Alex Baluku

Jan 19, 2024 | passblue.com | Arthur Bassas |Arwa Mokdad |Dawn Clancy |Richard Ponzio |Banjo Damilola |Alex Baluku

Welcome to This Week @UN: Uganda's teenage-motherhood saga; don't forget Ukraine; Israel's takeover plan for the Egyptian-Gaza border. Plus: AI, Sudan, Zambia. Follow us on Twitter (X), Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.Our most-read story of the week: Give Peace a Chance in YemenMost-read story of the month: UN Envoy to Visit Israel and West Bank* Check out our new series on small states, reporting on how these folks use multilateralism, based on the tenets of the UN Charter, to their advantage.

Jan 17, 2024 | passblue.com | Arwa Mokdad |Banjo Damilola |Dawn Clancy |Maria Luisa Gambale |Richard Ponzio |Alex Baluku

The relentless bombardment in Gaza by Israel Defense Forces is threatening to further destabilize the Middle East and prolong existing conflicts. While Omani-led peace negotiations for Yemen continue amid these fractures, the boiling tensions in the Red Sea could halt the crucial but incremental progress that has been made for the war-torn nation.

Jan 16, 2024 | passblue.com | Michelle Langrand |Banjo Damilola |Dawn Clancy |Richard Ponzio |Maria Luisa Gambale |Alex Baluku

GENEVA - The United Nations launched an appeal on Jan. 15 for $4.2 billion to respond to growing humanitarian needs for Ukrainians in and outside the country for 2024. But while Ukraine braces for a third year of Russia's invasion, it risks becoming one more item in the long list of protracted crises.

Jan 15, 2024 | passblue.com | Alex Baluku |Banjo Damilola |Richard Ponzio |Dulcie Leimbach |Dawn Clancy

BUGHENDERA, Uganda - In this East African country, many young women's dreams of earning a university degree and pursuing a career are being shattered because they can't access the contraceptives they need to avoid getting pregnant before they are ready for that major life challenge. They are also dying at high rates while pregnant or from giving birth, especially in rural areas.

Dec 22, 2023 | infonile.org | Arthur Larie |Kevine Omollo |Henry Lutaaya |Alex Baluku

In September, Ethiopia completed the fourth and final filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), now the largest hydroelectric power plant in Africa. How is this mega project expected to impact its neighbor Sudan? By Arthur Larie and Bastien and Massa“The Nile River remains the most important source for water security in Sudan that provides water for municipal, agriculture and industrial sectors as well as for groundwater recharge.