Myanmar’s planned late-December elections are unfolding in what UN rights officials describe as an atmosphere of fear, violence and deep political repression, with thousands detained and major parties excluded in a process that risks entrenching instability rather than restoring democracy.

Read the full story, “UN warns Myanmar’s planned elections will deepen repression and instability”, on globalissues.org →

Children and adolescents living with HIV continue to be left behind in access to early diagnosis, life-saving treatment and care, as shrinking funding threatens to reverse decades of progress, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) warned on Friday, ahead of World AIDS Day.

Read the full story, “World News in Brief: Children hit by HIV funding gaps, risks to Pakistan’s courts, minority exclusion”, on globalissues.org →