Disaster, Conflict, Post-Conflict & State Rebuilding Situations

Fragile states contain 14% of the world's population, but account for nearly 30% of people living on less than $1 a day.

One person in three is undernourished. This is twice as high as in other poor countries. Fragile states cannot or will not deliver what citizens need to live decent, secure lives. They cannot or will not tackle poverty. As such, they significantly reduce the likelihood of the world meeting the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.

Infrastructure deficits in many fragile states are profound. These deficits include broken transportation systems, absent telecommunications, and a lack of other basic means to integrate society and spur economic growth.