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Daniela Katzenberger hat sich einer speziellen Beauty-Behandlung unterzogen. Kurz danach könnte man meinen, es sei schief gegangen – denn der Reality-Star hat ein völlig verbranntes Gesicht.

Im Tunnel Trin kam es am Dienstag zu einem schweren Unfall zwischen zwei Autos. Eine 30-Jährige wurde schwer verletzt, fünf weitere Personen erlitten Verletzungen. Der Tunnel blieb bis 19.30 Uhr gesperrt.

Die Migros Zürich gibt ihre Tegut-Gruppe in Deutschland auf. Die Bio-Supermärkte verursachten grosse Verluste. Es ist nicht das einzige Auslandsabenteuer, bei der der orange Riese nach Jahren die Reissleine ziehen musste. Ein Überblick.

Lieber ein Schrecken mit Ende als Schrecken ohne Ende: Mit dem Verkauf der Bio-Kette Tegut zieht sich die Migros Zürich nach vierzehn Jahren komplett aus Deutschland zurück. Das Auslandsabenteuer kostet die Genossenschaft über eine halbe Milliarde Franken!

Mattia Bottani steht bei Lugano vor einem ungewissen Sommer: Sein Vertrag läuft aus, eine Verlängerung ist gemäss Blick-Infos bisher nicht geplant – und im neuen AIL-Stadion könnte er künftig nur noch zuschauen.

Egy BMW sofőrje 186 km/órás sebességgel száguldozott Néver (Neverice) községben, az Aranyosmaróti járásban, egy olyan útszakaszon, ahol 90 km/óra a sebességhatár. A gyorshatásért 800 eurós helyszíni bírságot kapott.

Jetzt ist es fix: Der Zattoo-CEO Roger Elsener tritt die Nachfolge von SRF-Chefin Nathalie Wappler an. Wer ist der Mann? Welches sind seine Qualitäten? Und was kommt auf ihn zu? Blick liefert eine Auslegeordnung.

Credit: United Nations

By Bisma Qamar
NEW YORK, Mar 11 2026 (IPS)

I have often been asked a simple but important question: How can we make it sustainable if we are not being compensated for it?

That question sits at the heart of a conversation we do not address enough. Somewhere between exposure and exploitation lies a line we still have not learned to draw clearly. And perhaps that is exactly where the real conversation on “inclusion” begins.

The cost of being seen, is probably the heaviest cost youth have to bear in pursuit of carrying the passion and aspirations they strive for when trying to make an impact.

As conversations around the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs continue to grow, one question remains: how far have we really come in shaping perspectives, and not just numbers?

Too often, inclusion is measured by attendance, representation, and diversity metrics. But inclusion is not just about presence. It is about value. It is about whether people are acknowledged, respected, and taken seriously for their contribution. Inclusion does not live in the excel sheets we fill or the rooms we temporarily occupy during events.

It begins where age, gender, ethnicity, and job titles are not weighed before credibility is given. This matters even more for young people.

A single voice, a single appearance, or a single statement is often framed as an opportunity. And sometimes, it is. But when visibility becomes a substitute for fair compensation, authorship, decision-making power, or real support, exposure stops being empowered and starts becoming exploitative.

Exposure on its own is not empowerment. Visibility can open doors, but it cannot replace fair structures. Being seen is meaningful only when it is followed by trust, ownership, opportunity, and value.

Too often, young people are handed advice when what they really need is access. They are mentored, encouraged, and told to keep going, yet rarely sponsored in the spaces that shape outcomes. If we want inclusion to move beyond symbolism, we must build cultures where support does not end at guidance.

It must extend into advocacy. Because for many underrepresented voices, the issue is not a lack of talent or preparation. It is the absence of someone willing to open the right door and say, this person belongs here.

The goal is not to reject exposure. Exposure can be powerful. But it cannot be the only thing being offered. Real inclusion begins when participation is respected, contribution is valued, and visibility leads to something more lasting. Being seen may open the door, but being valued is what makes inclusion real.

