Cairo Demographic Center

Cairo Demographic Center

The Cairo Demographic Center (CDC) is an educational and research institute, jointly established by the United Nations and the Egyptian Government in 1963. The agreement, between the two parties, was renewed several times before it was terminated in 1991. A Presidential Decree was issued, stating that the Center be an independent institution sponsored and financed by the Egyptian Government. In January 1992, the Egyptian Government took full responsibility for the Center.

Objectives

CDC main objectives are:

a) To provide educational opportunities to persons working in the field of population .

b) To undertake research in population and related fields.

c) To provide technical assistance and consultancy services in population and related fields to interested governments and organizations.d) To organize national and regional conferences and seminars on population and related issues.

e) To plan, organize and conduct short training programmes in population and related fields.

f) To carry out follow-up and impact evaluation studies for population projects and programmes.

External links

[http://www.cdc-egypt.org CDC Website]


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