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« Personne » ne souhaite s’engager dans une guerre américano-israélienne contre l’Iran, déclare Kaja Kallas

Euractiv.fr - mar, 17/03/2026 - 10:57

Les ministres des Affaires étrangères européens ignorent l'appel de Trump en faveur d'un soutien militaire dans le détroit d'Ormuz

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Catégories: Union européenne

The ramifications of aid cuts on refugee lives: case of the Differentiated Assistance (DA) model and the Shirika Plan in Kenya

International support has failed to keep pace with the growing numbers of refugees and internally displaced persons, thus creating a financing gap between their needs and available resources. The recent US withdrawal from funding development and humanitarian programmes has only compounded this financing gap which has existed for more than a decade.
In response to this, the international community – through Agenda 2030, the Grand Bargain, the 2016 New York Declaration, and the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF) – has advocated for a shift from seeing refugees as emergencies to integrating them into the host countries’ developmental agenda. In Kenya, these policy proposals are most recently being implemented through the Shirika Plan, the Differentiated Assistance (DA) model, and development plans of refugee-hosting counties such as Turkana and Garissa. First, the Shirika Plan is a government-led initiative that was proclaimed in 2023 to realise the socio-economic inclusion of refugees within the local context in line with the progressive provisions of the Refugee Act of 2021. Implementation of this policy is yet to begin as it is pegged on elusive donor funding. Second, the DA model is led by the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the World Food Programme (WFP) and is aligned with the Shirika Plan. The preparatory activities for DA were undertaken throughout 2024 and implementation commenced in August 2025. DA seeks to increase refugee self-reliance through livelihood interventions and providing support based on the specific needs and capabilities of different refugee households as opposed to the previous blanket support that was based on refugee registration status. However, implementation has so far only focussed on reducing aid, without corresponding investment in self-reliance measures.
DA and the Shirika Plan are framed in government and international circles as solutions for addressing funding shortfalls and fostering refugee integration by supporting self-reliance. However, there has been little progress in enhancing refugee self-reliance. At the same time, aid cuts are implemented based on a needs-categorisation of refugee households that proceeds without adequate background information. The lack of alternative livelihoods has exacerbated vulnerabilities and has sparked protests in refugee camps. Emerging evidence points to negative coping mechanisms, including higher school drop-out rates; reported cases of youths joining criminal religious groups; increased conflicts at family level; and rising cases of women becoming sex workers. This Policy Brief highlights the emerging ramifications of implementing DA that is anchored in the provisions contained in the Shirika Plan. The Brief also goes further to suggest recommendations for action to the government of Kenya and the international community.
Key policy messages:
• There is a need to enhance synergy between UNHCR and the Kenyan government such that the state implements the Shirika Plan alongside DA without premising its implementation on donor aid.
• UNHCR needs to obtain more extensive household economic data and involve refugees in deciding who is most vulnerable to more accurately disaggregate refugee households into appropriate categories.
• The Kenyan government and international actors need to closely monitor and address potential nega-tive implications of implementing DA and the Shirika Plan.

Fred Ikanda is a Senior Lecturer in the department of Sociology and Anthropology, Maseno University, Kenya, and associated researcher at IDOS.
Michael Owiso is Director, Odera Akang’o Campus, and Dean, School of Development and Strategic Studies, Maseno University, Kenya, as well as associated researcher at IDOS.

The ramifications of aid cuts on refugee lives: case of the Differentiated Assistance (DA) model and the Shirika Plan in Kenya

