The Fragility Forum is a biennial event organised by the World Bank Group that brings global stakeholders together to share practical knowledge on operating in Fragility, Conflict, and Violence (FCV) contexts. The 2026 iteration will be a three-day hybrid (in-person and virtual) event from 8 to 10 June, offering high-level plenaries, thematic sessions, practitioner sessions, clinics, and side meetings. Click here to register.

Thematic sessions will be held during the mornings of the first two days and will feature leaders and senior officials from the World Bank, partners, governments, and donors engaging in strategic and policy level discussions. Practitioner sessions will comprise most of the afternoon programming of these two days and will be geared towards providing attending practitioners with the opportunity to learn and exchange knowledge on practical experience, good practices, technical approaches, and challenges across specialized areas of FCV engagement. These sessions will be convened by partners as well as sectoral and regional departments of the WBG.

To promote operational impact, the Forum’s final day will be dedicated to clinics, for in-depth workshops or training, and side meetings, creating space for partners and the WBG to convene on the sidelines. The event will also feature creative and interactive learning at FCV Innovates, a series of booths highlighting successful innovations in addressing FCV challenges.   

Thematic areas:

1.  Jobs and Livelihoods in FCV

Fragility Forum sessions addressing this thematic area will discuss challenges and good practices in supporting the private sector in FCV and how this contributes to resilience, stability, and a lasting peace. It will focus on domestic MSMEs in particular including reforms, foundational systems, infrastructure, human capital development, and investments in capacity and private capital mobilization for MSMEs and supporting institutions. Sessions will focus on the challenges of jobs and livelihoods for women, youth, and refugees, key sectors for job growth and livelihoods in FCV such as farming and agribusiness, and how job growth can be further enabled by expanded access to energy and digital.

2. Anticipating Better

This thematic area will explore data, analytical frameworks, and practical approaches for FCV risk monitoring, forecasting and management, including AI technology and advanced modeling. It will assess their reliability and effectiveness in providing actionable early warnings and risk forecasts. It will also examine how to anticipate FCV risks in the context of compounding risks, such as macro-fiscal pressures, climate, food insecurity, and others that can exacerbate FCV and lead to spillovers.  Building on  risk assessments, it will explore the scope of action in identifying  and supporting opportunities to shift conflict trajectories or prevent escalation. Leaders and policymakers will share reflections on moments seized and missed opportunities.

3. Adopting a Differentiated Approach

This theme will explore the complexities and tradeoffs in engaging with governments that demonstrate  commitment to impactful reforms and actions that have lasting impact. It will examine the role of the international community in supporting positive transition, and its responsibilities when such commitment is absent . Against the backdrop of  escalating FCV risks and scarce resources, discussions will also consider what constitutes  lasting impact looks  in challenging contexts, including protracted conflict, crisis, and periods of recovery and reconstruction. In addition, discussions will focus on the mandates, roles and timescales of different partners in supporting trajectory shifting, transformational commitments, including development, humanitarian, peacebuilding, security, and political partners.