• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
  "The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an organization of 189 countries, working to foster global monetary cooperation, secure financial stability, facilitate international trade, promote high employment and sustainable economic growth, and reduce poverty around the world."
• United Nations Development Programme   "The UNDP works in nearly 170 countries and territories, helping to achieve the eradication of poverty, and the reduction of inequalities and exclusion. We help countries to develop policies, leadership skills, partnering abilities, institutional capabilities and build resilience in order to sustain development results."
• World Bank Home Page
  The World Bank is among the largest sources for development projects. The Countries section includes national profiles; summary data; and detailed reports on development projects. When using the search engine, type plus (+) signs in the search box to retrieve precise information. For example, the search "+Algeria +housing +education" retrieves materials about housing and education in Algeria.   
• World Health Organization (WHO) Home Page
  WHO is the UN's specialized agency for health.

Intergovernmental Organizations

• IGO Publications Ready Reference Collection  (Columbia University)
  Lists reference sources organized by international agencies. Please note that call numbers listed in this guide are call numbers for Columbia University Libraries.  Please use the UB Libraries catalog to determine if UB owns an item of interest.
• International Development Organizations Web Archive (University of California-Berkeley)
  A guide to organizations and their publications pertaining to development gender equality, reproductive health, poverty, and HIV/AIDS
• International Organization Web Sites  (Union of International Associations)
  Links connect to dozens of international organizations throughout the world.
• Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Home Page
  OECD is an organization of developed nations that advocates market economies. Links connect to OECD publications about countries throughout the world. Retrieve information by countries or topics.

A World Bank database, World Development Indicators, is especially useful.  It covers 800 statistical indicators for 152 nations and 14 regions over a 40 year time series.