Working Paper
Aid targeting to fragile and conflict-affected states and implications for aid effectiveness
While significant amounts of foreign aid have been allocated to the group of so-called fragile and conflict-affected states in recent years, it is not clear whether that aid is targeted to where it is most needed. This paper extends recent work by...
Project workshop
Deals and Development in Fragile and Conflict-affected States
On 24-25 February 2021, UNU-WIDER and the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) will hold a policy innovation lab titled Deals and Development in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States (FCAS).
Wed, 24 February 2021
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Thu, 25 February 2021
Online,
Finland
Past event
Working Paper
Assessing Vulnerability Before, During and After a Natural Disaster in Fragile Regions
Current approaches of measuring vulnerability to natural hazards generally use a rather static perspective that focuses on a single point in time—often before a hazardous event occurs. In contrast, the paper argues that vulnerability assessment...
Presentation
Fragile Development 2015-2030: Understanding how insecurity and poor governance will affect sustainable development
On 19th June UNU-WIDER Non-Resident Research Fellow Roger Williamson, participated in a panel entitled “Fragile Development 2015-2030: Understanding how insecurity and poor governance will affect sustainable development”. The panel was organized by...
Fri, 19 June 2015
Guoman Tower Hotel,
St Katharine's Way,
London,
United Kingdom
Past event
Research Brief
Neotrusteeship in Post-Conflict States – Lessons from Kosovo and East Timor
Kosovo and East Timor share many similar characteristics, and yet they have had divergent results in post-conflict state building. East Timor has enjoyed far greater development success since its independence, whereas Kosovo is now the poorest and...
Panel discussion
How to get inclusive growth started in fragile contexts
Wed, 9 June 2021
Online,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Seminar
Fragile states: Causes, costs, and responses
Overcoming state fragility is one of the most important international development objectives of the 21st century. Many fragile states have turned into failed states, where millions of people are caught in deprivation and seemingly hopeless conditions...
Mon, 19 March 2012
St Catherine's College,
Manor Road,
Oxford,
United Kingdom
Past event
Seminar
Fragile states: Causes, costs, and responses
Presenter Amelia U. Santos-Paulino, UNCTAD Chair Gordon Alexander, UNICEF Office of Research Discussant Gerárd Roland, University of California Overcoming state fragility is one of the most important international development objectives of the 21st...
Wed, 14 March 2012
Istituto degli Innocenti ,
Piazza della Santissima,
Florence,
Italy
Past event
Conference
The puzzle of peace – towards inclusive development in fragile contexts
Mon, 16 May 2022
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Tue, 17 May 2022
Scandic Marina Congress Center,
Katajanokanlaituri 6,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event
Working Paper
State-Building Through Neotrusteeship
Why do some states, with foreign assistance, transition from ‘fragile’ to ‘robust?’ Scholars in state-building have argued that neotrusteeship is an effective strategy by which external organizations might build post-conflict states. This working...
Working Paper
Understanding Somalia’s social contract and state-building efforts
Building on a World Bank regional study in Africa aiming at measuring social contracts concepts and within the framework of reflecting on future donor interventions, this paper applies social contracts measurement and complements with qualitative...
Seminar
UNDP and Oxford Policy Management present findings from upcoming report
Wed, 5 June 2019
UNU-WIDER,
Katajanokanlaituri 6 B,
Helsinki,
Finland
Past event