International Conference on Biodemography and Multistate Event History Analysis on Healthy Aging was Convened

On 15 October 2012,the International Conference on Biodemography and Multistate Event History Analysis on Healthy Aging,jointly organized by Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies of Peking University,China Population and Development Research Center and Institute of Population and Development of Zhejiang University,was held in Beijing.Professor Jiang Zhenghua,vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the 9th and 10th National People’s     

Assessment of Maternal Health Care——Facts and figures from 2003 baseline survey of UNFPA /China RH/FP Project

1. Introduction According to the Program of Action adopted at the International Conference on Population and Development at Cairo in 1994, reproductive health care in the context of primary health care should include education and services for prenatal care, safe delivery and post-natal care, especially breastfeeding and infant and women’s health care. The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) launched its fifth country program in China during 2003 in 30 counties selected based on th…     

Assessment of Maternal Health Care——Facts and Figures from the 2003 Baseline Survey of UNFPA／China RH／FP Project

According to the Program of Action adopted at the International Conference on Population and Development at Cairo in 1994, reproductive healthcare in the context of primary health care should include education and services for prenatal care, safe delivery and post-natal care, especially breastfeeding and infant and women‘s health care.     

China Population and Development

ForewordThe International Conference on Population andDevelopment (ICPD) held in Cairo in 1994 marked thebeginning of a new era in the field of population anddevelopment. The Programme of Action, endorsed atthe Conference by 179 countries, placed “overalldevelopment of human beings” at the center ofsustainable development. Efforts to achieve the goal ofhuman development have to integrate human needs andaspirations with population dynamics, economicdevelopment, protection of natural reso…     

International Experts Committee on Population Aging Longevity was Established

On 6^th September 2012, International Experts Committee on Population Aging Longevity（IECPAL） was established in Hainan.Participants of the Second Session of International Workshop on Population Aging Longevity discussed and passed the IECPAL Constitution "hereinafter referred as the Experts Committee Constitution".The primary stage of IECPAL Secretariat was sponsored by Committee on Population of the Society for Research and Analysis of China’s Social and Economic Systems,and international cooperative agencies in Japan,Republic of Korea and other countries. IECPAL is formed by experts and scholars from the fields of natural     

18th Executive Committee Meeting of Partners in Population and Development held in Dalian

18th Executive Committee Meeting of Partners in Population and Development was held on 23-24 June,2011 in Dalian,China.Li Bin, Minister of National Population and Family Planning Commission(NPFPC) of China presented herself as the Vice Chair of PPD and delivered a speech.There were about 30 people attending the meeting,including Dr.Azad,Minister of Health and Family Welfare of India,Prof.Dr.Ruhal Haque, Minister of Health and Family Welfare of Bangladesh,Zhao Baige,Vice Minister of     

Share experiences in population and family development and enhan cooperation between China and ASEAN countries——Summary of speeches at China-ASEAN Forum on Population and Family Development

China-ASEAN Forum on Population and Family Development was divided into three sessions.Each session had a keynote speech,followed by introdution of two case studies and expert comments.Afterwards,there were questions and answers and free discussion. Comprehensively Addressing Population Issues and Achieving Sustainable Development This session mainly discussed issues on population and sustainable development in China and ASEAN countries.Population issues not only concem the number of population but also every aspect of social development.     

China and World Population Development： Theory,Problem and Solution——An Overview of the Speeches at the First International Seminar on Frontiers and Perspectives of Demographic Research

In May 2010, the First International Seminar on Frontiers and Perspectives of Demographic Research and the release of the Demography Volume of the UNESCO-EOLSS （Chinese version）, hosted by China Population and Development Research Center （CPDRC） and co-organized by Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies （CHADS） at National Schoolof Development of Peking University,     

CPDRC Successfully Convened Side Event on PADIS- INT during the XXVII International Population Conference

O n the afternoon of August 26, 2013, during the XXVII IUSSP jlnternational Population Conference, Population China and Development Research Center （CPDRC） and Digital China（China）, Ltd. convened a side event on PADIS-INT, a web-based Population Projection Software. At the side event, PADIS-INT was introduced for the third time at international occasions after the first side event to promote PAD1S-INT in 2011 at the UN headquarters and the second side event at the Conference on Sustainable Development in     

