Scientific update
Policy relevance in 2013
In 2013 the World Population program (POP) contributed to two global surveys with information for policymakers and decision makers in the development arena.
The first contribution was to the UN Economic Council for Europe on population trends.
The second was to the UN Development Programme on human progress in the South.
The World Population Program contributes to UNECE report
The World Population Program (POP) researchers in 2013 identified and elaborated critical policy gaps and possible solutions for a report on the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) region, entitled "Population Trends and Policies in the UNECE Region: Outcomes, Policies and Possibilities." More
The World Population Program contributes to Human Development Report
The World Population (POP) Program made substantial contributions to the 2013 UN Human Development Report "The Rise of the South: Human Progress in a Diverse World," which examines the profound shift in global dynamics being driven by the fast-rising developing world and the implications of this for human development. More
Collaborators
United Nations Economic Council for Europe (UNECE);
United Nations Development Programme (UNPD).
CONTACT DETAILS
Interim Deputy Director General for Science Directorate - DDG for Science Department
Principal Research Scholar and Senior Program Advisor Population and Just Societies Program
Principal Research Scholar and Senior Program Advisor Social Cohesion, Health, and Wellbeing Research Group - Population and Just Societies Program
Research program