Report of the second consultative meeting on the ECA Population Information Network for African (POPIN-Africa)

Abstract

The consultative meeting was organized by the ECA population division in close collaboration and with the assistance of the UN regional commission liason office, POPIN, UN population division and UNFPA. The meeting was attended by representatives from the Canadian international development agency (CIDA); International Development Research Centre (IDRC); Institute de formation et de recherché démographiques (IFORD); Johns Hopkins University; Regional Institute for Population Studies (RIPS); Sahel Institute; United States agency for International Development (USAID); United Nations Population Division ; United Nations Department of technical co-operation for Development, Population Branch; United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA); United Nations fund for Population Activities (UNFPA); Columbia University, Centre for Population and Family Health Library/ Information Program; International Press Service (IPS); Pan – African Documentation and Information System (PADIS); and Cairo Demographic Centre (CDC). THE list of participants is shown in Annex I and the agenda in Annex II.