World Bank Report Exposes Deepening Crisis in Fragile States Amid Rising Global Conflicts

The latest World Bank report paints a grim picture for 39 fragile and conflict-affected nations worldwide, underscoring a crisis that is not only humanitarian but also strategic. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, these countries have experienced an average annual economic contraction of 1.8%, contrasting sharply with a 2.9% growth rate in other developing countries.These fragile nations – spanning continents from the Pacific's Marshall Islands to sub-Saharan Africa’s Mozambique – are home to over 420 million people living on less than $3 per day. This extreme poverty is compounded by years of neglect marked by crumbling infrastructure,...