Increasing Worldwide Access to Population and Reproductive Health Information and Data A Global Partnership Strengthened by Information Technology Dr. Susan Pasquariella, Global Co-ordinator United Nations Population Information Network (POPIN) March 2001

What is POPIN? n Established by ECOSOC resolution 1979/33 n A decentralized worldwide network responsible for coordination of regional and national population information activities

POPIN Network Structure

Partial POPIN Network Structure 2001 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 n To increase worldwide access to population and reproductive health information and data from developed and developing countries n 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 n Promoting electronic publication of population information and data via the Internet and CD- ROM n 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 n Helping to build local information infrastructures - Use of local technical assistance and local website hosting n Promoting local agendas and electronic publication n 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 n UN Commission on Population & Development n Conferences & Congresses, including ICPD n POPIN / APLIC Electronic Guides n Maps n Software n Directories n Bibliographic Resources n 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 Institutions URL: Multilingual Dictionary of Demographic and Reproductive Health Terminology URL:

Highlights of POPIN Information Technology Use Since 1993 n First population Internet site n Internet coverage of ICPD n First POPIN CD-ROM n First regional training with ESCAP

Highlights of POPIN Information Technology Use Since 1993 n Internet Directory of Population Institutions n Internet Dictionary n Regional Commissions establish population websites n 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 ATTN: POPIN Financial support for POPIN is provided by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)