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Geraldine Anup‑Willcocks

Geraldine Anup‑Willcocks

International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and Principal Humanitarian Adviser at UNICEF UK

Geraldine Anup‑Willcocks is a practising International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and Principal Humanitarian Adviser at UNICEF UK. With over 20 years’ experience across humanitarian and development contexts, including programmatic roles in Africa and Asia, she focuses on supporting breastfeeding and strengthening systems that allow mothers and infants to stay together, even in the most challenging settings.

Articles by Geraldine Anup‑Willcocks

  1. When work separates mothers and babies, everyone pays the price

    Geraldine Anup‑Willcocks

    Gender — Global

    Mothers are encouraged to breastfeed, yet too often expected to do so within work systems built around separation. If we want to improve breastfeeding rates, those systems must change – through stronger legislation on workplace responsibilities, flexible working, and care arrangements that allow mothers and babies to stay together

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    SDGs: 2 3 5 8 10

  2. The hidden toll of maternal malnutrition in conflict settings

    Geraldine Anup‑Willcocks, Óscar Serrano Oria

    Gender — Global, Sub-Saharan Africa

    Conflict and displacement are driving a largely overlooked crisis in maternal nutrition, with grave consequences for women, babies, and long-term development. Protecting mothers’ health is one of the most effective ways to save lives and advance progress across the SDGs in fragile settings

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    SDGs: 2 3 4 5 6 8 16