States of Fragility 2020 sets a policy agenda for fragility at a critical turning
point: the final countdown on Agenda 2030 is at hand, and the pandemic has reversed
hard-fought gains. This report examines fragility as a story in two parts: the global
state of fragility that existed before COVID-19, and the dramatic impact the pandemic
is having on that landscape. It acknowledges the severe reality of fragility in its
multidimensionality and complexity. It explores thinking and practice on fragility
to propose new ideas on human capital analysis and conflict prevention in order to
adapt policy for more resilient outcomes. With a thematic emphasis on peace in fragile
contexts, it highlights the important role of peacebuilders, diplomats, and security
actors for peace, and builds the case for enhanced complementarity and coherence across
the Humanitarian-Development-Peace nexus. It concludes by reconciling theory with
practice to explore what it means to work effectively in fragile contexts. Focusing
on fragility will be imperative to build peaceful, just and inclusive societies that
leave no one behind.
Published on September 17, 2020Also available in: French
This report sets a policy agenda for fragility at a critical turning point: the final countdown on Agenda 2030 is at hand, and the pandemic has reversed hard fought gains.
H.E. Adaljiza Magno, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Timor-Leste
Helder de Costa, General-Secretary, G7+
Elke Löbel, Deputy Director, BMZ
Susanna Moorehead, OECD Development Assistance Committee Chair
Jorge Moreira da Silva, Director, Development Cooperation Directorate, OECD
Liberata Rutageruka Mulamula, Visiting Scholar and Acting Director, Institute for African Studies, George Washington University and Eminent person UN Peacebuilding Architecture Review
High-level panel discussion moderated by
Uzra Zeya, President and CEO, Alliance for Peacebuilding
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