International support has failed to keep pace with the growing numbers of refugees and internally displaced persons, thus creating a financing gap between their needs and available resources. The recent US withdrawal from funding development and humanitarian programmes has only compounded this financing gap which has existed for more than a decade.
In response to this, the international community – through Agenda 2030, the Grand Bargain, the 2016 New York Declaration, and the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF) – has advocated for a shift from seeing refugees as emergencies to integrating them into the host countries’ developmental agenda. In Kenya, these policy proposals are most recently being implemented through the Shirika Plan, the Differentiated Assistance (DA) model, and development plans of refugee-hosting counties such as Turkana and Garissa. First, the Shirika Plan is a government-led initiative that was proclaimed in 2023 to realise the socio-economic inclusion of refugees within the local context in line with the progressive provisions of the Refugee Act of 2021. Implementation of this policy is yet to begin as it is pegged on elusive donor funding. Second, the DA model is led by the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the World Food Programme (WFP) and is aligned with the Shirika Plan. The preparatory activities for DA were undertaken throughout 2024 and implementation commenced in August 2025. DA seeks to increase refugee self-reliance through livelihood interventions and providing support based on the specific needs and capabilities of different refugee households as opposed to the previous blanket support that was based on refugee registration status. However, implementation has so far only focussed on reducing aid, without corresponding investment in self-reliance measures.
DA and the Shirika Plan are framed in government and international circles as solutions for addressing funding shortfalls and fostering refugee integration by supporting self-reliance. However, there has been little progress in enhancing refugee self-reliance. At the same time, aid cuts are implemented based on a needs-categorisation of refugee households that proceeds without adequate background information. The lack of alternative livelihoods has exacerbated vulnerabilities and has sparked protests in refugee camps. Emerging evidence points to negative coping mechanisms, including higher school drop-out rates; reported cases of youths joining criminal religious groups; increased conflicts at family level; and rising cases of women becoming sex workers. This Policy Brief highlights the emerging ramifications of implementing DA that is anchored in the provisions contained in the Shirika Plan. The Brief also goes further to suggest recommendations for action to the government of Kenya and the international community.
Key policy messages:
• There is a need to enhance synergy between UNHCR and the Kenyan government such that the state implements the Shirika Plan alongside DA without premising its implementation on donor aid.
• UNHCR needs to obtain more extensive household economic data and involve refugees in deciding who is most vulnerable to more accurately disaggregate refugee households into appropriate categories.
• The Kenyan government and international actors need to closely monitor and address potential nega-tive implications of implementing DA and the Shirika Plan.

Fred Ikanda is a Senior Lecturer in the department of Sociology and Anthropology, Maseno University, Kenya, and associated researcher at IDOS.
Michael Owiso is Director, Odera Akang’o Campus, and Dean, School of Development and Strategic Studies, Maseno University, Kenya, as well as associated researcher at IDOS.

The ramifications of aid cuts on refugee lives: case of the Differentiated Assistance (DA) model and the Shirika Plan in Kenya

International support has failed to keep pace with the growing numbers of refugees and internally displaced persons, thus creating a financing gap between their needs and available resources. The recent US withdrawal from funding development and humanitarian programmes has only compounded this financing gap which has existed for more than a decade.
In response to this, the international community – through Agenda 2030, the Grand Bargain, the 2016 New York Declaration, and the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF) – has advocated for a shift from seeing refugees as emergencies to integrating them into the host countries’ developmental agenda. In Kenya, these policy proposals are most recently being implemented through the Shirika Plan, the Differentiated Assistance (DA) model, and development plans of refugee-hosting counties such as Turkana and Garissa. First, the Shirika Plan is a government-led initiative that was proclaimed in 2023 to realise the socio-economic inclusion of refugees within the local context in line with the progressive provisions of the Refugee Act of 2021. Implementation of this policy is yet to begin as it is pegged on elusive donor funding. Second, the DA model is led by the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the World Food Programme (WFP) and is aligned with the Shirika Plan. The preparatory activities for DA were undertaken throughout 2024 and implementation commenced in August 2025. DA seeks to increase refugee self-reliance through livelihood interventions and providing support based on the specific needs and capabilities of different refugee households as opposed to the previous blanket support that was based on refugee registration status. However, implementation has so far only focussed on reducing aid, without corresponding investment in self-reliance measures.
DA and the Shirika Plan are framed in government and international circles as solutions for addressing funding shortfalls and fostering refugee integration by supporting self-reliance. However, there has been little progress in enhancing refugee self-reliance. At the same time, aid cuts are implemented based on a needs-categorisation of refugee households that proceeds without adequate background information. The lack of alternative livelihoods has exacerbated vulnerabilities and has sparked protests in refugee camps. Emerging evidence points to negative coping mechanisms, including higher school drop-out rates; reported cases of youths joining criminal religious groups; increased conflicts at family level; and rising cases of women becoming sex workers. This Policy Brief highlights the emerging ramifications of implementing DA that is anchored in the provisions contained in the Shirika Plan. The Brief also goes further to suggest recommendations for action to the government of Kenya and the international community.
Key policy messages:
• There is a need to enhance synergy between UNHCR and the Kenyan government such that the state implements the Shirika Plan alongside DA without premising its implementation on donor aid.
• UNHCR needs to obtain more extensive household economic data and involve refugees in deciding who is most vulnerable to more accurately disaggregate refugee households into appropriate categories.
• The Kenyan government and international actors need to closely monitor and address potential nega-tive implications of implementing DA and the Shirika Plan.

