increasing worldwide access to population and reproductive health information and data a global...
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Increasing Worldwide Access to Population and Reproductive Health
Information and Data
A Global Partnership Strengthened by Information Technology
Dr. Susan Pasquariella, Global Co-ordinatorUnited Nations Population Information Network (POPIN)
March 2001
Dr. Susan Pasquariella, Global Co-ordinatorUnited Nations Population Information Network (POPIN)
March 2001
What is POPIN?
Established by ECOSOC resolution 1979/33
A decentralized worldwide network responsible for coordination of regional and national population information activities
Established by ECOSOC resolution 1979/33
A decentralized worldwide network responsible for coordination of regional and national population information activities
POPIN Network Structure
Partial POPIN Network Structure2001
•Global POPIN Coordinating Unit, Pop.Div./DESA•United Nations Regional Commissions
•APLIC - Northern America•Economic & Social Commission for Western Asia•Economic Commission for Africa•Economic & Social Commission for Asia & the Pacific•Economic Commission for Latin America & the Caribbean•Economic Commission for Europe
•Non-Governmental Organizations (sample)•Union for African Population Studies•Centre for African Family Studies•League of Arab States
POPIN Objectives
To increase worldwide access to population and reproductive health information and data from developed and developing countries
To facilitate use of information technologies by developing country population institutions in support of the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD)
POPIN Information Strategies
Promoting electronic publication of population information and data via the Internet and CD-ROM
Building regional and national information capacities through training and technical assistance
Capacity-building, Communication, Creation of Websites
Using Information Technologies to Empower Institutions in Developing Countries
Helping to build local information infrastructures - Use of local technical assistance and local website hosting
Promoting local agendas and electronic publication
Helping to build local information infrastructures - Use of local technical assistance and local website hosting
Promoting local agendas and electronic publication
Building national, regional and global databanks of population information resources; A global population information knowledge base in support of development and accessible to all.
Building national, regional and global databanks of population information resources; A global population information knowledge base in support of development and accessible to all.
Building an Internet Population Information Knowledge Base
Knowledge Base Contents
UN Commission on Population & Development
Conferences & Congresses, including ICPD
POPIN / APLIC Electronic Guides
Maps Software Directories Bibliographic
Resources Country &
Demographic Profiles
Maps Software Directories Bibliographic
Resources Country &
Demographic Profiles
Disseminating United Nations Population Information
•Infonation - Statistical Data on UN Member States
•FAOStat - Multilingual Statistical Data
•ILO Databases - Migration Statistics
•Infonation - Statistical Data on UN Member States
•FAOStat - Multilingual Statistical Data
•ILO Databases - Migration Statistics
POPIN Electronic Contributions Through Global Teamwork
Worldwide Directory of Population InstitutionsURL: www.popin.org/~unpopdir
Multilingual Dictionary of Demographic and Reproductive Health TerminologyURL: www.popin.org/~unpopterms
Highlights of POPIN Information Technology Use Since 1993
1993 - First population Internet site
1994 - Internet coverage of ICPD
1996 - First POPIN CD-ROM
1996 - First regional training with ESCAP
Highlights of POPIN Information Technology Use Since 1993
1997 - Internet Directory of Population Institutions
1998 - Internet Dictionary 1997-1999 - Regional
Commissions establish population websites
2001 - Multi-site searching capability added to POPIN websites (proposed)
POPIN Website Awards & Statistics
POPIN websites accessed over 7 million times per year from 115 countries (2000); 5 million times per year from 110
countries (1999)
The End
For further information, please contact:Director,
Population Division/DESA
United Nations
2 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017
ATTN: POPIN
Financial support for POPIN is provided by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)