Population Council, The

Organization's name: Population Council, The
Headquarters address  
Address: 1 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza. New York NY 10017


United States of America
Phone: 1-212-339-0500
Fax: 1-212-755-6052
Email: pubinfo@popcouncil.org
Organization type: Non-governmental organization
Languages:
  • English

Activities

Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
Economic and Social:
  • Aging
  • Development
  • Sustainable Development
  • Women
  • Youth

Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
  • Capacity building
  • Education and training of women
  • Human rights of women
  • Indigenous women
  • Research
  • The girl child
  • Violence against women
  • Women and HIV/AIDS
  • Women and health
  • Women and poverty
  • Women and the economy
  • Women and the environment

Population:
  • Morbidity and mortality
  • Population distribution and internal migration
  • Population growth
  • Population structure
  • Reproduction, family formation and the status of women

Social Development:
  • Poverty
Geographic scope: International
Country of activity:
  • Guatemala
  • Ghana
  • Ethiopia
  • Chile
  • Ecuador
  • Malawi
  • Sudan
  • Zimbabwe
  • Kenya
  • Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
  • Cameroon
  • Mexico
  • Côte D'Ivoire
  • Rwanda
  • Senegal
  • Egypt
  • South Africa
  • Burkina Faso
  • Thailand
  • Viet Nam
  • Nigeria
  • Brazil
  • Zambia
  • Yemen
  • Bangladesh
  • Pakistan
  • Mali
  • India
  • Uganda
Millennium Development Goals:
  • Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
  • Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
  • Promote gender equality and empower women
  • Reduce child mortality
  • Ensure environmental sustainability
  • Develop global partnership for development
Mission statement:
Year established (YYYY): 1952
Year of registration (YYYY): 1972
Organizational structure: Offices in 16 countries. Carry out research and programs and strengthen the skills of local researchers in 49 countries.
Funding structure:
  • Donations and grants from domestic sources
  • Foreign and international grants

Additional Information

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