Today a billion people, including about 340 million of the world's extreme poor, are estimated to live in 'fragile states'. This group of low-income countries a

States of Fragility 2020 sets a policy agenda for fragility at a critical turning point: the final countdown on Agenda 2030 is at hand, and the pandemic has rev

Three years into the 2030 Agenda it is already apparent that those living in fragile contexts are the furthest behind. Not all forms of fragility make it to the

In fragile states, domestic and international actors sometimes take the momentous step of sharing sovereign authority to provide basic public services and build

Overcoming state fragility is one of the most important international development objectives of the 21st century. Many fragile states have turned into failed st