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World Development Report 2011

This blog is hosted by the team working on the World Bank’s upcoming World Development Report 2011 'Conflict, Security, and Development'. This forum will debate practical suggestions on how to address conflict and fragility at the local, national, regional and global levels. Find out more »

July 2011

Both government and community organizations are needed: Northern Ireland's experience of reconciliation

Submitted by Nigel Roberts on Thu, 2011-07-07 09:27

In late May I visited Belfast as part of the WDR 2011 roadshow. During my visit, I discussed the report's main findings and recommendations with the Community Relations Council, which focuses on promoting cultural diversity and better community relations between Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland.

Rebuilding trust and relationships through local processes

Submitted by Nigel Roberts on Tue, 2011-07-05 11:59

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 experience of low-income, fragile states over the last 25 years, the lack of progress in health and education is pretty stunning… No single low income fragile state has achieved or will achieve any of the Millennium Development Goals. And believe me, this is not for lack of trying, it is not for lack of investment in health and education, it is for a lack of success in transforming institutions.”