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Good morning from @babyfriendly's 24th annual conference, with over 1800 delegates online over two days. It's @shereen_fisher's conference as Programme Director. This year there are networking spaces where delegates can meet the Baby Friendly team. Posters are online too #bfconf screenshot of Baby Friendly UK Programme Director Shereen Fi
Chief Executive of @UNICEF_uk @jon_sparkes is welcoming delegates & speaking on the value of investing in the early years &giving children the best start that we can. We are living through challenging times: pandemic, maternity service reports, staff shortages, food insecurity... screenshot of Jon Sparkes's presentation. Slide shows parent
.@UNICEF global priorities around vaccinations, climate change, helping displaced families. @UNICEF_uk looking at fundraising, lobbying for greater spending on intl development, work on the rights of the child. #BabyAndToddlerGuarantee campaign unicef.org.uk/campaign-with-…
.@jon_sparkes: with #EarlyMomentsMatter @UNICEF_uk looking at making as much of a difference in the #EarlyYears as @babyfriendly makes for #InfantFeeding. Report and petition here unicef.org.uk/campaign-with-… #bfconf
.@jon_sparkes System pressures make the work that conference delegates do all the more impressive. @UNICEF_uk will continue to support full implementation of #BabyFriendlyStandards in maternity, health visiting & beyond to support families w #InfantFeeding & #RelationshipBuilding
.@jon_sparkes "The impact of giving every baby the best start in life is beyond measure...The magic of Baby Friendly is YOU" #bfconf
@jon_sparkes And now it's tiime for the #RollofHonour listing all the Baby Friendly Awards achieved this year. Many congratulations to all! 🥳👏🏿👏🏾👏🏽👏🏼👏🏻 Screenshot of the title screen of the Baby Friendly 2022 Awa

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