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world’s poor live in fragile or conflict-affected states
Fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV) is a critical development challenge that threatens efforts to end extreme poverty, affecting both low- and middle-income countries. By 2030, up to two-thirds of the world’s extreme poor will live in FCV settings. Conflicts also drive 80% of all humanitarian needs and reduce gross domestic product (GDP) growth by two percentage points per year, on average.
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A decade of World Bank support for the demobilization and reintegration of Rwanda’s ex-combatants has enabled them to rejoin civilian life.
Given the complexity of fragility and conflict, the list is not meant to be comprehensive— it does not include all countries affected, nor is it a ranking of countries.