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the Council on Foreign Relations

Development

See also: Learning Resources on Development

High School

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stands at a podium and addresses the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters on March 10, 2026.

Activities

UN General Assembly Perspective-Taking Activity

Lesson Plans

Sustainable Development Goals Lesson Plan

A labourer and his granddaughter eat their meals under a tin shelter on a hot day in Jammu

Lesson Plans

Development and Economic Growth Lesson Plan

View over busy Gangnam district at dusk. Seoul. South Korea

Lesson Plans

U.S. Aid after World War II Lesson Plan

Wider Image: Schools Around The World

Lesson Plans

Definitions of Development Lesson Plan

Labourers work at a construction site of a future urban project in Valparaiso, Chile.

Essay and Discussion Questions

Development High School Questions

Higher Education

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. stands at a podium and addresses the United Nations General Assembly at the U.N. headquarters on March 10, 2026.

Activities

UN General Assembly Perspective-Taking Activity

International Women's Day

Activities

Tracking Gender Equality: Realities and Solutions Activity

A woman, who has been displaced by floods, carries a USAID box from USAID in Dadu

Activities

Future of U.S. Foreign Aid Strategy Activity

Businesswoman talk with colleagues in modern conference room

Syllabi

BUS 1011: Business Fundamentals

A black and white book cover that reads, "Playing Monopoly With the Devil: Dollarization and Domestic Currencies in Developing Countries".

Book Guides

Playing Monopoly with the Devil

A book cover with a photograph of a young kid in front of a construction site in India. The text reads, "Why Growth Matters: How Economic Growth in India Reduced Poverty and the Lessons for Other Developing Countries".

Book Guides

Why Growth Matters

Resource Collections for your Students

An airman pushes a cargo pallet onto a military transport aircraft. The sunset can be seen in the background.

How the United States Provides Foreign Aid

A Nigerian health official administers an mpox vaccine to a man at Mando Primary Health Care Center.

Development: Around the World

Volunteers serve lunch in a community kitchen set up by USAID and World Food Programme in Cucuta, Colombia. There is a sign behind them that reads, "USAID Del Pueblo de Los Estados Unidos de America".

Development: Introduction