International Development Library Guide

The overarching objective of the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is to spur sustainable economic development and social progress in its regional member countries (RMCs), thus contributing to poverty reduction.

International organization founded as the Organization of African Unity to promote cooperation among the independent nations of Africa. Replaced the Organisation of African Unity.

The GCC is a regional common economic market of Gulf countries concerned with joint free trade economic policies in the Gulf region.

Comprised of 79 Member States from Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific, the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) strives to achieve the sustainable development of its Members and their progressive integration into the world economy.

UNECA's mandate is to promote the economic and social development of its member States, foster intra-regional integration, and promote international cooperation for Africa's development.

Organization created to enhance economic growth, cooperation, trade and investment in the Asia-Pacific region.

ADB is committed to helping developing member countries evolve into thriving, modern economies that are well integrated with each other and the world.
The main devices for assistance are loans, grants, policy dialogue, technical assistance and equity investments.

Multilateral development bank focused on developing Asia, but with members from all over the world.

Regional intergovernmental organization with 20 member countries in Asia and the Pacific. Publishes updated, authoritative guidelines on productivity-related practices, and provides free e-Books on industry and services.

Includes economic and business information as well as historical documents.

The Australian Agency for International Development manages the Australian Government's overseas aid program that aims to reuce poverty in developing countries.

CIRDAP is a regional, intergovernmental and autonomous organisation developed to assist and promote integrated rural development in the Asia-Pacific region.

Comprised of 79 Member States from Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific, the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS) strives to achieve the sustainable development of its Members and their progressive integration into the world economy.

The EBRD fosters transition to market economies in countries from central and eastern Europe to central Asia and north Africa.

UNDP (United Nations Development Programme) in Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States is on the ground in 25 countries and territories in Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. UNDP is the UN's global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life.

The IDB, established in 1959 to support the process of economic and social development in Latin America and the Caribbean, is the main source of multilateral financing in the region.

Four country community (Bolivia, Columbia, Ecuador, and Peru) with the common goal of integrated economic, social and cultural development. Website provides statistics, legislation, and other documentation.

ALADI seeks economic cooperation, intergration and free-trade among its members: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Columbia, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela and Cuba.

Provides news and information about the process to integrate the economies of the Western Hemisphere into a single free trade arrangement.

Canada’s lead agency for development assistance. It has a mandate to support sustainable development in developing countries in order to reduce poverty and to contribute to a more secure, equitable, and prosperous world.

A bipartisan, nonprofit policy research organization with research and articles on such topics as humanitarian assistance, human rights, international development, and gender and international security.

An international organization created by Canada, Mexico and the United States under the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC).

Created by the Parliament of Canada in 1970 to help developing countries use science and technology to find practical, long-term solutions to the social, economic, and environmental problems they face.

USAID is an independent federal government agency that provide assistance in Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia,Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe and Eurasia, and the Middle East.

USAID's Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC) is the largest online resource for USAID funded technical and program documentation, with over 71500 documents available for electronic download.