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GENERATE IDEAS, PRODUCE EVIDENCE, AND DESIGN SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE (SEE SCHEDULE O)

ENSURE SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, RIGHTS, AND CHOICES: THE POPULATION COUNCIL TACKLES INTERSECTING INEQUALITIES THAT UNDERMINE RIGHTS AND ACCESS TO CONTRACEPTION, HIV PREVENTION, MATERNAL AND NEWBORN HEALTH, SAFE ABORTION, AND SEXUALITY EDUCATION, AMONG OTHER SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH NEEDS. FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE SCHEDULE O.

DISTINGUISHED COLLEAGUES:ONE DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIST PROVIDES ADDITIONAL EXPERTISE IN AREAS OF RELEVANCE TO THE COUNCIL AND REPRESENTS THE ORGANIZATION IN HIS FIELD INTERNATIONALLY. HE ALSO CONDUCTS RESEARCH ON A VARIETY OF POPULATION ISSUES, INCLUDING THE DETERMINANTS OF FERTILITY, POPULATION-ENVIRONMENT RELATIONSHIPS, THE DEMOGRAPHIC IMPACT OF THE AIDS EPIDEMIC, POPULATION AGING, AND POPULATION POLICY OPTIONS.ONE DISTINGUISHED SCIENTIST SPEAKS AT CONFERENCES AND FORUMS AROUND THE WORLD AND ADVISES SCIENTISTS ABOUT RESEARCH IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND NEW CONTRACEPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES. SHE IS THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR CONTRACEPTION RESEARCH, AN HONORARY MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL MENOPAUSE SOCIETY, A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF MALE CONTRACEPTION AND AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR CONTRACEPTION. SHE IS ALSO THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR AND PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR OF A NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH (NIH) CENTER GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT.

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH: ON THE BIOMEDICAL FRONT, SCIENTISTS AT OUR CENTER FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH (CBR) INVENT CONTRACEPTIVES AND MULTIPURPOSE PREVENTION TECHNOLOGIES THAT MEET PEOPLE'S DIVERSE NEEDS AND LIFESTYLES. CBR IS THE LEADING INNOVATOR OF HIGH QUALITY SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH PRODUCTS THAT ENHANCE SAFETY AND CHOICE FOR INDIVIDUALS IN THE GLOBAL MARKET. HIGHLIGHTS IN THE PAST YEAR INCLUDE ADVANCING OUR RESEARCH TO DEVELOP THE FIRST NON-HORMONAL VAGINAL RING TO PREVENT PREGNANCY AND HIV; THE FIRST MALE CONTRACEPTIVE (NESTORONE/TESTOSTERONE GEL); AND A DUAL PREVENTION PILL TO PREVENT BOTH PREGNANCY AND HIV IN A SINGLE TABLET. WE ALSO COMPLETED THE ACQUISITION OF THE DAPIVIRINE RING AND OTHER HIV PREVENTION TECHNOLOGIES FROM THE INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR MICROBICIDES.EMPOWER ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL:THROUGH OUR GIRL INNOVATION, RESEARCH, AND LEARNING (GIRL) CENTER, THEPOPULATION COUNCIL CARRIES FORWARD A GLOBAL AGENDA THAT WE HELPEDDEFINE 25 YEARS AGO TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF ADOLESCENTS, ESPECIALLYGIRLS. THE AGENDA IS MORE RELEVANT THAN EVER AS ADOLESCENTS FACESOCIAL, HEALTH, AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES THAT HAVE BEEN FURTHERCOMPOUNDED BY THE COVID PANDEMIC.2022 KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: THE GIRL CENTER LAUNCHED ITS ROADMAP TO 2030, OUTLINING ITS STRATEGY TO END CHILD MARRIAGE IN A GENERATION, BREAK INTERGENERATIONAL POVERTY, AND CREATE A GENDER-EQUITABLE ENTRY INTO ADULTHOOD. TO ENSURE DATA ARE USED FOR EVIDENCE-BASED DECISIONS AND INVESTMENTS,THE GIRL CENTER PRODUCED A SERIES OF RESEARCH BRIEFS THAT PRESENT THE LATEST EVIDENCE ON CRITICAL ISSUES OF IMPORTANCE, SUCH AS THE GENDERED EFFECTS OF SCHOOL CLOSURES DURING COVID, AND RECOMMEND FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR RESEARCH, PROGRAMS, AND POLICIES. THE EVIDENCE FOR GENDER AND EDUCATION RESOURCE (EGER) PUBLISHED A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF POLICIES AND INTERVENTIONS TO REMOVE GENDER-RELATED BARRIERS TO GIRLS' SCHOOL PARTICIPATION AND LEARNING IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES.ACHIEVE GENDER EQUALITY AND EQUITY:THE POPULATION COUNCIL TACKLES SOCIAL NORMS AND POWER IMBALANCES THATUNDERLIE HARMFUL PRACTICES IMPACTING THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL, ANDEMOTIONAL WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS, ESPECIALLY WOMEN AND GIRLS.SEXUALITY, RACE, AND ETHNICITY, AMONG OTHER IDENTITIES, INTERSECT INRELATION TO PEOPLE'S GENDERED EXPERIENCES. WE WORK LOCALLY, REGIONALLY,AND GLOBALLY TO DEVELOP, IMPLEMENT, AND SCALE PROVEN CONTEXT-RELEVANTSOLUTIONS.2022 KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: WE COMPLETED AND PUBLISHED FINDINGS FROM ONE OF THE FEW, LARGE-SCALE STUDIES OF CHILD DOMESTIC WORK IN ETHIOPIA, DOCUMENTING LEVELS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, HAZARDOUS WORK, AND ILLEGAL CHILD LABOR. COUNCIL RESEARCHERS PUBLISHED A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW ASSESSING THE PATHWAYS THROUGH WHICH EDUCATION IMPACTS CHILD MORTALITY, HIV, AND FERTILITY, INCLUDING WHETHER AND HOW GENDER NORMS AND ATTITUDES PLAY A ROLE; AS WELL AS AN ANALYSIS DOCUMENTING HOW A SKILLS-BUILDING CURRICULUM FOCUSED ON PROMOTING GENDER EQUITABLE NORMS, VOICE, AND AGENCY HAS POTENTIAL TO INFLUENCE ADOLESCENT GIRLS ACROSS MULTIPLE DIMENSIONS OF EMPOWERMENT IN BANGLADESH. WE ALSO CONVENED NATIVE AMERICAN AND MAYAN INDIGENOUS GIRL MENTORS TO COME TOGETHER IN DIALOGUE TO BUILD MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE U.S. AND MESO-AMERICAN COUNTRIES.PURSUE JUSTICE IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES:CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE IMPACTS HUMAN HEALTH, SOCIETY, AND THE PLANET, AND THE MOST SEVERE HARMS FALL DISPROPORTIONATELY UPON UNDERSERVED PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED THE LEAST TO THE CRISIS. THE POPULATION COUNCIL'S INITIATIVE ON POPULATION,ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS, AND THE CLIMATE CRISIS (PERCC) CONDUCTS RIGOROUS, INNOVATIVE, CROSS-DISCIPLINARY SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH; USES IT TO BUILD PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE DATASETS, TOOLS, AND MODELS; AND UTILIZES OUR FINDINGS AND INSIGHTS TO HELP SHAPE CLIMATE ADAPTATION POLICY AT EVERY LEVEL, FROM MUNICIPALITIES TO NATIONAL STRATEGIES AND UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES. THE COUNCIL'S APPROACH IS UNDERPINNED BY A CLIMATE JUSTICE LENS, ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THOSE WHO CONTRIBUTE THE LEAST TO CLIMATE CHANGE ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY HARMED.2022 KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS: WE RAPIDLY RESPONDED TO THE DEVASTING FLOODS IN PAKISTAN BY CONDUCTING DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATIONS TO HELP OPTIMIZE RESPONSE, RELIEF, AND REHABILITATION. PERCC RESEARCHERS PUBLISHED A MULTI-SCALE STUDY TO GENERATE HIGH-RESOLUTION ESTIMATES OF POTENTIAL EXPOSURE TO FLUVIAL AND COASTAL FLOODS FOR URBAN AND RURAL POPULATIONS, HEALTH FACILITIES, AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES IN INDIA, ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST FLOOD-PRONE COUNTRIES. WE ALSO PUBLISHED RESEARCH DOCUMENTING THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN EXPOSURE TO GROUNDWATER ARSENIC AND ADVERSE REPRODUCTIVE PREGNANCY OUTCOMES IN INDIA.

