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As the World Bank undergoes an Evolution Process this year to reform its global approach, its ability to deliver on its core mandate will hinge in large part on its effectiveness in fragile and conflict-affected settings. The World Bank should seize the opportunity of the Evolution Process to commit to a people-first, rather than government-first, operating model to meet its ambitions.

This week, world leaders will convene in New York for the annual United Nations GeneralAssembly (UNGA)—a gathering that has unfortunately become notable not for the combinedpolitical and diplomatic power concentrated in one place at one time, but for the annual failureto leverage that power to address the world’s most pressing challenges.