We send you our best wishes for the New Year! 2016 was an exciting year for WABA. We celebrated our Silver Anniversary, marking 25 years of working to protect, promote and support breastfeeding. The occasion also gave us a chance…
Happy New Year!
Breastfeeding: A Key to Sustainable Development
UNICEF and WHO joint message for World Breastfeeding Week 2016
And increasingly, it is clear that breastfeeding is not only the cornerstone of a child’s healthy development; it is also the foundation of a country’s development.
Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality
WABA statement on International Women’s Day 8 March 2016 We know now that without gender equality and a full role for women in society, in the economy, in governance, we will not be able to achieve the world we hoped…
Breastfeeding: A key to Sustainable Development
The World Breastfeeding Week 2016 theme is about how breastfeeding is a key element in getting us to think about how to value our wellbeing from the start of life, how to respect each other and care for the world…
End of Year THANK YOU, and Announcement of WBW 2016 Slogan and Theme
Dear World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) 2015 Celebrants and Supporters, Season’s Greetings from the WABA Secretariat! As we approach the end of 2015, WABA would like to sincerely thank all WBW celebrants from across the world who celebrated World Breastfeeding Week…
Ethnographies of Breastfeeding
Ethnographies of Breastfeeding feature the latest research on the topic. Some of the leading scholars in the field explore variations in breastfeeding practices from around the world. Based on empirical work in areas such as Brazil, West Africa, Darfur, Ireland, Italy,…
Happy World Breastfeeding Week!
WABA celebrates WBW2015 by calling for concerted global action to support women to combine breastfeeding and work via the theme: ‘Breastfeeding and Work: Let’s Make It Work!’ Whether a woman is working in the formal, non-formal or home setting, she needs…
World Breastfeeding Week 2015 – Social Media Kit
World Breastfeeding Week 2015 is just round the corner! Join us in celebrating #WBW2015, and use our Social Media Toolkit to promote your own event. Let’s make Breastfeeding and Work, work!
Breastfeeding infographic by WHO
Here is an interesting breastfeeding infographic that has messaging aligned with this year’s world breastfeeding week messaging of women at work.
Congratulations to winner of WBW 2015 photo contest!
We are pleased to announce the winners for World Breastfeeding Week 2015 photo contest. To view the winners photo, please visit World Breastfeeding Week Website.