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20 May 2014

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In the face of danger

Today we feature a photo gallery from an issue of the Rotarian on the dangerous work of health workers. The mission of the Rotary Foundation is to enable Rotarians to advance world understanding, goodwill and peace through the improvement of health, the support of education and the alleviation of poverty.

In 1998, thousands of families in Sierra Leone fled their homes as the Revolutionary United Front executed its campaign of terror against civilians. Despite the chaos, health workers and volunteers carried out national immunization days as planned. Polio immunization teams searched for refugees along the nation’s roadways and in the jungles. Risking their lives as heavy artillery resonated nearby, they continued on, determined to provide life-saving drops of vaccine to every child they could find. Today, Sierra Leone is polio-free.

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19 May 2014

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Celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the Expanded Programme on Immunization

From 19 to 24 May the World Health Assembly, the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO), will take place in Geneva. In recognition of this, this week Daily Development will focus on health matters. Later this week we will feature a Médecins Sans Frontières piece on what the cold chain means in the world of vaccines, and will look at the dangerous work of the health workers of Rotary International. WHO’s work on polio eradication will also be featured this week. Today, however, we talk to Jean-Marie Okwo-Bele, Director of WHO’s Department of Immunization, Vaccines and Biologicals, about the fortieth anniversary of the Expanded Programme on Immunization.

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19 May 2014

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Using a pen and paper gives the poorest a say on post-2015 development goals

Two years ago we sat in a noodle shop in downtown Tokyo and sketched out the beginnings of MY World – a UN–backed global survey.

The idea, then as now, was to provide a route for people’s voices to reach directly into the heart of international decision making; in this case, choosing new global priorities to replace the Millennium Development Goals and chart a course for global progress after 2015.

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16 May 2014

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Being gay is about love, not sex

In our look at lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, transgender, transvestite and intersex issues to mark tomorrow’s International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia, Fabien Bertrand of the Swiss organization Dialogai speaks to Daily Development about a campaign in Geneva showing that love doesn't discriminate.

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15 May 2014

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An Essential Legal Right for Trans People

Everyone has the right to recognition under the law.

When identifying documents don’t reflect the gender that a trans person lives—one's affirmed gender—these documents are often rejected as proof of identity. This prevents trans people from participating in fundamental aspects of daily life like enrolling in school, accessing health care, getting a job, opening a bank account, travelling, or voting.

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15 May 2014

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Alice Nkom speaks out against stigma and discrimination towards LGBTI people

Alice Nkom is a lawyer from Cameroon who founded the Association for the Defense of Homosexuals (ADEFHO). She is known for defending people who have been prosecuted by the courts because of their sexual orientation or identity. Earlier this year, Amnesty International in Germany awarded Ms Nkom its 2014 human rights prize. In an interview with Daily Development, she speaks about recent cases and what needs to be done to stop stigma and discrimination towards lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, transgender, transvestite and intersex people.

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14 May 2014

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Laxmi Narayan Tripathi: my life as a transgender woman in India

Laxmi Narayan Tripathi is a transgender rights activist, film actress and Bharatanatyam dancer from Mumbai, India. As part of our continuing series on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual, transgender, transvestite and intersex people around the world, she tells Daily Development what life is like as a transgender woman in India.

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