Development cooperation in fragile states and regions
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Development cooperation in fragile states and regions
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One and a half billion people worldwide live in fragile states and regions affected by conflict and violence. According to the Development Assistance Committee of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD/DAC), by 2015 half of the population having to manage on less than US$ 1.25 a day will be living in fragile states. Two reasons for this are the slower progress these countries have made in poverty reduction than others and the very wide income gaps among their populations. In all probability, not a single
fragile low-income country (LIC) will achieve the Millennium Development Goals. In the next decade, therefore, global poverty will be largely concentrated in fragile states and regions.
At the same time, in our increasingly globalised world the causes and effects of fragility and conflict can no longer be confined to regional borders. This poses a major challenge for development cooperation: 38 per cent of total bilateral official development assistance (ODA) in 2010 was paid to fragile states and countries affected by armed conflict.
Over the last ten years, the notion of ‘fragility’ has come to be used as a key term to designate states and regions with weak institutions, poor governance and precarious
security. These are generally regarded as unstable and unpredictable and pose a risk to regional and global security.
fragile low-income country (LIC) will achieve the Millennium Development Goals. In the next decade, therefore, global poverty will be largely concentrated in fragile states and regions.
At the same time, in our increasingly globalised world the causes and effects of fragility and conflict can no longer be confined to regional borders. This poses a major challenge for development cooperation: 38 per cent of total bilateral official development assistance (ODA) in 2010 was paid to fragile states and countries affected by armed conflict.
Over the last ten years, the notion of ‘fragility’ has come to be used as a key term to designate states and regions with weak institutions, poor governance and precarious
security. These are generally regarded as unstable and unpredictable and pose a risk to regional and global security.
Ano
2014
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Inglês
Cobertura Geográfica
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