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World Bank Warns that 39 Fragile States Are Falling Further Behind as Conflicts Grow, Get Deadlier
- The World Bank released its first comprehensive report on 39 fragile and conflict-affected countries showing rising poverty and deadlier conflicts.
- The report attributes worsening conditions to intensifying violence, economic fragility, and stalled poverty reduction since the mid-2010s.
- The 39 countries, home to under 15% of the world’s population, have seen per capita GDP shrink by 1.8% annually since 2020 versus 2.9% growth in others.
- Over 420 million people live on less than $3 a day in these countries, with about 200 million facing severe food insecurity and 21 nations enduring active armed conflicts.
- The World Bank calls for reforms addressing root causes like injustice, expanding education, healthcare, infrastructure, and sustained global engagement to reverse trends.
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World Bank urges aid for economies in conflict as US pushes cuts
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·Denver, United States
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World Bank warns that 39 fragile states are falling further behind as conflicts grow, get deadlier
The world’s most desperate countries are falling further and further behind, their plight worsened by conflicts that are growing deadlier and more frequent.
·United States
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Can the World Afford to Ignore the 39 Most Fragile States? – The Middle East Observer
In a sobering wake-up call to the international community, the World Bank’s latest report highlights a dire economic and humanitarian crisis engulfing 39 conflict-affected and fragile countries. Home to over 420 million people living in extreme poverty, these nations face deepening instability, shrinking economies, and vanishing development prospects. Yet, amid global focus on immediate security […]
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