La Leche League International is a non-governmental and non-profit organization registered in the state of Illinois in the United States. Today, La Leche League is recognized as the international authority on breastfeeding. LLLI holds consultative status with the United Nations (UNICEF), it maintains a formal working relationship with the World Health Organization (WHO) and works with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID, U.S. Agency for International Development international) as a private volunteer (Private voluntary Organization (PVO)). She is also a founding member of the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA). The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education) accredits LLLI for the training of doctors across North America. More than 7000 volunteers are devoted to supporting breastfeeding mothers and their babies around the world.
