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A Better World for All: Outlines a series of developmental goals aiming to reduce global poverty, addressing issues such as education, gender equality, mortality, reproductive health, and the environment, together with corresponding performance indicators. Report is available in English, French, and Spanish, and is offered as either an HTML or a PDF file.
Author: International Monetary Fund, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, United Nations and World Bank
Subjects: development studies, poverty
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: document
Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies: Conducts research on developmental issues, mainly focusing on Bangladesh. Offers information on the divisions, staff, and research themes within the institute, provides details of recent publications, and outlines support services provided to researchers.
Author: Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies
Subjects: bangladesh, development studies
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: documents
BLDS Bibliographic Database: Searchable library catalogue and journal articles database, containing records of over 120,000 documents such as serial titles, monographs and selected journal articles.
Author: Institute of Development Studies
Subjects: development studies, library catalogues in england
DeweyClass: 025.3132
Resource type: opac
Bradford Centre for International Development: The Bradford Centre for International Development's (BCID) activities include degree programmes, short training courses for development professionals, overseas-based training, consultancy and research. Our approach focuses on key issues in development, including poverty eradication, sustainable livelihoods, the environment and social issues, human resource development and management.
Author: Bradford Centre for International Development
Subjects: development studies, planning
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: index
British Council: The British Council helps to share British expertise and talent throughout the world. Includes information on the arts, development and training, education, literature, publishing, and science. Also covers business partnerships, international seminars, and good government.
Author: British Council
Subjects: cultural exchange, development studies
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: institution
Cairo Conference on Population and Development: Historical record of the conference and the programme of action agreed by world leaders, high ranking officials, representatives of non-governmental organisations and United Nations agencies in Cairo from 5-13 September 1994.
Author: Linkages
Subjects: development studies, world population
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: document collection, index
CIA World Factbook: Extensive reference work containing recent basic information about every country in the world, including details of geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low points, co-ordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources.
Author: CIA
Subjects: development studies, international relations, world economic data, world history, world population, world travel and tourism
DeweyClass: 351
Resource type: reference document
Developing Countries: Debt Relief Initiatives For Poor Countries Faces Challenges: Report to US Congressional Committees reviewing the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative. Concludes that unless there is sustained economic development the project will not have a lasting effect on relieving debt from developing countries. Discussion revolves around how this development may be achieved. Countries cited include Bolivia, Honduras, Nicaragua, Mauritania, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Uganda.
Author: United States General Accounting Office
Subjects: development studies, economic development, united states government
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: document
Development Studies Association: Aims to distribute information about international development issues. Includes publications and information about study groups and conferences.
Author: Development Studies Association
Subjects: development studies
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: institution
ELDIS: Electronic Development and Environment Information System: Gateway to selected information on development in countries of the South. Coverage includes social, economic, political and environmental issues.
Author: Sussex University Institute of Development Studies
Subjects: development studies, environmental links
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: index
Environmental Treaties and Resource Indicators (ENTRI): Online tool for browsing and searching of text, summaries, and status of treaties and other international agreements related to global environmental change and sustainable development.
Author: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
Subjects: development studies, environmental research, global change
DeweyClass: 333.7
Resource type: reference documents
Forum: Habitat in Developing Countries: Aims to provide information to researchers and professionals working for the improvement of the built environment in developing countries, and at facilitating communications among them.
Author: Polytechnic of Torino
Subjects: development studies, planning
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: documents
Humanitarian Practice Network: Mechanism for professional information exchange in the field of humanitarian aid. Includes information on HPN objectives, membership information, abstracts of HPN publications, and online newsletters focusing on political emergencies in specific regions.
Author: Overseas Development Institute
Subjects: development studies, humanitarian relief
DeweyClass: 361.77
Resource type: documents
IDEX: International Development Exchange: IDEX was founded to support community based development in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Contains information on current projects, links to other related resources and details of internships and volunteer opportunities.
Author: International Development Exchange
Subjects: development studies
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: documents
India Network Foundation: A non-profit, charitable, educational and community organisation founded by Dr. K.V. Rao to serve the Asian Indian Community around the world and to help developmental projects in India.
Author: India Network and Research Foundation
Subjects: development studies, india
DeweyClass: 305.8
Resource type: index
International Arid Lands Consortium: An independent, non-profit research organisation supporting ecological sustainability in arid and semi-arid lands worldwide.
Author: University of Arizona
Subjects: deserts, development studies
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: institution
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development: The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), founded in 1983, is based in Kathmandu, Nepal, and brings together a partnership of regional member countries of the Hindu Kush-Himalayas (HKH), partner institutions, and donors with a commitment for development action to secure a better future for the people and environment of the Hindu Kush-Himalayas. Site includes strategic policy documents, project details, research papers, news, events, publication abstracts and useful links.
Author: International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development
Subjects: development studies, ecology, environment, forestry, himalayas, mountains
DeweyClass: 915.496
Resource type: documents
International Development Research Centre, Canada: Centre supported by the Canadian government which aims to help communities in the developing world find solutions to social, economic, and environmental problems through research.
