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Ü50-Frauen rocken Catwalk in Paris

Blick.ch - Thu, 10/01/2026 - 09:58
88 Jahre – und was für ein Auftritt! Jane Fonda tanzt in rotem Glitzer über den Pariser Catwalk. Sie ist nicht allein: Von Ü50 bis Ü80 erobern reife Frauen gerade die Fashion Weeks. Die Mode feiert eine Generation, die sie lange kaum gezeigt hat.

“The Price of a Narrow Metric: Why Vulnerability Must Count”

Africa - INTER PRESS SERVICE - Thu, 10/01/2026 - 09:39

By James Alix Michel
VICTORIA, Seychelles, Oct 1 2026 (IPS)

From a distance, an island nation can appear to possess everything: pristine waters, a thriving tourism industry and a strong cultural identity. Its income figures may suggest prosperity.

James Alix Michel

Yet those figures can conceal the permanent costs of remoteness, dependence on imported food and fuel, expensive transport and infrastructure, and an economy exposed to forces far beyond its shores. A pandemic, a cyclone or a sudden interruption in tourism can undo years of progress with frightening speed.

This is the paradox confronting small island states. We are judged by what we earn on paper, while our future is shaped by what we must endure in reality. President Dr Patrick Herminie of Seychelles brought this question to the United Nations this month, urging international finance to “measure reality correctly”. He called for affordable, accessible, long-term finance, meaningful debt relief and effective implementation of the Multidimensional Vulnerability Index (MVI).

His appeal continues a case Seychelles has made for many years.

In 2009, Seychelles warned at the United Nations that small economies were especially exposed to global economic instability and the impacts of climate change. In 2013, it called for financing mechanisms and concessional conditions tailored to small island developing states. In 2015, it argued that attaining a higher-income classification should not automatically exclude an island nation from concessional support. The message has remained consistent: development gains do not erase structural vulnerability.

For too long, eligibility for grants and affordable loans has depended heavily on GDP or gross national income per capita. Income matters, but it cannot tell the whole story. It reveals little about a country’s exposure to shocks or its capacity to recover. A small state must maintain ports, airports, hospitals, schools, power systems, water supplies and coastal defences with a limited population and tax base. It may depend on one or two sectors, such as tourism or fisheries. When global prices rise or supply chains fail, the consequences can be felt across the entire nation at once.

This is not an argument against sound national management. It is an argument for recognising realities that good management alone cannot remove. Countries may graduate from an income category; they do not graduate from geography, climate exposure or limited economic scale.

Nor is this a Seychelles concern alone. From the Caribbean to the Pacific and across the Indian Ocean, island countries have long pressed for international finance to reflect vulnerability rather than income alone. Barbados has advocated measures that better capture vulnerability and resilience, while the Alliance of Small Island States has argued that the financial system must recognise the distinctive circumstances of its members. There is a shared understanding here: a prosperous-looking average can hide a profoundly fragile foundation.

The MVI offers a way to make that foundation visible. It is intended to complement, not replace, income measures by assessing structural vulnerability and resilience across economic, environmental and social dimensions. It asks decision-makers to look beyond a single number towards the pressures an island country faces: remoteness, economic concentration, disaster risk, climate exposure and the limited room to absorb shocks.

In August 2024, the UN General Assembly adopted Resolution 78/322 on the MVI, an important recognition that national income alone is an inadequate guide. But adoption is only the beginning. An index will not protect a coastline, keep a hospital open or help a family recover after a storm unless it changes financing decisions. Will lenders and development partners use it to widen access to concessional finance? Will it help countries obtain adaptation funds before disaster strikes? Will it inform debt arrangements that leave governments room to protect essential services after a crisis?

That is the true test of the international community’s commitment. A fairer system would provide more grants and affordable long-term finance for resilience. It would include clauses that pause debt repayments after major disasters. It would treat coastal protection, water security, renewable energy and the restoration of reefs and mangroves as essential investments, not discretionary extras to be considered only when funds remain.
We know the price of waiting. When a storm destroys infrastructure, a country may have to borrow to rebuild what it could not afford to protect. Debt then limits future investment, leaving it more exposed to the next shock. Financing resilience in advance can break that cycle. It protects lives, public finances and development gains. This is not charity; it is sound economics.

The question also reaches beyond island states. Across the developing world, countries facing climate shocks, volatile markets and heavy debt are too often assessed through indicators that overlook their lived circumstances. When scarce public money goes towards expensive borrowing instead of health, education or adaptation, the poorest communities bear the greatest cost. A financial system that responds only after calamity is neither efficient nor just.

