Promoting better policies for better lives in emerging and developing economies is an integral part of the OECD’s mission. It is also an essential contribution to the prosperity and stability of its members. Most OECD departments and special bodies therefore lend their expertise to supporting policy making in partner countries, and three of them specialise in international development: the Development Co-operation Directorate, the OECD Development Centre, and the Sahel and West Africa Club.