Fred Ikanda is a Senior Lecturer in the department of Sociology and Anthropology, Maseno University, Kenya, and associated researcher at IDOS.
Michael Owiso is Director, Odera Akang’o Campus, and Dean, School of Development and Strategic Studies, Maseno University, Kenya, as well as associated researcher at IDOS.

High Demand in India Intensifies Timber Smuggling From Myanmar

TheDiplomat - mar, 17/03/2026 - 10:46
Timber worth a whopping $40 million is smuggled from Myanmar to India annually. This is a conservative estimate.

The Iran War: Its Impact on ASEAN and Myanmar

TheDiplomat - mar, 17/03/2026 - 10:45
A conversation with Michael Martin on the conflict, and how the region should deal with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Jerry Sinclair A. prend les rênes de l'association des créateurs de mode

24 Heures au Bénin - mar, 17/03/2026 - 10:36

L'Association des Créateurs de Mode du Bénin (ACMB) a ouvert une nouvelle page de son histoire à l'issue de son Assemblée générale élective, tenue dimanche 15 mars 2026, avec l'élection d'un nouveau bureau exécutif.

Le Président de l'ACMB
Jerry Sinclair Aguenoukoun

En Assemblée générale élective le 15 mars 2026, les créateurs de mode du Bénin ont décidé de la nécessité de « structurer davantage » leur profession pour mieux accompagner son développement. La rencontre a réuni membres, bureau des sages, équipe transitoire et partenaires du secteur.

Les travaux ont notamment permis de revisiter les textes de l'association. Des amendements ont été adoptés afin de mettre en place une gouvernance jugée « plus claire et plus moderne », adaptée aux réalités actuelles de la mode béninoise.

Après l'installation du présidium et l'intervention du président sortant, les membres de l'association ont procédé au renouvellement des instances dirigeantes. À l'issue du scrutin, Jerry Sinclair Aguenoukoun a été élu président de l'ACMB. Dans son allocution, il a salué « le rôle déterminant » du bureau des sages et de l'équipe transitoire, qui ont permis à l'association de « traverser une période délicate ». M. Aguenoukoun a appelé à l'unité pour « reconstruire une organisation forte, crédible et utile ».

Le nouveau président entend axer son mandat sur cinq priorités : réunifier les membres, renforcer la vie associative, développer la formation, structurer les entreprises de mode et créer davantage d'opportunités économiques.

Cette assemblée marque ainsi le début d'une nouvelle dynamique pour l'ACMB, avec l'ambition de faire de la mode un levier de développement économique et culturel au Bénin.

La rencontre s'est achevée dans une ambiance conviviale, symbolisée par une photo de famille.

Les membres du Bureau exécutif de l'ACMB

Président : Jerry Aguenoukoun
Vice-Présidente 1 : Gretta Gangbo
Vice-Présidente 2 : Florette Hedible
Secrétaire Général : Lawin Kayi de Vincent
Secrétaire Général Adjoint : Arnaud Towanou
Trésorière Générale : Muriel Accrombessi
Trésorière Générale Adjointe : Kossiwa Mawusse Wozuame
Responsable Organisation Générale : Abraham Alessou
Responsable Formation : Bio Mama Moustapha

Catégories: Afrique, European Union

Media Partnership – Enabling Framework for Grid Investments [Advocacy Lab]

Euractiv.com - mar, 17/03/2026 - 10:30
Europe’s electricity consumption is projected to rise by 2030 with continued renewables development. The Commission’s Grids Package aims to modify planning (including TEN-E revision), streamline permitting, and provide practical grid connection guidance, with a strong emphasis on digitalisation, flexibility, and storage/hybrid projects—areas critical to unlocking investments and integrating renewables at pace. Together with PGE S.A. we invite you […]
Catégories: European Union, France

