Center for Global Development
www.cgdev.org
CGD is an independent, not-for-profit think tank that works to reduce global poverty and inequality by encouraging policy change in the U.S. and other rich countries through rigorous research and active engagement with the policy community.

Center for Human Rights and Global Justice
www.chrgj.org
Hosted by the New York University School of Law, this is a premier research centre on human rights and the consequences of globalization on poor people and poor countries.  It contains a wealth of information and working papers on latest research in this area.

Centre for Development and Human Rights
www.cdhr.org.in/about.htm 
Located in New Delhi, this websites provides information about the leading Indian centre for research and policies on the right to development. 

DevInfo
www.devinfo.org
DevInfo is a powerful database system which monitors progress towards the Millennium Development Goals. It generates tables, graphs, and maps for reports and presentations. DevInfo has been developed in cooperation with the UN system and has been adapted from UNICEF ChildInfo technology. The database maintains indicators by time periods and geographic areas to monitor commitments to sustained human development.

Eurodad
www.eurodad.org
Provides policy studies from a network of 48 development NGOs in 15 European countries, focusing on development and finance, especially debt issues.

Inter-American Institute of Human Rights
www.iidh.ed.cr/default_eng.htm 
This website of the Inter-American Institute of Human Rights, a premier research and training institution in Latin America, provides a wealth of information on human rights situation and analysis.  The site provides information on specific rights and on current activities of the Institute.

OHCHR website
www2.ohchr.org/
The OHCHR website is a must visit site for students of human rights and development.  In particular, the pages on development, poverty, and MDGs. 

OHCHR website – right to development
www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/development/
This page contains basic documents and information on current debates and activities of the OHCHR working group on the right to development.

OHCHR website – poverty
www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/poverty/ 
This page contains basic documents on poverty as a human rights issue.  It provides information on current OHCHR activities, reports of the independent expert on extreme poverty, and links to documents.

OHCHR website - MDGs
www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/millenium-development/index.htm 
This page on MDGs contains UNOHCR perspectives on why MDGs are relevant to human rights, and documents on the subject.

Third World Network
www.twnside.org.sg/
This website offers an interesting example of  ‘the view from the developing world’. Managed by the Third World Network, Malaysia, it provides an excellent range of policy papers and information on international political economy, development, environment, and human rights issues.

UNIFEM
www.unifem.undp.org
The United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) works to ensure the participation of women in development planning and practice.

United Nations Statistic Division – MDG indicators
http://unstats.un.org/unsd/mdg/
The MDG Indicators website presents the official data, definitions, methodologies, and sources for more than 60 indicators to measure progress towards the Millennium Development Goals. The data and analyses are the product of the work of the Inter-agency and Expert Group (IAEG) on MDG Indicators, coordinated by the United Nations Statistics Division. You will also find the official progress reports and documents produced by IAEG. Links to related sites and documents and constantly updated news will keep you up to date with the ongoing activities on MDG monitoring.