Pathways for peace

I’m at the United Nations General Assembly this week, where all the conversations I’ve had with partners bring home the reality of a world grappling with multiple crises. There is a real shift in the global agenda, one that is now focused on displacement, prevention and stronger collaboration across humanitarian, development, diplomatic, peace and security partners.These are precisely the issues that are at the center of our work at the World Bank today, and the partnership with the United Nations has never been stronger. Over the past year, our teams have worked on a major joint study, entitled “Pathways for Peace: Inclusive Approaches to Preventing Violent Conflict.” UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and our President Jim Yong Kim launched this work on International Peace Day, reinforcing a very clear message: prevention works, and inclusive development is the best way to get there. The world has seen too much suffering and devastation... — blog.wb.org/blogs