Bisma Qamar is Pakistan’s Youth Representative to the UN & USA chapter under the Prime Minister’s Youth Programme (PMYP). Her work is centered towards learning and development and capability building initiatives, with a strong emphasis on creating inclusive and sustainable opportunities through “Bridging talent with opportunities” by upskilling individuals focusing on SDG 4 ( Education ) and SDG 5 ( Gender Equality )

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Die Nachfolge für Nathalie Wappler ist gefunden. Roger Elsener übernimmt die Stelle als Direktor.

Szlovákia azzal fenyegetőzött, hogy blokkolja az EU több mint 2600 orosz magánszemélyre és szervezetre kivetett szankcióinak újabb hat hónappal történő meghosszabbítását, közölte három uniós diplomata közlésére hivatkozva az EUobserver.

L'ombre de la guerre en Irak continue de peser lourdement sur le paysage politique espagnol.

The post Pedro Sánchez évoque l’Irak avec le slogan « Non à la guerre » appeared first on Euractiv FR.

Du bist ein Ski-Fan? Dann ist dieser Ticker der genau richtige Ort für dich. Hier findest du News und Storys rund um den Ski-Weltcup – auf und abseits der Piste.

Des avions cargo de la compagnie israélienne Challenge Airlines ont effectué des rotations entre Tel-Aviv et Belgrade, en pleine escalade militaire au Moyen-Orient. Le contenu des cargaisons reste inconnu, tandis que les autorités serbes gardent le silence sur une possible reprise des exportations d'armes vers Israël.

- Le fil de l'Info / Guerre Moyen Orient, Serbie, Une - Diaporama, Radio Slobodna Evropa, Colonne de droite - A ne pas manquer, Relations internationales, Israël-Palestine

Des avions cargo de la compagnie israélienne Challenge Airlines ont effectué des rotations entre Tel-Aviv et Belgrade, en pleine escalade militaire au Moyen-Orient. Le contenu des cargaisons reste inconnu, tandis que les autorités serbes gardent le silence sur une possible reprise des exportations d'armes vers Israël.

- Le fil de l'Info / Guerre Moyen Orient, Serbie, Une - Diaporama, Radio Slobodna Evropa, Colonne de droite - A ne pas manquer, Relations internationales, Israël-Palestine

Tottenham-Torhüter Antonin Kinsky kommt gegen Atlético Madrid zu seinem Champions-League-Debut. Nach 17 Minuten ist aber bereits wieder Schluss. Igor Tudor wechselt den 22-Jährigen nach dem dritten Gegentor aus.

An old rusty tsunami warning sign in Bali Indonesia. After the tsunami, countries in Asia have improved their early warning system and signs to save lives. Credit: Unsplash/Bernard Hermant

By Temily Baker and Sofia Bilmes
BANGKOK, Thailand, Mar 11 2026 (IPS)

On 11 March 2011, the powerful 9.0 magnitude Tōhoku earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Japan, triggering a 40-meter Tsunami. Many coastal towns along Japan’s Pacific coast were devastated. Approximately 20,000 people lost their lives and around 470,000 were evacuated from their homes.

Beyond the immense human tragedy, the estimated economic losses ranged between US$154 billion to US$235 billion with severely damaged critical infrastructure, including transportation, energy systems, water supply and communications networks. The cascading impacts led to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, which intensified both hardship and environmental challenges.

Despite the devastation, the world witnessed extraordinary resilience

15 years later, we continue to honour those lost and the communities that were forever changed. Families rebuilt their homes, local governments restored services and the country prioritized recovery and disaster prevention. These experiences taught important lessons that have influenced global approaches to disaster risk reduction:

1. Early warning must be paired with community preparedness.
Japan’s rapid early warning alerts in 2011 gave people precious seconds and minutes to act. What truly saved lives, however, was the country’s deeply rooted Bōsai Bunka – a culture of preparedness built on regular drills, community networks and shared responsibility. The event also showed that preparedness cannot remain static; systems, training and risk assumptions must continually evolve as science advances and hazards intensify.