Author: International Development Research Centre
Subjects: canadian government, development studies
DeweyClass: 338.9171
Resource type: institution
International Institute for Sustainable Development: IISD's mission is to promote sustainable development in decision making internationally and within Canada, by contributing new knowledge and concepts, analysing policies, identifying and disseminating information about best practices, demonstrating how to measure progress, and building partnerships to amplify these messages.
Author: International Institute for Sustainable Development
Subjects: canadian geography, development studies
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: institution
Progress of Nations 1997: UNICEF document, which ranks the nations of the world in terms of their achievements in child health, nutrition, education, family planning and progress for women.
Author: UNICEF
Subjects: development studies, economic geography, global health, nutrition, women's rights
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: document
Progress of Nations 1998: Document charting progress toward goals set at the World Summit for Children in 1990. Describes advances made in registration of births, immunisation, and help offered to adolescents entering adulthood.
Author: UNICEF
Subjects: child welfare, development studies
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: document
Progress of Nations 1999: Report documenting the impact of HIV / AIDS on children, the eradication of polio, prospects facing children entering the next millennium, and the burden of debt throughout the world.
Author: UNICEF
Subjects: child welfare, development studies, global health, polio
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: document
South Centre: Organisation representing 46 developing countries, addressing major policy issues, government proposals, and the development of institutions and intergovernmental organisations of the South. Features a regular newsletter, and a selection of papers produced by the centre available as PDF files.
Author: South Centre
Subjects: development studies
DeweyClass: 320.9
Resource type: documents
UK Department for International Development: Official information from the UK Government department responsible for promoting sustainable development in poorer countries. Includes press releases, the full text of speeches and the white paper, Eliminating World Poverty: A Challenge for the 21st Century.
Author: Department for International Development
Subjects: development studies
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: documents
UNDP: United Nations Development Programme: UNDP promotes sustainable human development. Includes information on the UNDP purpose and aims, news and announcements, details of UNDP activities, a section monitoring progress on sustainable development, general UN information, environment information, and the UN poverty clock which indicates the growth in poverty around the world.
Author: United Nations
Subjects: development studies, economic development, poverty, united nations
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: documents, news
UNICEF: United Nations Childrens Fund: Includes UNICEF news and information, information on the organisation's activities worldwide, child rights information and a link to 'The Progress of Nations' report, ranking countries according to their achievements in child health, nutrition, education, family planning and progress for women.
Author: UNICEF
Subjects: child welfare, development studies
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: documents, news
United Nations Earth Summit +5: Details from United Nations Earth Summit conference held in New York 23-27 June 1997. Documents include Agenda 21 success stories and country profiles.
Author: United Nations
Subjects: development studies, energy consumption, environmental research, global change
DeweyClass: 333.7
Resource type: documents
US Agency for International Development: Annual Performance Plan 2000: Report outlining the agency's plans for the next year. Goals relate to economic growth and agricultural development, democracy and governance, education and training, population and health, the environment, and political development. Includes a series of appendices and tables of statistical data and is available as a PDF file.
Author: Agency for International Development
Subjects: development studies, world economic data
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: document
VSO: Voluntary Service Overseas: News, campaigns and events, publications and information about volunteering overseas. Includes a small sample of jobs.
Author: VSO
Subjects: development studies, employment, humanitarian relief
DeweyClass: 361.26
Resource type: institution
World Bank Annual Report 2003: The Annual Report is prepared by the Executive Directors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA) in accordance with the by-laws of the two institutions. James D. Wolfensohn, President of the IBRD and IDA and Chairman of the Boards of Executive Directors, submits the Report, together with the accompanying administrative budgets and audited financial statements, to the Board of Governors.
Author: World Bank
Subjects: banking, development studies, economic geography
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: document
World Bank Development Forum: A forum encouraging dialogue and knowledge-sharing, among international development community members, on issues facing the development community and the world's poor. Includes an ongoing series of development dialogues, Speaker's Corner where members of the development community speak their mind, case studies, and terms and conditions for participating in forum dialogues.
Author: World Bank Group
Subjects: development studies, poverty
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: forum
World Bank Experts Guide: A listing of World Bank experts available for media comment on a range of issues including economics, poverty and human development, public sector reform, and the environment. Entries are browsable by name, or by specialist topic, and biographical information is given for each expert.
Author: World Bank
Subjects: development studies, economics research, journalism
DeweyClass: 330
Resource type: biographies, reference document
World Development Report 2000/2001: Attacking Poverty: World bank report arguing that major reductions in global poverty are achievable, but will require an approach which addresses the needs of the poor in terms of opportunity, empowerment, and security. The report is complemented by a collection of background documents, including an archive of discussions on the draft of the report.
Author: World Bank
Subjects: development studies, economic development, poverty
DeweyClass: 362.5
Resource type: documents