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    Fragile states have become a key focus of foreign aid donors. Which one’s the most fragile? A new report from Canada (which isn’t on the list) provides some answers.

    By Ivy Mungcal // 02 August 2012
    A table showing the most fragile countries in 2011, according to a report by Carleton University. Click here to see the image in large size.

    Fragile states have become a key focus of foreign aid donors. Which one’s the most fragile? That would be Somalia, according to a new report by Canadian researchers.

    The study ranks the world’s 197 countries based on their fragility. Joining Somalia on the top 10 are Afghanistan, Chad, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Yemen, the Central African Republic, Sudan, Eritrea, Pakistan and Ivory Coast.

    Fragile states are increasingly capturing the international community’s attention. The World Bank, for instance, is one of the leading champions of more aid for fragile and conflict states. In its World Development Report 2011, it urged aid groups to help establish justice, law and order in fragile and failed states. The United Kingdom has put fragile states at the center of its revamped aid program and increased its budget for them.

    The report, crafted by Carleton University with funding from the Canadian International Development Agency, also identifies countries that are in a so-called fragility trap, as well as those on the way to stability and those shifting in and out of it. Countries trapped in fragility include Afghanistan, Pakistan, Angola, Ethiopia and Sudan while among those on their way out of it are Algeria, Bangladesh, Benin, Cambodia and Guatemala. Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Guinea and Guinea Bissau fall in the third category.

    Find jobs, projects and organizations in these fragile countries. Read more development aid news online, and subscribe to The Development Newswire to receive top international development headlines from the world’s leading donors, news sources and opinion leaders — emailed to you FREE every business day.

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      Ivy Mungcal

      As former senior staff writer, Ivy Mungcal contributed to several Devex publications. Her focus is on breaking news, and in particular on global aid reform and trends in the United States, Europe, the Caribbean, and the Americas. Before joining Devex in 2009, Ivy produced specialized content for U.S. and U.K.-based business websites.

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