About POPIN
The Population Information Network (POPIN) was founded on 9 May 1979,
by resolution 1979/33 of the United Nations Economic and Social Council.
POPIN strives to make international, regional and national population
information, particularly information available from United Nations
sources, easily available to the international community. The development
of POPIN was partially supported by the United Nations Population Fund
(UNFPA).
The Population Information Network is a decentralized community
of population institutions organized into global, regional and
national networks. Global POPIN activities, including this web
site, are established by and within the United Nations Population
Division. Regional population networks have been established
by
Regularly issued publications which provide updates on POPIN activities include:
- Population Newsletter. "POPIN Update" column includes information
about Global POPIN activities at the United Nations Population
Division. Published biannually by the Population Division/DESA;
- Asia-Pacific POPIN Bulletin. Includes information and articles
about POPIN activities in the Asia-Pacific region;
- PADIS Newsletter. Includes information about POPIN and development
activities in Africa and other regions. Published four times a
year in English and French by the Pan African Development Information
System (PADIS) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
(ECA);
- Boletin del PROLAP. Includes information about POPIN activities
in Latin America and the Caribbean. Published four times a year
in Spanish by the Programa Latinoamericano de Actividades en Población,
Buenos Aires, Argentina;
- APLIC- International Communicator. Includes information about
the activities of the Association for Population/Family Planning
Libraries and Information Centers- International (APLIC-I), which
serves as the Northern American POPIN. Published periodically
by APLIC.
Bibliographic Databases maintained by the global and regional POPIN
networks include:
- DOCPAL bibliographic database of citations to Latin American
population literature. Produced by the Latin American Demographic
Centre (CELADE) of
the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the
Caribbean (ECLAC/CEPAL). Also
available in CD-ROM format from CELADE.
- EBIS POPFILE bibliographic database of citations to Asia- Pacific
population literature. Produced by the Economic and Social Commission
for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). Also available on diskette from ESCAP.
For national databases, please contact Asia-Pacific
POPIN.
- PADIS bibliographic database of citations to African population
literature. Produced by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). Also available on
diskette from the ECA.
For further information about the Population Information Network,
please contact: The Director, Population Division, Department
of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations Secretariat, 2 United
Nations Plaza (Rm. DC2-1950), New York, NY 10017, USA. Telephone:
(212) 963-3179; Fax: (212) 963-2147.
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