CSDN Video – Understanding Fragility: How Can the EU Help Build Resilience?

Fragility is multifaceted, driven by conflict, economic pressure, or environmental shocks, but fuelled by states’ limited capacity to absorb them. According to the OECD, highly and extremely fragile states hold 25% of the world’s population, yet account for 72% of the world’s extreme poor. To mark our new video on fragility, we’re looking at why this matters for EU external action, and what tools the EU already has to respond.
CSDN FIM Survey results – Assessing trends in peace, security, stability and response to crises for global initiatives under the next EU MFF

This CSDN Background Paper presents the results of a participant survey conducted ahead of the July 2026 CSDN Funding Instruments Meeting on trends in peace, security, stability and crisis response funding under the next Multiannual Financial Framework (2028–2034).