The World Bank is organizing a series of high-level "Headline Seminars" on fragility and conflict on several of the key themes outlined in the Research, Knowledge, and Learning Program:
State-building
Deteriorating situations
Rule of law
Global and regional dimensions
Inclusive growth
The primary aim of the series of Headline Seminars is to stimulate productive, high-level debate within the Bank, and in the wider international community, on the most effective approaches to supporting development and state-building in fragile and conflict-affected countries. As a critical input to developing the Bank’s corporate strategy on “Fragility and Conflict,” these seminars reveal areas of inquiry which can be pursued through future research and analysis to strengthen development strategies and operations in fragile and conflict-affected countries.
The seminars bring together a small number of leading thinkers for a candid and results-oriented dialogue on a broad topic or theme. Another outcome of the seminars is to develop concrete approaches to improve the effectiveness of development assistance in these countries. The participants are a mix of practitioners, officials, representatives from nongovernmental organizations, and senior Bank staff.
The first three Headline Seminars were held at the Headquarters in Washington, DC. The fourth in the series on the global and regional dimensions of fragility and conflict will be held in East Africa.Details of each of the three Seminars held thus far can be found here:
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