GSR 2008 Press Coverage

Global Strategic Review 2008

Global Strategic Review

GSR 2008 Press Coverage

13 Sep 2008 - - Xinhua - World Bank chief calls for new approach to fragile statesWorld Bank President Robert Zoellick on Friday called for a new approach to fragile states focused on "securing development" to help people in those countries escape from poverty and civil war. There need to be an "overhaul" of the multilateral approach to meet the current challenges regarding fragile states such as Afghanistan and Iraq, Zoellick told an international conference of security policymakers and officials in Geneva.
13 Sep 2008 - - Associated Press - World Bank head urges help for ''fragile'' states"Only by securing development can we put down roots deep enough to break the cycle of fragility and violence," Zoellick told a conference of international security experts in Geneva. A text of his remarks was made available in Washington. He said the international community must put greater emphasis on securing development in these countries to help them overcome the effects of failed governments, persistent poverty and civil war.
13 Sep 2008 - - Xinhua - Iraq, U.S. close to security accord, says FMIraq and the United States are close to a security accord which could clear the way for large-scale U.S. troop withdrawals by 2001, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said here on Saturday. "We have a single text, a final draft ... It is up to the political leadership now to make a political decision," Zebari told reporters on the sidelines of an international security conference.
13 Sep 2008 - - BBC World Service - Newshour at the IISS conference in GenevaThe Newshour debate this week will come from the IISS conference on security and conflict resolution in Geneva
13 Sep 2008 - - The Nation (Pakistan) - WB Chief calls for new appraoch to fragile statesWorld Bank President Robert Zoellick has called for a new approach to fragile states focused on “securing development” to help people in those countries escape from poverty and civil war. There need to be an “overhaul” of the multilateral approach to meet the current challenges regarding fragile states such as Afghanistan and Iraq, Zoellick told an international conference of security policymakers and officials in Geneva on Friday.
12 September 2008 - Financial Times - World Bank chief calls for rethink over fragile statesThe international community needs to overhaul its approach to fragile states,Robert Zoellick, the president of the World Bank, will say today.

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