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The '''[http://www.popcouncil.org Population Council]''' is an international, nonprofit, [[non-governmental organization]] that seeks to improve the well-being and [[reproductive health]] of current and future generations around the world and to help achieve a humane, equitable, and sustainable balance between people and resources. The Council conducts biomedical, social science, and public health research and helps build research capacities in developing countries. Established in 1952, the Council is governed by an [http://www.popcouncil.org/about/officers.html international board of trustees].
Headquartered in New York, the Population Council has 17 offices in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and does work in nearly 70 countries. With an annual budget of $74 million [2006], it employs nearly 520 people from 33 countries with expertise in a wide array of scientific disciplines.
*[http://www.un.org/popin/icpd/conference/ngo/940909174910.html 7 September 1994]: "Imperatives for the Future: Looking back, moving forward, Creating the Future we Want" by Margaret Catley-Carlson, President, Population Council at The International Conference on Population and Development, Plenary Session.
*[http://www.africa2000.com/INDX/usaid2001/pcouncil.html The Population Council Program III], USAID research grant for contraceptive development, 08/1999-09/2004.
[[Category:International issues]]
