Elevating Voices, Expanding Choices, Improving Lives

Read Population Council's 2018 Annual report now.
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Having a Child Before Becoming an Adult

New study by Women Deliver and Population Council analyzes married women's control over cash earnings.
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Research for Rights

Meet Ruth Merkatz, Director of Clinical Development, and learn about her work overseeing development of products and clinical trials.
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Powering Progress for Girls

Council President Julia Bunting shares the importance of investing in very young adolescents on Devex.
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Accelerating Progress in Girls’ Education

Council researchers are helping to enhance evidence-based decision-making and action in global girls’ education.
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Putting Women and Girls at the Center of Humanitarian Responses

Read the striking qualitative study of Rohingya adolescents and young people in Bangladesh.
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What We Do

The Population Council conducts research and delivers solutions to improve lives around the world. Big ideas supported by evidence: It’s our model for global change.