WASHINGTON, D.C.: Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the lingering coronavirus pandemic and the damage of climate change are putting intense pressure on the world's poorest, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) warned on Monday (Tuesday in Manila).

The Paris-based OECD reported that 60 states, territories and locations fell last year into the category of "fragile contexts." This meant they were exposed to economic, environmental, social and political risks that they didn't have the capacity to absorb. And that was before Russia sent troops into Ukraine on February 24 and intensified their burdens.

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