Seychelles has voiced this concern since 2009, and President Herminie’s appeal shows why it remains urgent. The MVI gives the world an opportunity to turn recognition into action. Those who govern international lending must now decide whether vulnerability will matter when resources are allocated, not merely when speeches are delivered.

An island is more than an income figure. It is a society, a culture, an ecosystem and a future, living close to risks often created far beyond its shores. To measure that reality correctly is the beginning of fairness. To finance it fairly must follow.

James Alix Michel, is Former President of the Republic of Seychelles

IPS UN Bureau

 

 

 

 

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24 Heures au Bénin - Thu, 10/01/2026 - 09:39

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Categories: Africa, Afrique

Autofahrer (57) rast vor der Polizei davon – gefährliche Manöver

Blick.ch - Thu, 10/01/2026 - 09:37
Am frühen Mittwochabend hat ein Autofahrer mehrere Halteaufforderungen einer Polizeipatrouille in Buchs SG missachtet. Er flüchtete mit dem Auto und wurde im Fürstentum Liechtenstein schlussendlich angehalten.

Press release - COP31: Environment MEPs set out priorities ahead of Antalya climate summit

Europäisches Parlament (Nachrichten) - Thu, 10/01/2026 - 09:36
Preparing for the COP31 in Antalya, the Environment Committee is calling for a faster fossil fuel phase-out, more climate finance and stronger support for vulnerable countries.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Press release - COP31: Environment MEPs set out priorities ahead of Antalya climate summit

Európa Parlament hírei - Thu, 10/01/2026 - 09:36
Preparing for the COP31 in Antalya, the Environment Committee is calling for a faster fossil fuel phase-out, more climate finance and stronger support for vulnerable countries.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Press release - COP31: Environment MEPs set out priorities ahead of Antalya climate summit

European Parliament (News) - Thu, 10/01/2026 - 09:36
Preparing for the COP31 in Antalya, the Environment Committee is calling for a faster fossil fuel phase-out, more climate finance and stronger support for vulnerable countries.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP
Categories: Afrique, European Union

Press release - COP31: Environment MEPs set out priorities ahead of Antalya climate summit

European Parliament - Thu, 10/01/2026 - 09:36
Preparing for the COP31 in Antalya, the Environment Committee is calling for a faster fossil fuel phase-out, more climate finance and stronger support for vulnerable countries.
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP
Categories: European Union, Swiss News

Zimbabwe tycoon Wicknell Chivayo and wife killed in helicopter crash

BBC Africa - Thu, 10/01/2026 - 09:29
Chivayo was known for his lavish lifestyle, close ties to African presidents and lucrative government contracts.

Hollywood-Star nach Abnehmerfolg kaum wiederzuerkennen

Blick.ch - Thu, 10/01/2026 - 09:29
Hollywood-Star John Goodman hat rund 90 Kilogramm abgenommen. Während er früher auf der fülligeren Seite war und dadurch häufig auf gutherzige, aber grummelige Rollen prädestiniert schien, ist er jetzt kaum mehr wiederzuerkennen.

Die Inflation ist so hoch wie seit zwei Jahren nicht mehr

Blick.ch - Thu, 10/01/2026 - 09:13
Die magische Marke ist überschritten. Die Inflation in der Schweiz beträgt im September 1 Prozent, wie das Bundesamt für Statistik heute Donnerstag mitteilt. Dafür sorgen vor allem Preise für Benzin und Diesel. Es könnte ein teurer Herbst werden.

Africa's richest man launches Kenya oil refinery despite land protests

BBC Africa - Thu, 10/01/2026 - 09:04
The Kenya refinery is part of Dangote's ambitious bid to expand and help industralise Africa by 2030.
Categories: Africa, Afrique

Nationalrat beschliesst freie Fahrt für Olympische Winterspiele in der Schweiz

Blick.ch - Thu, 10/01/2026 - 09:03
Die Schweiz will 2038 die Olympischen Winterspiele austragen – für 2,2 Milliarden Franken, grösstenteils privat finanziert. Ein Referendum hätte die Pläne bodigen können. Der Nationalrat hat sich nun aber dagegen ausgesprochen.
Categories: European Union, Swiss News

Démarrage des épreuves écrites de l'examen national de Licence

24 Heures au Bénin - Thu, 10/01/2026 - 08:58

La session 2026 de l'examen national de Licence a démarré ce mercredi 30 septembre 2026 au CEG Sainte Rita. Les épreuves ont été officiellement lancées par Sylvie De Chacus, directrice de cabinet de la ministre de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche scientifique.