2. Recovery should build long-term resilience, not just restore what was lost.
The scale of destruction forced communities and policymakers to rethink land use, coastal defenses, urban planning and future-oriented disaster response and recovery strategies. The idea of “Build Back Better” became a key part of rebuilding after the disaster. Reconstruction became an opportunity to reduce exposure, strengthen protective infrastructure, and re design communities with resilience at their core.

3. Disaster risks cross borders and so must our solutions.
Tsunami waves travel across oceans and supply chains which link economies around the world. Furthermore, climate change does not know boundaries. The Tōhoku disaster underscored that no country can face such risks alone. Now 61 years in operation, the Pacific Tsunami Warning System represents multilateral early warning system in the world (see Figure 1). International cooperation, shared data and coordinated preparedness are essential to reducing global disaster risk.

Source: International Tsunami Information Center (ITIC)

Figure 1: The ‘Pacific Ring of Fire’ with significant subduction zones identified.

Together, these lessons highlight Japan as a global leader in tsunami preparedness and multi hazard risk management, strengthened by its longstanding commitment to sharing knowledge worldwide.

Scaling Japan’s preparedness culture globally

The lessons of Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami played a significant role in shaping the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, later reinforced in Asia and the Pacific through ESCAP Resolution 71/12 on strengthening regional mechanisms for its implementation.

This framework helped move the world’s focus from reacting to disasters to managing risks before they happen. Since then, the culture of preparedness has grown to focus more on inclusion, better risk communication and solutions led by local communities, with 131 countries now reporting having national disaster risk reduction strategies in place.

Moreover, Sustainable Development Goal 11 calls for making cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable, and specifically, target 11.5 aims to reduce disaster-related deaths and economic losses. Unfortunately, Asia and the Pacific represent the most disaster impacted region in the world, with rising losses from disasters recorded in the 2026 SDG Progress Report.

However, hope prevails: Japan’s post-2011 approach to reconstruction is an example of SDG 11 in practice: risk-informed urban planning, stricter building codes, ecosystem-based coastal protection, and community-based emergency preparedness. Today, 81 per cent of Pacific Ocean basin countries now have tsunami hazard assessments – the first step to understanding and preparing for the risk. This proves that, even though hazard events are inevitable, we can take measures to ensure they do not become disasters.

Japan’s commitment to transboundary resilience building is also evident through the country’s longstanding membership within the ESCAP multi-donor Trust Fund for Tsunami, Disaster and Climate Preparedness.

Through this regional funding mechanism, Japan and fellow donors from the region and worldwide translate accumulated experience into practical cooperation – reinforcing systems that enable early hazard detection, faster community notification, and the saving of lives.

Most recently, the Trust Fund has supported a comprehensive tsunami preparedness capacity assessment across the region, helping countries identify gaps in early warning, coordination and last-mile communication to strengthen basin-wide resilience.

In an era of intensifying climate risks and cascading crises, remembrance must be reinforced by collective actions.

Temily Baker is Programme Management Officer, Disaster Risk Reduction Section, ESCAP and Sofia Bilmes is Intern, Disaster Risk Reduction Section, ESCAP

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Immer mehr Namen: Im Silvester-Drama von Crans-Montana VS mit 41 Toten weiten sich die Ermittlungen der Staatsanwaltschaft aus. Mittlerweile wird gegen neun Personen ermitteltt. Blick listet die mutmasslichen Verantwortlichen der Katastrophe auf.

Ihr Sohn habe den Helikopter am Himmel entdeckt, sagt Vanessa Liuzzi (37). So habe sie bemerkt, dass etwas geschehen sei. Die Anwohnerin aus Golaten BE ist erschüttert vom Brand-Anschlag in Kerzers FR auf ein Postauto bei dem sechs Menschen gestorben sind.

Erfreuliche Nachrichten für alle Servette-Fans. David Douline hat seinen auslaufenden Vertrag verlängert.