Guiding the work is the belief that eradicating poverty and improving the well-being of people everywhere are necessary steps in creating conditions for lasting world peace. Oxfam Oxfam is a development, advocacy, and relief agency working to put an end to poverty world-wide. In partnership with local groups, Oxfam works with poor people to help them help themselves. The World Bank's purpose is to reduce poverty and improve living standards through sustainable growth and investment in people. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is the British Government department responsible for overseas relations and foreign affairs.
Coverage includes social, economic, political and environmental issues.
Institute for Development Studies IDS is a national centre for research and teaching on development based at Sussex University. The British Library for Development Studies is Europe's largest and most comprehensive research collection on development . The ID21 Development Research reporting service is a new online service which offers hundreds of summaries of problem-solving work on critical development dilemmas around the world. The British Council is the United Kingdom's international organisation for educational and cultural relations. Registered in England as a Charity.