Peace and security are foundational to development. Fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV) erode hard-won gains and amplify global risks—from climate shocks and natural disasters to pandemics, food and energy insecurity, and displacement. By 2030, up to two-thirds of the world’s extreme poor will live in countries classified as Fragile and Conflictaffected Situations (FCS).
The human costs are immense, and the economic scars endure. That is why the International Development Association (IDA)—the World Bank’s fund for lowincome countries—remains engaged. IDA supports countries to prevent crises, strengthen resilience, and seize opportunities for recovery.
IDA’s commitments in FCV settings have grown significantly: financing to these countries has tripled between IDA16 and IDA19, and in IDA20, nearly 40 percent of new financing was directed to FCV contexts. As a trusted long-term partner, IDA works alongside governments and development actors to protect hard won gains and lay the groundwork for stability and growth.
IDA’s approach is flexible, fast, and innovative. Through instruments like the Crisis Response Window, the FCV Envelope, the Private Sector Window, the Regional Window, and the Window for Host Communities and Refugees, IDA delivers timely responses to evolving challenges, fast moving crises, and complex risks. These resources help keep essential services running, strengthen institutions, and expand opportunities—especially for displaced people and their host communities.
Even in the most fragile contexts, IDA helps countries move from crisis to opportunity: expanding access to education, healthcare, and basic infrastructure; fostering private sector mobilization and job creation for growing working age populations; and building social cohesion and institutional resilience. These efforts are complex and long term, but they are essential to helping countries break cycles of fragility and lay the foundations for a more resilient and hopeful future.
Read IDA's achievement in FCV affected countries
Last Updated: Mar 26, 2026
