 Achieving decent living conditions and well-being for all remains the biggest challenge for humanity. This is why we do what we do. We are the United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research. Are you a new wider? For more than 30 years we have generated ideas that support sustainable and equitable development. Part of the United Nations and based in Helsinki, we are a global think tank that provides a forum for original research and policy discussion. Our work currently focuses on three core development challenges – transformation, inclusion and sustainability. These interact differently in specific country contexts. To create ideas on how best to address these challenges, we bring together local researchers with international experts. Jointly we assess available options and help design effective policies. This is how we work. With a global network of researchers and leading institutions from all around the world, it is the power of the network that gives you a new wider credibility as a quality source of knowledge on development. In the Growth and Poverty project, for example, we brought together an interdisciplinary team of international and local researchers to assess recent trends in poverty and growth in sub-Saharan Africa. A striking diversity of experiences emerged. Monetary indicators improved in many countries. Others are yet to succeed in channeling the benefits of growth to the poor. Some even failed to grow. Simultaneously, a large majority of countries have made impressive progress in non-monetary indicators such as infant mortality rates and school enrollments. These analyses are feeding into government policies addressing the challenges of inclusive growth and poverty reduction in Africa. To be useful, new knowledge is shared and discussed at all levels, amongst researchers, policymakers and practitioners. To illustrate, in wider development conferences, senior and junior researchers share common platforms with policymakers. Conferences also connect developing country researchers to international debates and provide you and your wider with a global voice. All this research and analysis is freely available on our website. You can also find databases as well as short briefings and blogs on key findings. Become part of our global network. Join us in creating and sharing knowledge for development.