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Volkswagen warnt vor möglichen Produktionsausfällen aufgrund von Lieferproblemen beim niederländischen Chiphersteller Nexperia. Sogar Kurzarbeit für Zehntausende Mitarbeiter wird diskutiert, während Mercedes-Benz vorerst keine Engpässe erwartet.

Österreichs Bundeskanzler Christian Stocker (ÖVP) muss sich einer Operation am Rücken unterziehen. Der 65-Jährige leide seit längerem an Beschwerden, teilte das Kanzleramt mit.

Dass Essen mehr sein kann als reine Energiezufuhr, ist längst bekannt. Während bestimmte Lebensmittel deinem Körper guttun, können andere chronische Entzündungen begünstigen und dein Wohlbefinden beeinträchtigen.

In den Achtelfinals des Schweizer Cups der Frauen kommt es zu einem Hammerduell. Die YB-Frauen treffen auf GC.

Keine Lust auf Stau am Morgen? Energy-Moderatorin Anja Schäublin zeigt, wie man ihn umgeht. Sie joggt am Mittwochmorgen von Baden nach Zürich. Mit dabei ist unter anderem Sänger Remo Forrer.

Seit über sechs Jahren wird Rebecca Reusch vermisst. Am 18. Februar 2019 verschwand die damals 15-Jährige Deutsche spurlos. Seither gabs immer wieder Hinweise, nur keinen entscheidenden. Blick zeigt die Hinweise und Ungereimtheiten im Fall der vermissten Schülerin.

Der Herbst ist angekommen. Zeit, Blumenzwiebeln für nächstes Jahr zu pflanzen. Garten-Profi Scarlet Allenpach von Urbanroots gibt Tipps.

This discussion paper advances a new vision for the United Nations (UN)’s development function at a moment when the organisation is facing profound pressures and persistent scepticism about its relevance. Although a consensus exists that reform is overdue, past initiatives have been too incremental, focusing on coordination and efficiency without addressing deeper institutional and political pathologies. The result is a UN development system that has grown financially large but is losing political significance. It is increasingly shaped by donor earmarking, entrenched patronage and a project delivery model that bears little resemblance to how national development actually occurs.
Our vision marks a significant departure from the UN’s historical role as an aid channel predicated on the North-South divide. Instead, the UN’s future relevance lies in leveraging its universal legitimacy, normative authority and convening power.
We argue for a UN development system that:
1. Acts as a trusted knowledge facilitator: providing high-level and technical advice, supporting peer exchange and helping governments navigate complex policy trade-offs in ways that are independent, politically informed and normatively grounded.
2. Engages in public advocacy that matters: elevating norms, correcting misinformation and shaping national debates in line with globally agreed standards, with sensitivity to national contexts.
3. Applies universality in practice: moving beyond the outdated distinction between donor and recipient to engage with all member states – including middle- and high-income countries – through global monitoring and peer accountability.
4. Serves as an actor of last resort in fragile settings: providing operational support only where national governments cannot or will not act, with strict sunset clauses and safeguards against unintentional harm.
This reconceptualisation is not primarily about money. It implies a financially smaller but politically stronger UN development system that is less dependent on donors and more relevant to today’s multipolar world. The real benchmark for success is not the volume of aid provided but the quality of advice, advocacy and resulting cooperation.
Reaching this vision will be difficult. The UN’s development apparatus is shaped by vested interests, path dependency and political inertia. Yet, opportunities for change exist. The collapse of traditional aid financing, the insistence of middle-income countries on equitable partnerships and fatigue with the current project-heavy model all point towards the need for a new approach. The Secretary-General’s UN80 Initiative offers a platform for bold ideas, but only if the debate moves beyond technical fixes and acknowledges the political trade-offs inherent in transformation.

Stephen Browne is a visiting lecturer at universities in the UK, Switzerland and India. He spent more than 30 years in the UN development system and has published many books and articles on the UN and foreign assistance.
Frederik Matthys is Senior Advisor at Tomorrow Is Possible with a focus on sustainable development, international cooperation and multilateral reform.
Detlef Palm worked for UNICEF for 30 years in country offices and at headquarters. He served as the focal point for programme policy, an auditor and a representative.

This discussion paper advances a new vision for the United Nations (UN)’s development function at a moment when the organisation is facing profound pressures and persistent scepticism about its relevance. Although a consensus exists that reform is overdue, past initiatives have been too incremental, focusing on coordination and efficiency without addressing deeper institutional and political pathologies. The result is a UN development system that has grown financially large but is losing political significance. It is increasingly shaped by donor earmarking, entrenched patronage and a project delivery model that bears little resemblance to how national development actually occurs.
Our vision marks a significant departure from the UN’s historical role as an aid channel predicated on the North-South divide. Instead, the UN’s future relevance lies in leveraging its universal legitimacy, normative authority and convening power.
We argue for a UN development system that:
1. Acts as a trusted knowledge facilitator: providing high-level and technical advice, supporting peer exchange and helping governments navigate complex policy trade-offs in ways that are independent, politically informed and normatively grounded.
2. Engages in public advocacy that matters: elevating norms, correcting misinformation and shaping national debates in line with globally agreed standards, with sensitivity to national contexts.
3. Applies universality in practice: moving beyond the outdated distinction between donor and recipient to engage with all member states – including middle- and high-income countries – through global monitoring and peer accountability.
4. Serves as an actor of last resort in fragile settings: providing operational support only where national governments cannot or will not act, with strict sunset clauses and safeguards against unintentional harm.
This reconceptualisation is not primarily about money. It implies a financially smaller but politically stronger UN development system that is less dependent on donors and more relevant to today’s multipolar world. The real benchmark for success is not the volume of aid provided but the quality of advice, advocacy and resulting cooperation.
Reaching this vision will be difficult. The UN’s development apparatus is shaped by vested interests, path dependency and political inertia. Yet, opportunities for change exist. The collapse of traditional aid financing, the insistence of middle-income countries on equitable partnerships and fatigue with the current project-heavy model all point towards the need for a new approach. The Secretary-General’s UN80 Initiative offers a platform for bold ideas, but only if the debate moves beyond technical fixes and acknowledges the political trade-offs inherent in transformation.

