UNICEF: World Breastfeeding Week 2008 (Arabic)

NEW YORK, USA, 1 August 2008 -- Celebrated in 120 countries around the globe, World Breastfeeding Week kicks off today with an exhortation to governments, health workers and women everywhere to give increased support to new mothers who need the space, time and encouragement to breastfeed their babies.

"Breastfeeding is a key tool in improving child survival," said UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman. "Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life can avert up to 13 per cent of under-five deaths in developing countries."

UNICEF supports the objective of the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action, the global network for breastfeeding advocacy, to "create optimal conditions for the provision of mothers support."

To read the full story, visit: http://www.unicef.org/childsurvival/index_44924.html

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