A Year Into the Pandemic
This past year, the coronavirus pandemic has impacted every country, every community, and every person in this world – but not equally nor in [...]
Population Council Appoints New Vice Presidents
It is our great honor to announce the appointment of Dr. Harriet Birungi as the vice president of International Programs and Dr. Thoai Ngo as [...]
Population Council Applauds Repeal of Mexico City Policy
The Population Council applauds the recent executive action of the United States (U.S.) Government to rescind the Mexico City Policy, to resume funding to the United Nations Population Foundation (UNFPA), and [...]
Statement of Solidarity
All of us at the Population Council are outraged and saddened by the recent incidents of racial violence, police violence, and racism toward Black [...]
Informing the Global COVID-19 Response
At the Population Council, we believe that well-designed research is the foundation to solving health and development challenges. We are responding to the COVID-19 [...]
Population Council Welcomes Three New Members to Board of Trustees
The Population Council is pleased to announce the addition of three new members to the Board of Trustees. Drawing on backgrounds in finance, organizational [...]
Population Council Welcomes David Serwadda as New Trustee
The Population Council is pleased to welcome Professor David Serwadda to the Board of Trustees. With over 30 years of clinical and community research [...]
Accelerating Action Around the Nairobi Summit on ICPD25
The 1994 International Conference on Population Development (ICPD) held in Cairo, saw 179 governments adopt an ambitious program of action to achieve comprehensive sexual [...]