Stephen Browne is a visiting lecturer at universities in the UK, Switzerland and India. He spent more than 30 years in the UN development system and has published many books and articles on the UN and foreign assistance.
Frederik Matthys is Senior Advisor at Tomorrow Is Possible with a focus on sustainable development, international cooperation and multilateral reform.
Detlef Palm worked for UNICEF for 30 years in country offices and at headquarters. He served as the focal point for programme policy, an auditor and a representative.

This discussion paper advances a new vision for the United Nations (UN)’s development function at a moment when the organisation is facing profound pressures and persistent scepticism about its relevance. Although a consensus exists that reform is overdue, past initiatives have been too incremental, focusing on coordination and efficiency without addressing deeper institutional and political pathologies. The result is a UN development system that has grown financially large but is losing political significance. It is increasingly shaped by donor earmarking, entrenched patronage and a project delivery model that bears little resemblance to how national development actually occurs.
Our vision marks a significant departure from the UN’s historical role as an aid channel predicated on the North-South divide. Instead, the UN’s future relevance lies in leveraging its universal legitimacy, normative authority and convening power.
We argue for a UN development system that:
1. Acts as a trusted knowledge facilitator: providing high-level and technical advice, supporting peer exchange and helping governments navigate complex policy trade-offs in ways that are independent, politically informed and normatively grounded.
2. Engages in public advocacy that matters: elevating norms, correcting misinformation and shaping national debates in line with globally agreed standards, with sensitivity to national contexts.
3. Applies universality in practice: moving beyond the outdated distinction between donor and recipient to engage with all member states – including middle- and high-income countries – through global monitoring and peer accountability.
4. Serves as an actor of last resort in fragile settings: providing operational support only where national governments cannot or will not act, with strict sunset clauses and safeguards against unintentional harm.
This reconceptualisation is not primarily about money. It implies a financially smaller but politically stronger UN development system that is less dependent on donors and more relevant to today’s multipolar world. The real benchmark for success is not the volume of aid provided but the quality of advice, advocacy and resulting cooperation.
Reaching this vision will be difficult. The UN’s development apparatus is shaped by vested interests, path dependency and political inertia. Yet, opportunities for change exist. The collapse of traditional aid financing, the insistence of middle-income countries on equitable partnerships and fatigue with the current project-heavy model all point towards the need for a new approach. The Secretary-General’s UN80 Initiative offers a platform for bold ideas, but only if the debate moves beyond technical fixes and acknowledges the political trade-offs inherent in transformation.

Stephen Browne is a visiting lecturer at universities in the UK, Switzerland and India. He spent more than 30 years in the UN development system and has published many books and articles on the UN and foreign assistance.
Frederik Matthys is Senior Advisor at Tomorrow Is Possible with a focus on sustainable development, international cooperation and multilateral reform.
Detlef Palm worked for UNICEF for 30 years in country offices and at headquarters. He served as the focal point for programme policy, an auditor and a representative.

Kristian Pilipovic, der erfolgreiche Torhüter der Kadetten Schaffhausen, wechselt nach Nordmazedonien. Der Schweizer Handballmeister reagiert mit der Verpflichtung des kroatischen Nationaltorhüters Moreno Car bis zum Saisonende.

Nach fünf Jahren Beziehung gehen Snowboard-Profi Jan Scherrer und Sasha getrennte Wege. In einem Instagram-Video erklären sie offen, dass sie sich bereits im Frühling getrennt haben, betonen aber, dass sie als Team für Tochter Sienna zusammenbleiben.

Die 1:5-Schlappe gegen Lugano hat keine direkten Folgen für ZSC-Trainer Marco Bayer. Er wird auch am Wochenende an der Bande stehen.

La BBC s'entretient avec l'astronaute de la NASA Eileen Collins, la première femme à piloter et à commander un vaisseau spatial.

Mike Tyson was a hit with boxing fans in Kinshasa after embracing his African roots as part of ongoing celebrations for the iconic Rumble in the Jungle.

Drei Spiele in Folge ist der FC Basel inzwischen ohne Gegentor. Grossen Anteil daran hat der Österreicher Flavius Daniliuc (24).

Der Gewerkschaftsbund steht hinter den vom Bundesrat ausgehandelten Verträgen mit der Europäischen Union. Das Stromabkommen lehnt er aber ab.

Das Zürcher Verwaltungsgericht hat mehrere Beschwerden gegen die sogenannte Erwahrung von Isabel Garcia abgewiesen. Die frühere Zürcher GLP-Kantonsrätin wechselte kurz nach den Kantonsratswahlen zur FDP.

Der Solothurner Regierung hat die Taxen in der Angehörigenpflege reduziert. Der Grund dafür ist, dass aus ihrer Sicht in diesem Feld geringere Kosten anfallen, wie die Staatskanzlei in einer Medienmitteilung vom Mittwoch schreibt.

Nicolas Sarkozy has been in prison since Tuesday. The former French president was convicted in September on charges of criminal conspiracy in a trial over illegal campaign financing. A court ruled that the 70-year-old had to begin serving his five-year prison sentence despite his having lodged an appeal. Europe's press highlights the social dimensions of this French case without precedent.