Global Forum of the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action - Bangkok 96 The WABA's Forum is over day last friday. To Elizabet Helsing, member of the Directorate of Health, Norway, "the the Forum was usefulness: workshops and discussions were about realities, not about abstractions or speculations. My personal agenda is to hurry home and start preparing for the next century by writing up a strategic plan for breastfeeding for my country. It will be reassuring for my colleagues and the politicians with whom I work to know that these ideas, principles and policies were generated with the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action. Nomajoni Ntombela, Swaziland Director of the Schools HIV/AIDS & Population Education (SHAPE) and of IBFAN/Africa, says that "our regional office (IBFAN) covers more than 30 countries, and the first thing we will do is report to all these groups about the important issues covered here. In addition to the information from workshops is the discussion of this issue of the rights of the child. It will be important to find a way of reconciling this without threatening people". To Anwar Fazal, WABA chairperson, from Malaysia, "the single most important issue at this Forum has been the human rights dimension of the breastfeeding issue. We have a cluster of rights and obligations concerning children, concerning women and concerning nature. We have a cluster of rights and obligations concerning children, concerning women, and concerning nature". Denise Arcoverde, from Brazil, was choosed to coordinate the World Breastfeeding Week 97, on the theme Breastfeeding & Ecology. WABA's Ten Links to the 21st Century are: 1. Human Rights and Responsibilities 2. Food Security 3. Women's Empowerment 4. Community Participation 5. Baby-Friendly Cultures 6. Integrity 7. International Code 8. Capacity Building 9. Advocacy 10. Networking More information and images can be find at the Forum's Internet site, URL: http://www.elogica.com.br/waba. Grupo Origem/Rede IBFAN/WABA Brasil Av. Min. Marcos Freire 3661 - Loja 19 - Olinda- PE Telefax: 55.081.432.1913 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Website: http://www.elogica.com.br/aleitamento WABA Global Forum on Breastfeeding website: http://www.elogica.com.br/waba