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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala at UN Security Council Debate on Peacebuilding
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Managing Director of the World Bank, spoke during a day-long debate on post-conflict peacebuilding at the UN Security Council. Referring to research for the upcoming World...
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Day trip to Dachau
I was in Mozambique last week trying to work out how to dodge the volcanic ash and get back to Washington DC. Checking my itinerary on-line, the system advised me that I could use my stopover in Munich...
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Mozambique's long post-conflict transition
War... The most visible sign of Mozambique’s long history of conflict is the war memorial opposite Maputo’s main railway station. It is designed in the fascist-deco style beloved of...
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INTERVIEW: Land Rights and Internally Displaced Persons in Colombia
In this exclusive interview with Senior Social Development Specialist Elena Correa, we discuss the results and lessons-learned from the project on Protection of Land and Patrimony of Internally...
View ArticleClare Lockhart and Ory Okolloh on "Making States Work Better"
"New Media and Conflict" is our ongoing series which explores the affect of new communication technologies on issues of conflict and development.Last Tuesday (Sept. 7), the Grand Hyatt Washington was...
View ArticlePaul Collier: New rules for rebuilding a broken nation
Like you, we sometimes spend our lunch-breaks catching up on old TED videos – especially when one of our Advisory Council members is involved!Check out Paul Collier’s TED@State talk in which he...
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Prevention is better than post-conflict catch-up
An end to conflict conformismViolence is the antithesis of development. It tears down what’s been built up. It destroys lives, shortens horizons, and inflicts huge psychological and physical...
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Improving Maternal Health in Bangladesh
Editor’s Note: On Thursday, Sept. 16, the World Bank previewed renowned model and maternal health advocate Christy Turlington Burns' debut documentary, No Woman, No Cry, a powerful portrayal of at-risk...
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20 years after conflict: Mauritania
It’s almost time to stop work for the day in the village of Fass in southern Mauritania near that country’s border with Senegal.38-year-old farmer Omar has been picking eggplant and hot-peppers since...
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WDR 2011 launches new website!
New WDR 2011 WebsiteWe are pleased this week to unveil our newly revamped WDR 2011 website. Designed to be more user friendly and to make the World Development Report 2011 accessible to a wider...
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Was Keynes right about fragile states?
Keynes said that “In the long-run we are all dead.” But for people living in fragile states affected by violence, the short run can be deadly too.The challenge is to balance swift action with long-term...
View ArticleRebuilding trust and relationships through local processes
Nigel Roberts, co-director of the World Bank’s 2011 World Development Report, speaks with AusAid’s ODE Talks. The podcast and transcripts available below and at ODE Talks.“…if you look at the...
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