Southeast Asia Breastfeeding Conference 2026
Navigating the Landscape in Breastfeeding Protection: Rights, Resilience & Regional Solidarity
IBFAN Southeast Asia will hold its first regional breastfeeding conference in Bangkok, Thailand, from 26 to 28 November 2026, with pre-conference workshops taking place on 25 November.
The landscape has changed. Our response must too.
Breastfeeding protection in Southeast Asia is operating in a rapidly changing context.
Digital marketing is reshaping how feeding decisions are influenced, climate disruption is testing the readiness of health and humanitarian systems, and long-standing gaps in policy enforcement and system design continue to limit meaningful protection for mothers.
SEABC 2026 is SEA’s first regional conference to address breastfeeding protection at the scale these challenges demand.
Through thought-provoking plenaries, knowledge-sharing, and regional dialogue, SEABC 2026 will highlight strategies to build safer digital environments, strengthen breastfeeding in disaster preparedness and climate resilience agendas, and advance equity through inclusive workplaces, healthcare systems, and legal protections.
Through plenary sessions, knowledge-sharing and regional dialogue, SEABC 2026 will explore three main themes:
Day 1 – Safeguarding Breastfeeding in the Digital Age
Day 2 – Breastfeeding in a Changing Climate
Day 3 – Systems that Support, Rights that Protect
The conference will bring together government officials, health professionals, lactation consultants, researchers, legal advocates, humanitarian workers, mothers, peer supporters, media professionals, digital-rights defenders, UN agencies and development partners.
Dates: 26-28 November 2026
Pre-conference workshops: 25 November 2026
Venue: Al Meroz Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand
This inaugural Southeast Asia Breastfeeding Conference (or SEABC 2026) is organised by IBFAN SEA (International Baby Food Action Network of Southeast Asia).
For programme information and registration, visit the official conference website:
