Laying the Foundations for Greater Resilience in Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations: FCAS 2021 Annual Report

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ADB’s most vulnerable developing member countries are classified as Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations (FCAS) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS). This annual report provides an overview of ADB’s work in 2021 to forge differentiated approaches to its operations in FCAS-classified countries. It also explains ADB’s new Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations and Small Island Developing States Approach (FSA) and summarizes how the bank’s operations in FCAS-classified countries progressed against FSA benchmarks. Practical examples of these operations are presented.