DILI, AUGUST 15, 2012—UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addressed the g7+ fragilitity assessment workshop and praised the work of the New Deal and the work of fragile states on fragility assessments. The workshop was hosted by His Excellency the Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão and Her Excellency Emilia Pires, Minister of Finance, Timor-Leste. The Secretary-General […]

NEW YORK, JULY 13, 2012—Joachim von Amsberg, the World Bank Vice President for Operations Policy and Country Services, speaking at a Security Council meeting on Post-conflict Peacebuilding on 12 July, outlined four major changes that the World Bank are making to how they work: 
 ‘Doing strategies differently: World Bank country strategies for fragile and […]

NEW YORK, JULY 12, 2012— UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon affirmed the United Nations’ commitment to work through the New Deal for Engagement in Fragile States during remarks made to the Security Council debate on the Peacebuilding Commission’s report in New York on 12 July. The Secretary-General said that the ‘international community has long recognised the […]

DILI, July 11, 2012— The government of Timor-Leste has announced that they will conduct a Fragility Assessment over the summer to initiate the New Deal for Engagement in Fragile States process. In becoming one of the first states to start the Fragility Assessment, Timor-Leste has continued to show its initiative and commitment to the New […]

FREETOWN, June 25, 2012—The Development Aid Coordination office of Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Finance and Economic Development has initiated the New Deal implementation process by establishing a Commission to assess the country’s level of fragility. Monday’s ‘Fragility Assessment Workshop’ held at the Ministry’s conference room, was the first step in a long process to understand […]

NAIROBI, JUNE 8, 2012— The High-Level Steering Group of the International Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding met in Nairobi to discuss how to move forward with the New Deal for engagement in Fragile States on the 8th of June. The meeting was hosted by the new World Bank Center for Fragility, Conflict and Development and […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. April 21, 2012—Leading ministers from the g7+ group of fragile countries, development partners, representatives of civil society, and the private sector gathered at the World Bank Headquarters to discuss how to translate the New Deal for Engagement in Fragile States into concrete actions and results for people who live in conflict and insecurity. […]