Explore more about Covid-19’s impacts on the Sustainable Development Goals: https://sdgs.un.org

The UN report reviewing the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals in 2015: https://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/2015_MDG_Report/pdf/MDG%202015%20rev%20(July%201).pdf

Explore other reports and analyses of the MDGs: Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) (who.int) | 7 reasons the SDGs will be better than the MDGs | Working in development | The Guardian | How successful were the millennium development goals? | Working in development | The Guardian | Change of pace: Accelerations and advances during the Millennium Development Goal era | Brookings

Find out more about the performance of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and review past Global Sustainable Development Reports produced by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs: https://sdgs.un.org/gsdr

The World Bank 2022 Poverty and Shared Prosperity Report: www.worldbank.org/en/publication/poverty-and-shared-prosperity

Find out more about the Bolsa Famíla programme, which provided direct cash transfers to poor Brazilian families: https://www.iadb.org/en/toolkit/conditional-cash-transfer-programs/brazil-bolsa-familia

Explore the charity GiveDirectly’s research on use of unconditional cash transfers (UCT): www.givedirectly.org

Read about the charity ActionAid’s research into the benefits of conditional cash transfer (CCT) programmes, particularly as it relates to improving women's agency and empowerment: www.actionaid.org.uk/our-work/emergencies-disasters-humanitarian-response/cash-transfer-programs

A publication from the World Bank entitled ‘How to Solve Bulgaria’s Paradox: Robust Growth yet Persistent Poverty and Inequality?’: https://www.worldbank.org/en/country/bulgaria/publication/how-to-solve-bulgaria-s-paradox-of-robust-growth-but-persistent-poverty-and-inequality

Explore the data associated with Bulgaria’s development: https://data.worldbank.org/country/bulgaria

‘How to write a policy brief’ a training tool: https://www.idrc.ca/sites/default/files/idrcpolicybrieftoolkit.pdf

A guide to writing a policy brief from The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/policy-briefs/

The UK Parliament’s guide to writing a policy brief: https://post.parliament.uk/how-to-write-a-policy-briefing/