PUBLICATIONS :THE POPULATION COUNCIL COMMUNICATES THE RESULTS OF OUR WORK AND THAT OF OTHERS IN THE FIELD TO PEOPLE CONCERNED WITH POPULATION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ISSUES. THE COUNCIL PUBLISHES AND DISSEMINATES TO PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELD AND TO GENERAL AUDIENCES A WIDE RANGE OF MATERIALS THAT INCLUDES REPORTS, DATASETS, POLICY BRIEFS, WORKING PAPERS, FLYERS, VIDEOS, AND PAMPHLETS. MOST MATERIALS ARE PROVIDED AT NO COST, DISTRIBUTED AT CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS OR DOWNLOADED FROM THE COUNCIL'S WEB SITE. FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE SCHEDULE O.THE COUNCIL PUBLISHES TWO OF THE FIELD'S LEADING SCHOLARLY, PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS: POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW AND STUDIES IN FAMILY PLANNING. THEY ARE AVAILABLE IN PRINT AND ONLINE ON A PAID SUBSCRIPTION BASIS, AND THROUGH COMPLIMENTARY SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE TO QUALIFIED APPLICANTS IN LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES. SUPPLEMENTS TO POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT REVIEW ARE ALSO AVAILABLE.STAFF MEMBERS PUBLISH THE FINDINGS FROM THEIR WORK THROUGH NUMEROUS PRINT AND ELECTRONIC OUTLETS. IN 2022, THE POPULATION COUNCIL PUBLISHED 164 PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES AND HAD OVER 450 CITATIONS. OUR PUBLISHED REPORTS, WORKING PAPERS, AND TOOLS WERE DOWNLOADED MORE THAN 207,000 TIMES FOR USE BY VISITORS FROM OUR INTERNATIONAL REPOSITORY. COUNCIL STAFF MEMBERS DISSEMINATE INFORMATION THROUGH VARIOUS DIGITAL PLATFORMS, INCLUDING THE COUNCIL'S OWN REPOSITORY AT HTTPS://KNOWLEDGECOMMONS.POPCOUNCIL.ORG/, CURRENTLY FEATURING MORE THAN 6,100 PUBLICATIONS, ARTICLES, AND OTHER RESOURCES.COUNCIL STAFF MEMBERS DISSEMINATE INFORMATION THROUGH VARIOUS DIGITAL PLATFORMS, INCLUDING THE COUNCIL'S OWN WEB SITE AT WWW.POPCOUNCIL.ORG. CURRENTLY FEATURING MORE THAN 5,500 PUBLICATIONS, ARTICLES, AND OTHER RESOURCES, THE SITE ALSO INCLUDES DESCRIPTIONS OF COUNCIL PROJECTS.