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The IUSSP shares the International Science Council’s " deep dismay and concern regarding the military offensives being carried out in Ukraine".
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Sessions of the IUSSP Urban FP Project at the 9th Africities Summit in Kisumu Kenya on Family planning is critical to urban development: what you need to know and what you can do (Part 1& 2) on 18 May: 9:00-12:00 & 14:00-17:00. Download the Programme
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New IUSSP video on the contribution of demography and demographers to understanding and addressing current world population challenges
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IUSSP Bulletin - Issue 55, March 2022 | |
IPC2021The International Population Conference took place from 5 to 10 December 2021 Read more | ![]() |
Bruno Schoumaker, Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL), is the awardee for the 2021 IUSSP-Mattei Dogan Foundation Award for Comparative Research in Demography. He will give a Keynote on “Male fertility around the World and over time. On tapping untapped data for comparative fertility research" during the Closing Session of the 2021 International Population Conference (IPC2021) on Friday 10 December at 16:00 UTC (11:00 New York / 17:00 Paris / 21:30 New Delhi). | |
Call for nominations Deadline for nominations extended to 1 March 2022. | |
The Case for a World Migration Survey Marcela Cerrutti, Philippe Fargues and Mariama Awumbila
This IUSSP Policy & Research Paper advocates for the development and implementation of a World Migration Survey (WMS) to generate international comparative information on significant and unrevealed aspects of migrants and migration. Results of a world migration survey will inform a wide range of policy-relevant debates. (read more)
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Demographers’ contributions to the understanding of the COVID-19 pandemic A Poor People's Pandemic Report: mapping the Intersection of Poverty, Race and Covid-19 in the US | |
In Memoriam | |
We were saddened to learn of the death of Ian Pool. He was an active IUSSP member who joined in 1965 and served on the IUSSP Committee on Age Structure and Public Policy (1999-2003), serving as co-editor of Population, Resources and Development. Riding the Age Waves - Volume 1 (Springer 2005), which was one of 3 volumes produced by the Committee. | |
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Jim Vaupel was a leading figure in demographic research on mortality and longevity. He was an innovator, charismatic leader and a man of conviction as well as a captivating teacher and passionate researcher always full of new ideas he was eager to share. He conveyed his love of demography to generations of students and young researchers from all disciplines, with a particular fondness for formal demography, which he called the champagne of demography.
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Membership News | |
New publications from members :
Production of a Vital Statistics Report: Guide (Revision 1), Vital Strategies, UNECA, UNESCAP, and Statistics Norway, 2020. | ![]() |
Data Revolution | |
IUSSP members are invited to read and comment on recommendations sent to the UN Secretary General's Independent Expert Advisory Group on the Data Revolution for Sustainable Development.
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For more information see: Demography and the Data Revolution
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IUSSP Project on Family Planning, Fertility and Urban Development A project to support early career researchers in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia to produce policy-relevant evidence on family planning and fertility in cities and towns and their links to urban welfare funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. |