A curated list of high-quality resources, organizations, data platforms, and tools related to international development, humanitarian work, poverty alleviation, and global equity.
Global development focuses on improving quality of life around the world through sustainable economic growth, public health, education, infrastructure, governance, and human rights. This list is intended for researchers, policy makers, NGOs, and global citizens.
- Organizations & Networks
- Data & Research Platforms
- Development Finance
- Global Health
- Education & Literacy
- Gender Equality
- Food Security & Agriculture
- Humanitarian Response
- Infrastructure & Access
- Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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- United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) – UN agency working on poverty, inequality, and sustainable development.
- World Bank – Global financial and technical assistance to developing countries.
- USAID – U.S. agency focused on economic development and humanitarian aid.
- Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data – Collaboration to improve data for decision-making in development.
- OECD Development Centre – Research and dialogue on global development and policy coherence.
- Our World in Data – Research and data visualizations on poverty, health, education, and more.
- UN Data – Global development indicators and datasets from UN bodies.
- World Bank Data – Comprehensive database on international development indicators.
- Human Development Reports (UNDP) – Global and national reports on human development metrics.
- Gapminder – Tools and resources to understand global trends in development.
- OECD Aid Statistics – International aid data and donor reporting.
- International Monetary Fund (IMF) – Financial assistance and policy advice for macroeconomic stability.
- Development Finance International – Tools for debt sustainability and domestic resource mobilization.
- International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) – Rural development and small-scale agriculture finance.
- World Health Organization (WHO) – Leadership on global public health.
- Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance – Immunization for low-income countries.
- The Global Fund – Funding to fight AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.
- PATH – Innovation and solutions in global health equity.
- MSF (Doctors Without Borders) – Emergency medical humanitarian aid in conflict zones.
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics – Education – Global data on education access and attainment.
- Global Education Monitoring Report – Tracking SDG 4: inclusive and equitable education.
- World Bank Education Global Practice – Policies and projects to improve education systems.
- UN Women – Global advocacy for gender equality and women’s empowerment.
- World Bank Gender Data Portal – Gender-disaggregated development indicators.
- Equal Measures 2030 – Data-driven advocacy for gender equality in the SDG era.
- FAO – Food and Agriculture Organization – Data, policy, and coordination on food and agriculture.
- AGRA – Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa – Agricultural transformation for food security.
- WFP – World Food Programme – Emergency food assistance and long-term hunger relief.
- ReliefWeb – UN OCHA service for crisis information and humanitarian response.
- Humanitarian Data Exchange (HDX) – Open humanitarian data platform by UNOCHA.
- Sphere Handbook – Minimum standards in humanitarian response.
- Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) – Advancing universal access to clean energy.
- UN Habitat – Promoting socially and environmentally sustainable urban development.
- World Bank Infrastructure Data – Datasets on roads, water, energy, and ICT in development.
- SDG Tracker (Our World in Data) – Data and progress tracking for the 17 SDGs.
- UN SDG Knowledge Platform – Official UN repository of SDG initiatives, partnerships, and documentation.
- SDSN – Sustainable Development Solutions Network – Research and policy support for SDG implementation.
- Awesome Human Rights – Tools and organizations supporting human rights work.
- Awesome Open Data – Public datasets for development, transparency, and research.
- Awesome Sustainability – Environmental sustainability tools and solutions.
- Awesome Internet Freedom – Resources to defend open access and digital rights.
- Awesome Civic Tech – Technology advancing civic engagement and participation.
Contributions are welcome!
