1991
WABA was formed as a global network of organisations and individuals based on the Innocenti Declaration on the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding
1993
1993
Mother-Friendly Workplace Initiative (MFWI) to support working breastfeeding women
1994
1994
Launched the Global Participatory Action Research (GLOPAR) project
1995
1995
Beijing Platform for Action at the 4th World Conference on Women to include breastfeeding
1996
1996
WABA 1st Global Forum on Children’s Health, Children’s Rights (Thailand)
Ten Links for Nurturing the Future action tool
World Food Summit meetings to link with food and environmental groups
2000
2000
International Labour Organization (ILO) Maternity Protection Convention revision at the 88th ILO Conference (Geneva)
Global Initiative for Mother Support (GIMS)
2001
2001
WABA 1st Global Breastfeeding Partners’ Meeting (Brazil)
2002
2002
WABA 2nd Global Forum on Nurturing the Future: Challenges to Breastfeeding in the 21st Century (Tanzania)
WABA-UNICEF Colloquium on HIV/AIDS and Breastfeeding (Tanzania)
Global Initiative for Mother Support (GIMS) Asia Pacific Conference (Kuala Lumpur)
Global Initiative for Father Support (GIFS) and Men’s Initiative
WABA-UNICEF Golden Bow Initiative
UNICEF/WHO Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding
2003
2003
World Breastfeeding Charter
Breastfeeding Movement – A Sourcebook production
2004
2004
WABA 3rd Global Breastfeeding Partners’ Meeting (Costa Rica)
2005
2005
Innocenti+15 commemoration
2006
2006
WABA YOUth Initiative
Gender, Child Survival and HIV Conference with York University (Canada)
2007
2007
Co-organised the 1st Breastfeeding Advocacy and Practice (BAP) course with the Infant Feeding Consortium (IFC)
State of the Art of Mother Support Summit collaboration with La Leche League International (USA)
Global Initiative for Mother Support (GIMS+5)
2008
2008
Co-organised the 2nd Breastfeeding Advocacy and Practice (BAP) course with the Infant Feeding Consortium (IFC)
WABA 4th Global Breastfeeding Partners’ Meeting (Malaysia)
2010
2010
WABA 3rd Global Breastfeeding Partners’ Forum (Malaysia)
WABA 5th Global Breastfeeding Partners’ Meeting (Malaysia)
Breastfeeding Gateway
Breastfeeding Quilt Initiative
2011
2011
Co-organised the 3rd Breastfeeding Advocacy and Practice (BAP) course with the Infant Feeding Consortium (IFC)
2012
2012
Co-organised the 4th Breastfeeding Advocacy and Practice (BAP) course with the Infant Feeding Consortium (IFC)
Understanding International Policy on HIV and Breastfeeding Kit – A Comprehensive Resource
WABA 6th Global Breastfeeding Partners’ Meeting (India)
2013
2013
Co-organised the 5th Breastfeeding Advocacy and Practice (BAP) course with the Infant Feeding Consortium (IFC)
2015
2015
Co-organised the 6th Breastfeeding Advocacy and Practice (BAP) course with the Infant Feeding Consortium (IFC)
Symposium Contemporary Solutions to an Age-old Challenge: Breastfeeding and Work (Sweden)
Member of the Global Breastfeeding Collective (GBC)
2016
2016
WABA 7th Global Breastfeeding Partners’ Meeting (Malaysia)
World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) campaign alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (WBW-SDGs)
2017
2017
Co-organised the 7th Breastfeeding Advocacy and Practice (BAP) course with the Infant Feeding Consortium (IFC)
Warm Chain of Support for Breastfeeding campaign
2018
2018
Empowering Parents Campaign
Understanding International Policy on HIV and Breastfeeding: A Comprehensive Resource
Making Penang Breastfeeding Project (MPBF)
Review of the Revised Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative 2018