Challenges Without Borders: Confronting Crises Around the World
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There is a growing breadth and depth to fragility, conflict, and violence (FCV) around the world as we mark one year of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The spillover effects of war can be seen with displacement of populations, high energy and food prices, shocks to natural disasters and more. What is the World Bank Group’s role and long term strategy to addressing FCV? Axel Van Trotsenburg, the World Bank’s Managing Director of Operations, the Honorable John Dabi, Deputy Commissioner of South Sudan Commission for Refugees Affairs, Fidel Saad, Save the Children Lebanon’s Food Security, Livelihoods and Social Protection Technical Advisor, and Lara, a Ukrainian refugee, talk to us on these issues and more. Listen now!
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