Join us in giving a warm welcome to Gilda Sedgh! She joins the Population Institute as our senior director of global initiatives. She’ll be responsible for leading analytical initiatives and building organizational partnerships that highlight the links between population dynamics, gender equity, sexual and reproductive health and rights, and sustainable development. Read More »
Francophone West Africa is home to nine countries whose populations are projected to grow by 55% to 88% over the next 25 years—among the fastest growth rates in the world. The region also faces deep exposure to environmental and climatic stress, persistent instability across the Sahel, and growing pressure on governance and democratic institutions. Joseph Asunka, CEO … Read More »
Expanded Global Gag Rule Is Latest Assault
January 27, 2026Last Friday, Vice President J.D. Vance announced the Trump administration’s sweeping expansion of the global gag rule. Although advocates were bracing for it, the new rule emphasizes the administration’s intensifying strikes on sexual and reproductive rights worldwide.
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Population Institute Welcomes New Board Members
January 14, 2026Last month, Population Institute’s Board of Directors approved four new members. These new members reinforce the Board’s collective capacity to steward the organizational mission—to improve the health and well-being of people and the planet by supporting policies and programs that promote sexual and reproductive health and rights. Read More »
Partner Afrobarometer Releases Pan-Africa Profile
December 8, 2025Our partner Afrobarometer’s Pan-Africa profile on reproductive health provides key data on Africans’ views on SRHR issues across the continent (38 surveyed countries). Read More »
Population Institute Joins Network of Advocates Re-Affirming Commitment to Family Planning
December 4, 2025Population Institute (PI) joined global leaders, advocates, and organizations advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights for all at the International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) in Bogotá, Colombia from November 1-7. Read More »
Kathleen Mogelgaard, President and CEO of the Population Institute, was featured on an episode of Bloomberg News’ Big Take Asia podcast, released on October 14th, 2025 to share her thoughts on cash incentives to address low fertility rates—and whether incentivizing childbearing is necessary or appropriate in today’s world. Read More »
Population Institute Plans Sponsorship of International Conference on Family Planning
October 1, 2025In support of global efforts to achieve and safeguard universal access to family planning, sexual and reproductive health, and rights, the Population Institute will be a sponsor of the 2025 International Conference on Family Planning (ICFP) in Bogotá, Colombia. Read More »
Don’t Destroy Birth Control: More than 75 Organizations Sign Letter to Secretary Rubio Calling for Immediate Protection of Reproductive Health Commodities
September 17, 2025Along with more than 75 other organizations, the Population Institute signed the following letter to Secretary Rubio opposing the Trump administration’s planned destruction of nearly $10 million in contraception. Read More »
Afrobarometer
September 3, 2025The Population Institute is partnering with Afrobarometer, a pan-African, non-partisan research network, to support public opinion polling and analysis focused on demographic change in Africa. This partnership will enable Afrobarometer to strategically disseminate findings from a recent survey module on sexual and reproductive health and rights, women, and gender, as well as conduct additional polling … Read More »