EU’s flagship tech sovereignty package delayed again

Euractiv.com - mar, 17/03/2026 - 10:30
The Commission will now present the digital infrastructure measures – including CAIDA – at the end of May, per a college agenda
Catégories: European Union, France

La RDC sanctionnée par la FIFA pour l’usage de lasers lors du match contre le Nigéria

Radio Okapi / RD Congo - mar, 17/03/2026 - 10:26



La Fédération internationale de football association (FIFA) a infligé lundi 16 mars, une amende à la RDC à la suite du match de barrage face au Nigéria disputé au Maroc. Cette décision intervient après des incidents impliquant certains supporters congolais.


Une amende pour usage de pointeurs laser

Catégories: Afrique, France

A Madagascar, un proche du colonel Michaël Randrianirina nommé premier ministre

LeMonde / Afrique - mar, 17/03/2026 - 10:26
Inconnu du grand public, Mamitiana Rajaonarison a fait l’essentiel de sa carrière dans l’administration publique et la lutte contre la corruption. Sa participation au mouvement de contestation d’octobre 2025 est saluée par les leaders de la « gen Z ».

Merz affirme que Weber « porte la responsabilité » d’un vote d’extrême droite au Parlement européen

Euractiv.fr - mar, 17/03/2026 - 10:25

Une polémique éclate au sujet d'une coordination présumée de l'extrême droite lors du vote sur l'immigration

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Catégories: Union européenne

Ramadan 2026 : Tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur la Zakat al-Fitr

BBC Afrique - mar, 17/03/2026 - 10:23
La Zakat al-Fitr est une aumône obligatoire que chaque musulman doit verser avant la prière de l’Aïd al-Fitr, marquant la fin du Ramadan. Elle purifie le jeûne et permet aux plus démunis de célébrer la fête dans la dignité.
Catégories: Afrique

THE HACK: CSAM-scanning faces legal vacuum

Euractiv.com - mar, 17/03/2026 - 10:17
In today's edition: AI agents vs EU law, IMCO Space Act opinion, BEUC attacks Meta's 'pay or consent'
Catégories: European Union, France

India’s Refusal to Acknowledge Its Racist Prejudices

TheDiplomat - mar, 17/03/2026 - 10:01
Name-calling and violence against youth from the country’s Northeast in India’s cities stem from deep racial prejudice.

Guillaume Tabard : « Les bonnes affaires de Jean-Luc Mélenchon »

Le Figaro / Politique - mar, 17/03/2026 - 09:58
CONTRE-POINT - Le premier tour des municipales a permis au leader insoumis de renforcer sa main mise sur une gauche désespérément dépendante.
Catégories: France

Municipales 2026 : le grand bal des alliances avec LFI bouscule la campagne d’entre-deux-tours à gauche

Le Figaro / Politique - mar, 17/03/2026 - 09:57
DÉCRYPTAGE - Dans beaucoup de grandes villes comme Toulouse, Lyon et Strasbourg, les fusions avec les Insoumis n’ont pas tardé en prévision de dimanche prochain. Seuls les candidats de gauche à Paris, Marseille, Rennes et Bordeaux s’y refusent.
Catégories: France

Le modèle publicitaire de Meta enfreint toujours la réglementation européenne, selon des associations de consommateurs

Euractiv.fr - mar, 17/03/2026 - 09:44

Le modèle publicitaire controversé « payer ou consentir », accusé de continuer à enfreindre la législation, notamment le règlement sur les marchés numériques

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Catégories: Union européenne

Agrifood Policy Conference [Advocacy Lab]

Euractiv.com - mar, 17/03/2026 - 09:30
Shaping Europe’s trade, competitiveness and sustainable food future 09:30 – 09:45 PLENARY: Europe’s agrifood sector: Balancing competitiveness, sustainability and trust As Europe navigates new trade agreements, including the Mercosur deal, and addresses ongoing challenges in the food supply chain, questions arise over market access, tariffs, and fair competition for European producers. At the same time, […]
Catégories: European Union, France

FIREPOWER: Operation Aspides in the spotlight as EU debates Hormuz

Euractiv.com - mar, 17/03/2026 - 09:15
Greece, Ammunition, Hormuz
Catégories: European Union, France

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