Les candidats à l'examen national de Licence planchent depuis ce mercredi 30 septembre 2026. La directrice de cabinet du ministre de l'enseignement supérieur et de la recherche a lancé les épreuves au CEG Sainte Rita de Cotonou. Les candidats, au nombre de 284 provenant de plusieurs établissements privés d'enseignement supérieur, composent dans les filières telles que l'agronomie, le journalisme et les techniques audiovisuelles. Selon Flore Lawani, directrice du CEG Sainte Rita et cheffe du centre d'examen, la majorité des candidats était présente dès 6 h 30 et aucun incident n'a été signalé.
Le ministère a assuré avoir pris les dispositions nécessaires pour garantir le bon déroulement des épreuves. Les établissements privés participent également à l'organisation de ces examens, en collaboration avec les autorités ministérielles.
Pour certaines filières, les épreuves pratiques avaient débuté en avril 2026. La journée du 30 septembre est consacrée aux épreuves écrites.

F. A. A.

Categories: Africa, Afrique

Deux gérants de bars meurent et plongent Ounet dans le deuil

24 Heures au Bénin - Thu, 10/01/2026 - 08:58

A Ounet, une localité de la commune de Banikoara, dans le département de l'Alibori, deux gérants de bars ont perdu la vie ce mercredi 30 septembre 2026.

Ounet dans le deuil et la consternation. Deux gérants de bars exerçant dans cette localité de la commune de Banikoara ont perdu la vie ce mercredi 30 septembre 2026.
Le premier, selon les déclarations du chef de l'arrondissement (CA) de Ounet, est un homme. Son corps a été retrouvé pendu dans le bar par ses serveuses très tôt le matin, alors que la veille, il avait fini de faire le point de la journée avant de les libérer. Les raisons l'ayant poussé à mettre fin à ses jours restent à déterminer.
Selon le CA, après examen et les constations, rien de suspect n'a été découvert sur les lieux de la découverte macabre. Le gérant retrouvé mort serait originaire de Dassari, dans la commune de Matéri. Quelques instants après cette première découverte macabre, le CA dit avoir été alerté par la mort d'une autre gérante de bar. Originaire de Kobly, dans l'Atacora, elle serait morte des suites d'une courte maladie.
Après l'autopsie réalisée par le médecin légiste et sur instruction du Procureur de la République, les corps ont été remis à l'association des ressortissants de l'Atacora. Une enquête aurait été ouverte pour faire la lumière sur les circonstances exactes de la mort de ces deux gérants.

F. A. A.

Categories: Afrique, Balkan News

Star-Show von Colorado – Penguins zerlegen Flyers

Blick.ch - Thu, 10/01/2026 - 08:54
In zwei der drei Mittwochs-Spiele in der NHL fallen Tore am Laufmeter.
Categories: European Union, Swiss News

Jetzt wollen Walensee-Dörfer den Ansturm bremsen

Blick.ch - Thu, 10/01/2026 - 08:48
In Amden SG und Weesen SG am Walensee wehren sich Einwohnerinnen und Einwohner gegen zu viele Touristen. Sie sehen Natur und Landschaft in Gefahr. Jetzt reagiert die Gemeinde.
Categories: European Union, Swiss News

Seine Schwester motzt, Sperre droht, tritt Ronaldo zurück?

Blick.ch - Thu, 10/01/2026 - 08:26
Cristiano Ronaldo hat die portugiesische Nationalmannschaft verlassen. Nun droht ihm eine lange Sperre.
Categories: European Union, Swiss News

Dangote: 'Nobody can make Africa great but us'

BBC Africa - Thu, 10/01/2026 - 08:24
Africa's richest man says Africans should take the fate of their continent in their own hands, rather than relying on foreigners.
Categories: Africa, Defense`s Feeds

Ex-Doper motzt wegen Rad-Weltmeister McNulty

Blick.ch - Thu, 10/01/2026 - 08:09
Brandon McNulty im Regenbogentrikot zu sehen, ist Ex-Radprofi Michael Rasmussen ein Dorn im Auge. Er stört sich an der kleinen Rolle des Amerikaners im Team UAE.
Categories: European Union, Swiss News

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