Sentences with phrase «fragile states»

Six of eight Very High Alert countries on the 2016 Fragile States Index are African (Congo, Chad, Sudan, Central African Republic, South Sudan and Somalia), and four more African nations are on High Alert (Zimbabwe, Burundi, Nigeria and Guinea).

Openness and trust are fragile states, even with the people we love most.

Most of us are familiar with the argument that bitcoin could help the unbanked, but Ben Parker, co-founder and former director of humanitarian news service IRIN, has seen firsthand how the digital currency could play a crucial role in fragile states.

But power means very little in the face of weakness: fragile states, regions, and even cities.

They include a proliferation of weak and fragile states, growing tensions between those responsible for global warming and those

A recent study shows that from 2004 - 2014, 58 percent of disaster deaths and 34 percent of people affected by disasters were in the most fragile countries, as measured by the Fragile States Index.

Similarly, how realistic is it to expect to have safe nuclear power in fragile states now?

Many poor, already fragile states — where governance is difficult today — will grow rapidly.

The Post story explains that the goal is to undertake «stability operations» in «fragile states»:

The work of Korean - born US based artist Bohyun Yoon investigates social environments and how systems of politics, mass media, technology and science can affect our fragile states of being.

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We need today to redouble our efforts to protect the human rights and dignity of the most vulnerable groups of children in the world — those living in conflict situations and fragile states.

These calls for rethinking of the various approaches aimed at alleviating poverty and probably start targeting poverty, thereby looking more at the questions of the opportunities available to those living in fragile states or conflict affected countries.

When it comes to fragile states theft of public resources like development money for education and land do create deep seated anger that if not addressed in time can evolve into grounds for seeking alternative means to redress the situation.

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One key argument is that economic growth as framed today within fragile states and post conflict states will not work towards eradication of poverty as per projections.

Same reports notes that «no fragile states will achieve Millennium Development Goal by 2015 at the current rate of progress» yet 30 per cent of the Official Development Assistance has been directed or targeted at fragile and conflict - affected context.

A NEW DEAL for engagement in fragile states.

Sustainable peace would have enabled the MDGs framework to address, in a more effective manner, the challenges that come along with conflict and fragile states.

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«We chose Myanmar for the same off - the - beaten - track reasons that travelers might visit — it promised adventure, new experiences, and since I had been working on education in fragile states, I was interested in the country's story,» says Vinson.

For the small fraction of what we spent at war in Iraq, we could support institutions so that fragile states don't collapse in the first place, and invest in emerging economies that become markets for our goods.»

Other projects included authoring a book on the EU's Instrument for Stability (IfS), highlighting the impact of EU funding in twelve fragile states.

We are all hopeful that there will be some really significant common lessons learned, and that at a minimum, we may draw some common understanding about what climate - sensitive parameters in fragile states might mean,» said Cynthia Brady, a senior conflict adviser at USAID.

In fragile states, resolving disputes and building institutions should take priority over a rush to hold elections, writes the former Conservative prime minister

When considering a list of «failed» states, Yemen, Afghanistan, and Somalia are usually considered the textbook examples (see Fragile States Index, 2012).

This week development secretary Andrew Mitchell proposed focusing DFID's work on fragile states, girls» education and on making UK aid more effective.

By 2013, a third of UK aid will be spent in fragile states, which the coalition government says pose a global (and UK) security threat.

Well this isn't really new, since we already spend 22 % of our aid in fragile states.

The 2012 Fragile States Index indicated that Ghana is ranked the 67th least fragile state in the world and the 5th least fragile state in Africa after Mauritius, 2nd Seychelles, 3rd Botswana, and 4th South Africa.

The public accounts committee warned that officials at the Department for International Development had failed to lay out their plans for mitigating against malpractise in the fragile states where the UK's aid budget is to be spent.

Fragile states were asked to adopt EU laws and regulations, but they were not ruled by «guys in black suits» from outside.

The development of legitimate state institutions at both national and subnational levels is critical, but often leaders of fragile states and international donors lack information about what the public want from those institutions.

If Togo and other fragile states want to strengthen democracy, empowering women — in both economic and social senses — is one of the most effective ways to do so because in a country where the economic and social institutions are weak or unequal, the political institutions will be stunted as well.

Reliable data is often difficult to come by, especially in fragile states.

Higher food prices, social unrest, the failure of some fragile states — even mass migrations and a challenge to the world order — could all result.

And while better economic data has buoyed the economic outlook, many agree a recovery is still in a fragile state.

The global economy is ending the year in a fragile state with factory activity shrinking in China, euro zone business growth remaining weak, and emerging market giant Russia in a spiraling currency crisis.

The butler, Pascal Bonnefoy, claimed that he made the recordings to show Bettencourt's fragile state — all six were acquitted in January 2016.

The butler, Pascal Bonnefoy, claimed that he made the recordings to show Bettencourt's fragile state — all six were acquitted in early January.

I have been writing on the very fragile state of the U.S. consumer throughout 2017 (recently in SEPTEMBER!)

Not the strong dollar mantra of the U.S. Treasury Secretary but an actual strong currency, at least until the German financial system enters a fragile state.

According to Jacob Pouncey, cryptocurrency analyst at Saxo Bank, the state of affairs stays in a fragile state as a result of increased regulatory pressure and social media advertising bans.

Eurostat's figures on Friday also showed imports of goods to the euro zone fell 3.0 % in December, illustrating the fragile state of domestic demand in the currency bloc.

According to Jacob Pouncey, cryptocurrency analyst at Saxo Bank, the state of affairs stays in a fragile state as a result of

At the same time we also realize that our world is in a fragile state, hanging precariously on the thread of God's love.

The chief value of Misconceptions is not as an indictment of the medical establishment, the workplace or the culture, as Wolf supposes, but as an inadvertent but arresting report on the fragile state of the families being formed by young professionals.

What you're saying is that it is okay for today's Znsts in the stolen land of Palestine to ethnically cleanse the Palestinians because the Jewish Apatheird racist murderous state of IsraHell is in a fragile state.

I tend to wake up hangry and in a fragile state if I don't have a little something something after dinner.

He said this episode in his life continues to baffle him, although he conceded he has a better appreciation for the fragile state of America's race relations.