The sustainable development goals update and expand on UN Millennium Development Goals

Locus of much of the UN's development work

An autonomous UN agency engaging in multidisciplinary research on the social dimensions of contemporary problems affecting development.

The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research conducts research on a wide range of development issues, publishing scholarly papers based on their studies.

includes information from World Development Indicators.

"The Development Economics Group (DEC) increases understanding of development policies and programs by providing intellectual leadership and analytical services to the World Bank and the wider development community. DEC is the premier research and data arm of the World Bank."

publications in the World Bank Open Knowledge Repository.