal groups; the Lawfare Project and UK Lawyers for Israel. The groups alleged that War on Want had links to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine . The groups also lodged a complaint with the Charity Commission which, however, in July 2019 cleared the charity of any wrongdoing. In April 2020, "Oliver Taylor" got articles published in Arutz Sheva , The Algemeiner , The Times of Israel , and The Jerusalem Post . In these, he repeated

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