Committee on the Rights of the Child, Recommendation for Argentina, par. 33 (2018)

Text of the recommendation

33. The Committee remains concerned at continuing reports of malnutrition affecting children in the north-western provinces, and recommends that the State party: (a) Take steps to urgently address cases of malnutrition in affected provinces, and systematically collect data on food security and nutrition for children, including those relevant to breastfeeding, overweight and obesity, in order to identify the root causes of child food insecurity and malnutrition; (b) Regularly monitor and assess the effectiveness of policies and programmes on child food security and nutrition, including school meal programmes and programmes addressing infants and young children; (c) Ensure that all the provisions of the International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes are integrated into national laws to appropriately regulate the promotion of breast-milk substitutes and strengthen the promotion of exclusive breastfeeding for at least six months.