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France Bégin is senior nutrition adviser for infant and young child nutrition at UNICEF in New York and previously she was regional nutrition adviser for the Asia-Pacific region from 2009-2013. She has more than 25 years of experience in international nutrition. She holds a Ph.D. in nutrition from the University of Montreal with a focus on international nutrition.

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Maternal and newborn health
Maternal and newborn health
Breast-feeding should be a global priority
22 Sep 2016
Breast-feeding is a clear way to improve health outcomes at scale, but it's often overlooked due to misconceptions that breast-feeding rates are higher than they are or that it's something that can be done easily without government investment. UNICEF's France Bégin calls on global leaders at U.N. General Assembly to remove barriers to breast-feeding worldwide.
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