Remarks by World Bank Group President David Malpass at Fragility Forum 2022 : Development and Peace in Uncertain Times
These remarks were delivered by World Bank Group President David Malpass at Fragility Forum 2022, Development and Peace in Uncertain Times on March 7, 2022. He said that there are no words to express the horror of the Ukrainian people, and the Worl...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2022
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/714651646728190430/Remarks-by-World-Bank-Group-President-David-Malpass-at-Fragility-Forum-2022-Development-and-Peace-in-Uncertain-Times http://hdl.handle.net/10986/37773 |
| Summary: | These remarks were delivered by World
Bank Group President David Malpass at Fragility Forum 2022,
Development and Peace in Uncertain Times on March 7, 2022.
He said that there are no words to express the horror of the
Ukrainian people, and the World Bank Group is doing
everything it can to assist Ukraine and the region. He spoke
about the largest refugee flow in Europe since WW2. He
explained that they are assessing the consequences and how
the WBG can respond, both in eastern Europe and in fragile
countries around the world. He was hoping this fragility
forum will confront challenges and provide new ideas on how
the international community can more effectively help people
facing conflict and fragility. He mentioned the following:
(i) first, we are living in a world where protracted armed
conflict keeps increasing, as we have seen in the Middle
East and Africa, where immensely destructive impacts are
reversing decades of progress in development; (ii) second,
the pandemic has hit societies that are already in turmoil,
food systems that are already impacted by climate change,
and populations already displaced by conflict; (iii) third,
climate change is a threat multiplier, placing major strain
on economies and societies, particularly in fragile
settings; and (iv) equally worrying are the new acute and
destabilizing political crises, including coups d’états, as
well as the unfreezing of old conflicts and the emergence of
new inter-state wars. He highlighted that the World Bank
Group has been active in fragile settings from our very
inception and the support to countries affected by fragile,
conflict, and violence (FCV) has deepened over the last
decade. He spoke about their current FCV strategy provides a
basis for differentiating their response at every stage of
fragility and conflict as follows: helping prevent or
mitigate risks in fragile environments; ensuring that they
remain engaged in active crises and conflicts; and working
to ensure sustainable recovery in post-crisis transitions.
He hopes that the discussions during the Forum will help
deepen our understanding of challenges related to fragility
and set the concrete actions and priorities for the
international community, for governments, and for people
working to reverse the alarming trends we are seeing now. |
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