Conflict and Fragility

What we know

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world’s poor live in fragile or conflict-affected states

Conflict and fragility remain a challenge to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and the World Bank Group's goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030. Overall, about 2 billion people live in countries where development outcomes are affected by fragility, conflict and high levels of violence. About half the world’s poor live in fragile or conflict-affected states. The global displacement crisis is of particular concern; the length of displacement can last years, affecting poverty levels, employment, and service delivery well beyond the immediate crisis.

ida at work

99Kwork days

were created in the last 3 months of 2015 by an IDA cash-for-work program in Central African Republic.

the reality

20million

refugees were reported worldwide at the end of 2015, the majority of whom were fleeing conflict.

the need

51%

of all refugees in 2014 were children, for whom access to education, health care and other essential services is severely limited.

IDA at Work

Rwanda

From Ex-Combatant to Entrepreneur

A portrait of one Rwandan woman, who used an IDA-financed, post-conflict reintegration grant to start a second-hand clothing business and build a new life.

An IDA-financed public works project generates jobs and builds critical infrastructure.

Yemen

Public Works Empower Communities in Yemen

An IDA-financed public works project generated jobs and built critical infrastructure, through empowering communities to determine development priorities. The project provided temporary employment to more than 2 million people in 20 districts.