WB urges countries to focus on citizen security

The World Bank (WB) has called upon countries to prioritise citizen security, justice and job creation as a key to breaking cycles of political and criminal violence and achieving the MDGs.In its World Development Report 2011, released on Sunday, WB indicates that fixing the economic, political, and security problems that disrupt development and trap fragile states in cycles of violence, requires strengthening national institutions and improving governance in the highlighted indicators.