China Population and Development

(Continued from Page 17, Vol. 21, No. 4-5)V. Adolescent Sexual and ReproductiveHealth1. Status and ProgressThe Cairo International Conference on Population andDevelopment (ICPD) paid great attention to the sexualand reproductive health of adolescents. One of the toppriorities of the ICPD Programme of Action is to provideadolescents with necessary sexual and reproductivehealth information and services, ensure their right toreproductive health education and services, and helpthem devel…     

China will Continue to Adhere to Integrated Decision-making on Population and Development

正Cui Li,Vice Minister of National Health and Family Planning Commission(NHFPC)of China attended the 47th Session of the United Nations Commission on Population and Development at the UN Headquarters on April 7,2014 and said the Chinese government would continue to uphold the spirit and principles of International Conference on Population and Development(ICPD),     

Sustainability Key for Future Development in China

Sustainable development with Chinese characteristics is key for China抯 future development. This is a consensus reached by environmentalists both at home and abroad who attended the fifth session of the second meeting of the Committee on International Cooperation in Environment and Development in China held in October, 2001 in Beijing. Since the establishment of the committee in 1992, China has made great efforts to improve its policies related to sustainable development. Environment…     

Projection on China’s Population Development by China Population Information and Research Center

Projection on China’s Population Development by China Population Information and Research Center     

National Report on Population and Development——A report submitted by the People''''s Republic of China to the Fifth Asian and Pacific Population Conference, August, 2002

I. Current Situation and Prospects of China's Population Development China is the most populous developing country in the world. A large population size, a weak economic base, and a lack of resources on a per capita basis form its basic national conditions. Many issues and difficulties encountered in the process of China's economic and social development are closely related to the population issues. Population is the principal factor and the major constraint to China's economic and soc…     

Family Planning Benefits Reproductive Health——Case Study of Shanghai

Reproductive health is a new concept put forward by the international community in recent years. In April 1994, WHO defined reproductive health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease, in all matters relating to the reproductive system and to its function and processes. The concept gained international recognition at the International Conference on Population and Development held in Cairo in September 1994. Based on the global repro…     

13~(th) World Population Day Themes Poverty, Population and Development

On July 11th, hundreds of Beijing residents from all walks of life participated in a series of activities to commemorate the 13th World Population Day, which was themed 揚overty, Population and Development? China carries 21% of the world抯 population. Since the 1970s when the family planning policy was first carried out, China has effectively brought its rapid population growth under control and achieved a low fertility level. Meanwhile, poverty-stricken population also dropped from 250 mi…     

China Faces Nine Obstacles in Population Development

With drastic changes in both the international and domestic environment for population and family planning development, China faces nine major challenges in its efforts to further its population and family planning program, said Zhang Weiqing, Minister of the National Population and Family Planning Commission, in an article in Qiushi (seeking truth), a journal published by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China. The challenges include: 1. Unstable low fertility level. Th…     

Main Findings from Survey on Knowledge of HIV/AIDS Prevention and Puberty of High School Students in Rural China

The purpose of the PO2 project is to improve the special health education on reproductive health and HIV/ AIDS prevention knowledge in classroom education in the rural junior high schools of China. Commissioned by the Ministry of Education(MOE)of China,the Center for Population and Development Studies of Renmin University of China carried out a baseline KAP survey on the subject     

Workshop on Population Projection Models and Technology and Review Meeting on PADIS-INT was Convened in Beijing

On September 2, 2013, the iWorkshop on Population Pro- jection Models and Tech-nology and Review Meeting on PADIS- INT was held in China Population and Development Research Center （CPDRC）. Prof. Jiang Zhenghua, Former Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People＇s Congress attendedthe meeting and delivered a speech. Mr.Arie Hoekman, Representative, United Nations Population Fund （UNFPA）Beijing Office; Mr. Hu Hongtao, Commissioner, Department of International Cooper- ation, National Health and Family Plan- ning Commission （NHFPC）; and MI： Jiang Weiping, Director General of CPDRC attended the meeting.     

Side Event on Latest Development and Application of PADIS-INT was Convened at United Nations Headquarters in New York

正On the afternoon of April 8,2014,the Chinese government successfully held the Side Event on Latest Development and Application of PADIS-INT during the47th Session of the United Nations Commission on Population and Development in UN Headquarters.The side event was chaired by Zhang Yang,Deputy Director-General of Department of International Cooperation of National Health and Family Planning Commission(NHFPC)of the People's Republic of China.Ambassador Wang Min,Deputy