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it seems like a simple resolution endorsing breastfeeding as a healthy choice for infants......but not in a Trump America
NYT: US threatened nations over breastfeeding resolution - CNNPolitics
The US delegation threatened retribution on trade and military aid to Ecuador to get the nation to drop the resolution, according to the Times, and said at least a dozen countries also avoided the resolution out of fear of the US. Members of the delegation also suggested cutting US funding for the World Health Organization.
Eventually, Russia introduced the resolution
NYT: US threatened nations over breastfeeding resolution - CNNPolitics
The US delegation threatened retribution on trade and military aid to Ecuador to get the nation to drop the resolution, according to the Times, and said at least a dozen countries also avoided the resolution out of fear of the US. Members of the delegation also suggested cutting US funding for the World Health Organization.
Eventually, Russia introduced the resolution