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"The Population Council began as a funding agency with a professional staff of fewer than ten and an annual budget of less than one million dollars. This fiscal year the Council will operate on a budget of $86 million, with offices in 18 countries and on four different continents. It conducts research and programs in more than 70 countries. The Council's extensive various offices and programs employ nearly 600 people worldwide and include citizens from more than 40 countries.
"The Population Council Board of Trustees is comprised of leaders in the fields of biomedicine, business, economic development, health, the media, philanthropy, and social science.
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'''Funding'''
*"The organization receives funding from the government as well as private foundations, corporations, and individuals."
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*"Funding Sources: National government (58%), foundations (23%), internal funds (12%), foreign government (4%), international organizations (3%). Accepts contract research. Budget (2000): USD 70.9 million."/[http://www.nira.go.jp/ice/nwdtt/dat/1304.html NIRA's World Directory of Think Tanks], May 2002.
*[http://www.gatesfoundation.org/globalhealth/hivaidstb/hivaids/grants/grant-18057.htm Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation](9/28/2001): "$20,000,000 over 5 years to begin the Phase III trial of Carraguard, the leading candidate microbicide."
*[http://www.aegis.com/news/pr/2001/PR011141.html NIH Grant] (11/29/2001) Helps Population Council Advance Promising HIV/AIDS Prevention Research: Support for 'Novel Anti-HIV Carrageenan-based Microbicides' Research May Result in More Options for Women to Protect Themselves From Infections.
*[http://www.usaid.gov/press/releases/2002/pr021015.html USAID Provides Population Council $65 Million for HIV/AIDS Operations Research] (10/15/2002).
'''Contact'''
New York Headquarters<br>
One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza<br>
New York, NY 10017<br>
Telephone: (212) 339-0500<br>
Fax: (212) 755-6052<br>
Email: pubinfo@popcouncil.org<br>
Homepage: http://www.popcouncil.org<br>
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== Other Related SourceWatch Resources ==
*[[sustainable development]]
*[[Timeline to global governance]]
*[[United Nations Sustainable Development Program]]
== External Links ==
*[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.