The States of Fragility 2025* report provides compelling evidence, analysis and perspectives to effectively align development, foreign and security strategies. But if I had to give you 3 reasons:

1- The universality of fragility.

Following the shocks of the last five years, global fragility remains at a near-record high level. All of the 177 nations/territories assessed are exposed to some level of fragility.

📈 Fragility in the security dimension has increased in 93/177 (increasing incidence of multiple forms of violence).

📈Political and societal fragility are on an upward trajectory in 107/177 (wave of autocratisation).

📈 Fragility in the economic dimension has surged in 94/177 (COVID-19 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continue to leave their mark).

2- Fragility presents a critical development challenge.

Sixty-one nations/territories experience high or extreme levels of fragility. They are home to 1/4 of the world’s population, nearly 3/4 of the world’s extreme poor and host 2/3 of the world’s forcibly displaced populations.

At the halfway point of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, not a single one of these 61 nations/territories is on track to achieve critical Sustainable Development Goals related to peace, hunger, health and gender equality.

3- We rise or fall together.

Fragility disrupts global trade and puts food and energy security at risk.

Market fragmentation deepens cleavages between economic blocs and hinders co-operation on global challenges like pandemics and climate change.