increase in many fragile and conflict-affected areas where half of the extreme poor are expected to reside by 2030. These areas …-push" interventions can dramatically reduce poverty in fragile and conflict-affected regions …

The Republic of Yemen has undergone a profound transformation following the escalation of conflict in March 2015. There … poor welfare outcomes contrasts with evidence from other conflict settings, and further contrasts with the rationale …

This paper analyzes the relationship between poverty and conflict in the macro and regional data, including a detailed … that conflict has on health and expectations. Based on this evidence, it develops a statistical framework to track the … cumulative long-term impact that armed conflict has on poverty, which the paper calls conflict debt. The data confirm that …

in the regions that suffered less from conflict. This paper aims to explain this paradox by combining a model of conflict … show that higher levels of conflict were positively correlated with both a larger presence of troops (international and … Afghan) and larger aid flows. Household data show that the negative impact of conflict on consumption was more than offset by …

This paper provides a synthetic overview of the link between food insecurity and conflict, addressing both traditional … (civil and interstate war) and emerging (regime stability, violent rioting and communal conflict) threats to security and …, and civil society to address food insecurity and, in particular, the link with conflict. It begins with a discussion of …