World Breastfeeding Week (WBW) is August 1st - 7th and celebrates the signing of the Innocenti Declaration, produced and adopted in 1990 by participants at the WHO/UNICEF meeting on "Breastfeeding in the 1990s: A Global Initiative on the Protection, Promotion and Support of Breastfeeding." The document lists the benefits of breastfeeding, plus global and governmental goals. World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated in 120 countries on various dates.

To learn more about the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) visit
WorldBreastfeedingWeek.org or the WABA home page.

 

WABA's 2012 WBW theme is: Understanding the Past - Planning the Future

 

Download WABA's 2012 WBW calendar (PDF)

 

OBJECTIVES OF WORLD BREASTFEEDING WEEK CELEBRATIONS 2012
1. To recall what has happened in the past 20 years on infant and young child feeding (IYCF).
2. To celebrate successes and achievements nationally, regionally, and globally, and showcase national work at global level.
3. To assess the status of implementation of the Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding (GS).
4. To call for action to bridge the remaining gaps in policy and programs on breastfeeding and IYCF.
5. To draw public attention on the state of policy and programs on breastfeeding and IYCF.

 

 

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