Results of the eighth United Nations inquiry among governments on population and development / Department of Economic and Social Affairs.

The Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs at the United Nations Secretariat is responsible for providing the international community with up-to-date and scientifically objective information on population and development. The Population Division provides guidance to the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council and the Commission on Population and Development on population and development issues and undertakes regular studies on population levels and trends, populations’ estimates and projections, population policies, and population and development interrelationships.