From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Ina Verzivolli</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ina.verzivolli@gifa.org">ina.verzivolli@gifa.org</a>></span><br><div class="gmail_quote"><br><br><div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="FR-CH">
<div><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-US"> </span><div style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal">Thus <span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-US">side event we are organizing and</span><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-US"> hoping the event will contribute to making a clear link between the Global strategy and the States HR obligations – and the overlap of WHA and of the HRC is an opportune moment for this. </span><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-US"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">The International Baby Food Action Network – IBFAN – is pleased to invite you to a side event to the Human Rights Council on <b>28<sup>th</sup> May 2013</b>, 14h00-16h00, at Palais des Nations, Geneva. <span style="color:#1f497d"></span></span></div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">Please find the invitation in the attachment. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">The side event will be an opportunity to launch the IBFAN report: “<b>Are our babies falling through the gaps?” </b>which documents<b> </b>the gaps in policy and programmes in 10 areas of action in 51 countries across all regions of the world. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN-US">A distinguished panel is invited to discuss how <b><i>participatory assessment tools contribute to increasing human rights accountability in the area of infant and young child feeding. <u></u><u></u></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d" lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">Ina Verzivolli</span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none">
<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">Human Rights Officer<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">GIFA- Geneva Infant Feeding Association<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1f497d" lang="EN-GB">IBFAN- International Baby Food Action Network<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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