The Center for Development Research (ZEF) is an international and trans-disciplinary scientific research institute at the University of Bonn, Germany.
ZEF’s overall goal is to contribute with its research and education to enhancing sustainable human development and combating poverty in Africa, Asia and Latin America. ZEF also strives to strengthen international development research. It therefore cooperates closely with researchers and experts from all over the world in the fields of development policy and cooperation.
The International Labour Organization (ILO), the specialized UN agency on social and labour issues promotes sustainable development, decent work, green jobs, the greening of enterprises, gender equality and skills building.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) partners with people at all levels of society to help build nations that can withstand crisis, and drive and sustain the kind of growth that improves the quality of life for everyone. UNDP is on the ground in 177 countries offering global perspective and local insights to help empower lives and build resilient nations. UNDP strengthens national capacity to manage the environment in a sustainable manner to advance poverty reduction.
The Organization of American States (OAS) has 35 member States from Latin American and the Caribbean countries and is the region’s premier forum for multilateral dialogue and concerted action; it ensures and promotes sustainable development throughout the Western Hemisphere.
The Environment for Development (EfD) initiative is a capacity building program in environmental economics focusing on research, policy advice, and teaching in China, Central America, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Chile, USA and Sweden. It’s mission is to contribute to poverty alleviation and sustainable development through increased use of environmental economics’ capacity, tools and instruments in policy design and policy making processes pertaining to management of ecosystem, natural resources and climate change impacts.
ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability is the world's leading association of cities and local governments dedicated to sustainable development. ICLEI is a powerful movement of 12 mega-cities, 100 super-cities and urban regions, 450 large cities, 450 small and medium-sized cities and towns in 86 countries.
The Growth Dialogue is a network of experts driven by the goal of promoting sustainable economic growth. Without growth, it is hard to imagine sustainable development and improvements in people’s lives. We bring growth thinkers, practitioners and policymakers together to share and promulgate views, lessons and experience.
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), established in 1972, is the voice for the environment within the United Nations system. UNEP acts as a catalyst, advocate, educator and facilitator to promote the wise use and sustainable development of the global environment. The UNEP-led Green Economy Initiative, launched in 2008, consists of several components whose collective overall objective is to provide the analysis and policy support for investing in green sectors and in greening environmental unfriendly sectors.
The World Bank Group was established in 1944, headquartered in Washington, D.C. We have more than 10,000 employees in more than 120 offices worldwide.
The World Bank Group has set two goals for the world to achieve by 2030:
The International Trade Center (ITC) is the focal point in the United Nations system for trade related technical assistance. ITC’s mission is to foster sustainable economic development and contribute to achieving the Millennium Development Goals in developing countries and countries with economies in transition through trade and international business development.