Political Science: International Relations

The International Development Statistics (IDS) online databases cover bilateral, multilateral aid (ODA) and private providers’ aid and other resource flows to developing countries.

The All Minorities at Risk (AMAR) project is an independent iteration of Minorities at Risk (MAR), a university-based research project that monitors and analyzes the status and conflicts of politically-active communal groups in all countries with a current population of at least 500,000.

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development provides three databases on Migration information. The International Migration database provides tables with recent annual series on migration flows and stocks of foreign-born or foreigners in OECD countries as well as on acquisitions of nationality. The Database on Immigrants in OECD Countries provides comprehensive and comparative information on a broad range of demographic and labor market characteristics of immigrants living in OECD countries as well as in a number of non-OECD countries. The Indicators of Immigrant Integration provides a set of indicators of immigrant integration in the fields of employment, education and skills, social inclusion, civic engagement and social cohesion at the national or at the local level.

As international concern about global environment and sustainable development becomes more pressing, government, business and the public all need reliable and harmonized data on the environment, including the ways in which it is affected by economic activity. The Compendium, revised regularly, presents data linking pollution and natural resources with activity in such economic sectors as energy, transport, industry and agriculture. It shows the state of air, inland waters, wildlife, etc., for OECD countries and describes selected responses by government and enterprises.

The World Bank Group is committed to fighting poverty in all its dimensions. We use the latest evidence and analysis to help governments develop sound policies that can help the poorest in every country, and focus our investments in areas that are critical to improving our lives.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has information on Cultures from around the world including statistics and current issues such as cultures in emergencies, world heritage, intangible cultural heritage, culture and sustainable development etc.

The UN collects, analyzes and disseminates statistical information from member nations on a wide variety of topics to the general public. Links to information on statistical methods, links to data and reports, and other sources.

"Free and open access to global development data."

"The World Bank’s World Development Report, published annually since 1978, is an invaluable guide to the economic, social, and environmental state of the world today. Each report provides in-depth analysis and policy recommendations on a specific and important aspect of development—from agriculture, the role of the state, transition economies, and labor to infrastructure, health, the environment, and poverty."

The GHO data repository is WHO's gateway to health-related statistics for its 194 Member States. It provides access to over 1000 indicators on priority health topics including mortality and burden of diseases, the Millennium Development Goals (child nutrition, child health, maternal and reproductive health, immunization, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, neglected diseases, water and sanitation), non communicable diseases and risk factors, epidemic-prone diseases, health systems, environmental health, violence and injuries, equity among others.

"Population estimates from 1950 to the present for 237 countries or areas, underpinned by analyses of historical demographic trends."