Budget Support in Fragile Situations
Author: Catherrine Dom
Publisher: Oxfam
Published:
Total Pages: 205
ISBN-13: 1780770162
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Macroeconomic and Operational Challenges in Countries in Fragile Situations
Author: International Monetary Fund. Strategy, Policy, & Review Department
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Published: 2011-06-15
Total Pages: 76
ISBN-13: 1498338771
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThere is broad recognition that countries in fragile situations face unique challenges. While fragility may afflict countries at different levels of income and capacity, common features of fragile states are institutions that are seen to be weak and lack legitimacy, as well as a fractious political setting, which in turn elevates the risk of violence. Fragilities impose large costs and hardships on local populations that can spill over to neighboring countries—directly through conflict, crime, and disease, but also through economic linkages. Considering these unique challenges, the international community is developing forms of engagement that stress peacebuilding, social cohesion, and statebuilding. They incorporate recognition of the need for sustained engagement, a willingness to take calculated risks in uncertain environments, fuller attention to the political economy of reforms and capacity constraints, and coordination of donor efforts.
Conflict and Fragility Transition Financing Building a Better Response
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2010-04-27
Total Pages: 136
ISBN-13: 9264083987
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMore than one-third of Official Development Assistance is spent annually on fragile and conflict-affected countries. Nonetheless, aid does not always flow promptly and effectively to where it is most needed, especially in countries recovering from ...
States of Fragility 2020
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2020-09-17
Total Pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9264985166
DOWNLOAD EBOOKStates 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.
Conflict and Fragility Managing Risks in Fragile and Transitional Contexts The Price of Success?
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2012-04-16
Total Pages: 167
ISBN-13: 9264118748
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis publication provides the evidence to help donors understand how to balance risks and opportunities in order to protect the integrity of their institutions while delivering better results to those who need it most.
Aid that Works
Author: James Manor
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 324
ISBN-13: 082136202X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKResearch in recent years on aid effectiveness shows that significant obstacles in fragile states - insecurity, poor governance and weak implementation capacity - usually prevent aid from achieving the desired results in these environments. This study investigates the attributes and effectiveness of donor-supported programmes and projects that worked well under difficult conditions in fragile states. Presented in this study are nine development initiatives in six less developed countries - Afghanistan, Cambodia, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Timor Leste and Uganda. The cases show that development initiatives, which engage local communities and local level governments, are often able to have significant impact. However, for more substantial improvements to take places, localized gains need to be scaled up either horizontally (other localities) or vertically (to higher levels). Given the advantages of working at the local level and the difficulty of working through mainstream bureaucratic agencies at higher levels in these countries, donors often prefer to create 'parallel-agencies' to reach out to larger numbers of beneficiaries. However, this may in the long run weaken the legitimacy of mainstream government institutions, and donor agencies may therefore choose to work as closely as possible with government officials from the beginning to build trust and demonstrating that new initiatives are non-threatening and help prepare the eventual mainstreaming of 'parallel agencies'.
World Development Report 2011
Author: World Bank
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Published: 2011-05-01
Total Pages: 417
ISBN-13: 0821384406
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 2011 WDR on Conflict, Security and Development underlines the devastating impact of persistent conflict on a country or region's development prospects - noting that the 1.5 billion people living in conflict-affected areas are twice as likely to be in poverty. Its goal is to contribute concrete, practical suggestions on conflict and fragility.
States of Fragility 2015 Meeting Post-2015 Ambitions
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2015-03-26
Total Pages: 124
ISBN-13: 9264227695
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 2015 OECD report on fragility contributes to the broader debate to define post-2015 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), and argues that addressing fragility in the new framework will be crucial if strides in reducing poverty are to be made.
Working effectively in fragile and conflict-affected states
Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: International Development Committee
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Published: 2012-01-05
Total Pages: 170
ISBN-13: 9780215040251
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe International Development Committee believes the Government is right to increase aid to fragile and conflict-affected states, such as Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) , but it must prepared suspend or even cancel a programme if a Government flouts agreements or refuses to engage in efforts to increase transparency and accountability. The MPs urge DFID to set out specific governance conditions under which it will provide direct budget support to fragile states, and any under which it will be withdrawn and apply these consistently. They also recommend that DFID invest more in community-led local initiatives which respond to community priorities and give communities more confidence to hold their governments to account. Two case studies of Rwanda and the DRC highlight areas of concern. Rwanda is heavily dependent on aid which provides 45% of government expenditure. The UK will provide £90 million to Rwanda in 2014-15. While Rwanda has made progress in reducing poverty, concerns have been expressed about its human rights record and the lack of political pluralism. The Committee urges the UK Government to use its position as the largest bilateral donor to Rwanda to insist on improvements to the country's governance. In the DRC there is concern about high levels of violence against women and girls. DFID should give greater priority to tackling this in its programme and include the reduction of violence against women in its results framework for the DRC.
