The major sources of information contained in the World Population Policies Database are of four broad types. The first type comprises of official government responses to the United Nations Inquiry among Governments on Population and Development, of which there have been 11 separate rounds since 1963. Each round of the Inquiry has consisted of a detailed request for information sent to all Member States and non-member States of the United Nations. The first and second rounds of the Inquiry were conducted prior to the 1974 World Population Conference. The Eighth Inquiry, the first directed towards the ICPD Programme of Action, was initiated in 1997, The most recent Eleventh Inquiry was launched in 2014. The second type consists of publications, documents, statements and other materials issued by governments, including development plans, sectorial programmes, laws, regulations and proclamations. These materials are a particularly important source of data because they reflect the official positions taken by governments. The third type consists of materials obtained from international organizations, such as regional commissions, funds, programmes and agencies of the United Nations system, as well as other regional intergovernmental organizations. Because countries collectively are the source of these materials, an official status is attached to them. The fourth type consists of non-governmental materials, including clippings from the press, articles in academic journals, proceedings of conferences and seminars, reports and studies prepared by research centres and non-governmental organizations, as well as correspondence and personal communications with experts.
The first type comprises of official government responses to the United Nations Inquiry among Governments on Population and Development, of which there have been 11 separate rounds since 1963. Each round of the Inquiry has consisted of a detailed request for information sent to all Member States and non-member States of the United Nations. The first and second rounds of the Inquiry were conducted prior to the 1974 World Population Conference. The Eighth Inquiry, the first directed towards the ICPD Programme of Action, was initiated in 1997, The most recent Eleventh Inquiry was launched in 2014. The second type consists of publications, documents, statements and other materials issued by governments, including development plans, sectorial programmes, laws, regulations and proclamations. These materials are a particularly important source of data because they reflect the official positions taken by governments. The third type consists of materials obtained from international organizations, such as regional commissions, funds, programmes and agencies of the United Nations system, as well as other regional intergovernmental organizations. Because countries collectively are the source of these materials, an official status is attached to them. The fourth type consists of non-governmental materials, including clippings from the press, articles in academic journals, proceedings of conferences and seminars, reports and studies prepared by research centres and non-governmental organizations, as well as correspondence and personal communications with experts.
The second type consists of publications, documents, statements and other materials issued by governments, including development plans, sectorial programmes, laws, regulations and proclamations. These materials are a particularly important source of data because they reflect the official positions taken by governments. The third type consists of materials obtained from international organizations, such as regional commissions, funds, programmes and agencies of the United Nations system, as well as other regional intergovernmental organizations. Because countries collectively are the source of these materials, an official status is attached to them. The fourth type consists of non-governmental materials, including clippings from the press, articles in academic journals, proceedings of conferences and seminars, reports and studies prepared by research centres and non-governmental organizations, as well as correspondence and personal communications with experts.
The third type consists of materials obtained from international organizations, such as regional commissions, funds, programmes and agencies of the United Nations system, as well as other regional intergovernmental organizations. Because countries collectively are the source of these materials, an official status is attached to them. The fourth type consists of non-governmental materials, including clippings from the press, articles in academic journals, proceedings of conferences and seminars, reports and studies prepared by research centres and non-governmental organizations, as well as correspondence and personal communications with experts.
The fourth type consists of non-governmental materials, including clippings from the press, articles in academic journals, proceedings of conferences and seminars, reports and studies prepared by research centres and non-governmental organizations, as well as correspondence and personal communications with experts.