The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) is a global network of individuals
& organisations concerned with the protection, promotion & support of breastfeeding worldwide.
WABA action is based on the Innocenti Declaration, the Ten Links for Nurturing the Future and the
Global Strategy for Infant & Young Child Feeding. WABA is in consultative status with UNICEF & an NGO
in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC).
  
Calendar of Events
January 2008
 
 
February 2008
 
14 Feb

WABA's 17th Anniversary
http://www.waba.org.my/

27 Feb

WELLSTART's 23rd Anniversary
http://www.wellstart.org/

25 Feb - 7 Mar
52nd Session of Commission on the Status of Women New York
Financing for Gender Equality & the Empowerment of Women
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/52sess.htm
March 2008
  
2 - 7 Mar

35th Standing Committee on Nutrition (SCN) Annual Session, SCN 30th Anniversary
Hanoi , Vietnam
Accelerating Reduction of Maternal & Child Undernutrition
http://www.unsystem.org/scn/

5 Mar

IBCLC Day
Quality Breastfeeding Care: IBCLCs in Action
http://www.ilca.org/ibclcday.html

6 - 9 Mar

Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS) Forum & Annual Meeting
Florida , USA
Mother-Friendly Care - By All, For All
http://www.motherfriendly.org

8 Mar

International Women's Day
Financing for Gender Equality
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/feature/iwd/

April 2008
 
7 Apr

World Health Day, 60th Anniversary of WHO
Protecting Health From Climate Change
http://www.who.int/world-health-day/en/index.html

May 2008
 
5 May
International Day of Midwives
11 May
 Mothers' Day
12 - 18 May

World Respected Childbirth Week
http://www.smar.info/

13 - 19 May
International Nestle-Free Week
15 May
International Day of the Family
18 May International AIDS Memorial Day
Never Give Up, Never Forget
18 May

6th Anniversary of Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding (GSIYCF)

21 May
27th Anniversary of the Code
June 2008
 
5 June

World Environment Day
Kick the habit. Towards a low carbon economy.

15 June
Fathers' Day
July 2008  
4 July 31st Anniversary of Nestle Boycott
5 July

ABM 13 th Anniversary
http://www.bfmed.org/

11 July World Population Day
23 - 27 July

ILCA Conference with USLCA
Las Vegas
One Voice, Uniting the Profession - Practice, Professionalism, Policy
http://www.ilca.org/ilcaconf.html

26 July

ILCA 23rd Anniversary
http://www.ilca.org/

August 2008  
1 - 7 Aug

World Breastfeeding Week
http://worldbreastfeedingweek.org/

1 Aug

18th Anniversary of Innocenti Declaration
http://www.innocenti15.net/

3 - 8 Aug

XVII International AIDS Conference
Mexico
Universal Action Now
http://www.aids2008.org/

12 Aug International Youth Day
September 2008  
   
October 2008  
  Global Breastfeeding Partners' Meeting (GBPM7) & WABA Steering Committee Meeting
1 - 3 Oct

ILCA Conference with VELB
Vienna
A World-Wide View on Breastfeeding
http://www.ilca.org/ilcaconf.html

4-5 Oct ABM's 2nd European Regional Meeting for Physicians
Vienna, Austria
www.bfmed.org
7-8 Oct Breastfeeding and Complementary Feeding and Foods Workshop
9-10 Oct Global Breastfeeding Partners' Meeting (GBPM7)
12-14 Oct WABA Steering Committee Meeting
Penang, Malaysia
12 Oct

IBFAN's 29th Anniversary
http://www.ibfan.org /

16 Oct World Food Day
17 Oct

LLLI's 52nd Anniversary
http://www.lalecheleague.org/

23 - 26 Oct ABM meeting, Mexico
November 2008  
14 - 17 Nov

11th International AWID Forum
Cape Town , South Africa
The Power of Movements
http://www.awid.org/

17-29 Nov Breastfeeding: Advocacy & Practice - A Regional Outreach Course. 17th-29th November 2008, Penang, Malaysia. Details...
20 Nov Universal Children's Day
December 2008

1 Dec World AIDS Day
http://www.worldaidscampaign.info/
10 Dec Human Rights Day

World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action
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