Tackling the Pandemic in Fragile and Conflict Affected Settings: the Role of the World Bank Group

? 10 February ? 8 AM-9:30AM (JST)
Tokyo, Japan

By 2030, it is estimated that up to two-thirds of the world’s extreme poor will be living in fragile and conflict-affected settings. There are now more violent conflicts globally than at any time in the past 30 years, and over 80 million people have been forcibly displaced by conflict. While extreme poverty had been declining globally, it has increased in countries affected by fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV).

The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating economic and social impacts in fragile settings, especially on some of the world’s most vulnerable populations like refugees and their hosts. Building on years of experience operating in fragile contexts, the World Bank Group is scaling up its support in countries impacted by FCV, emphasizing both a strong response and a resilient long-term recovery. These investments are aligned with the 2020 World Bank Group FCV Strategy, which articulates a tailored development approach to address the root causes of fragility, invest in human capital and key institutions in FCV settings, and work with a broad range of humanitarian, security, peacebuilding, and private sector partners to maximize collective impact on the ground.