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    The Union for African Population Studies (UAPS) theme for the 8th edition of the African Population Conference (APC) is : “Harnessing Africa’s Population Dynamics for Sustainable Development: 25 Years after Cairo and Beyond”

    The 8th APC was hosted by the Government of Uganda in Kampala, Uganda from November 18-22, 2019.

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    The Eighth African Population Conference will bring together scientists from various disciplines, policymakers, practitioners, civil society organizations, international organizations, donors and other stakeholders from Africa and across the world to discuss the most pressing population and development issues confronting the continent and also examine opportunities and best practices that can be leveraged for the continent’s sustainable development. Twenty-five years after the ICPD in Cairo, this UAPS conference will offer an opportune platform for all these stakeholders to engage and discuss how Africa can harness its unique population dynamics for sustainable development, while proposing multidisciplinary solutions to Africa’s development challenges. Papers will respond to the following questions: From the 1994 ICPD programme of action to the 2015 SDGs, what worked? What did not work and why? Three elements will be key in measuring the conference’s success: the quality of the papers presented, the level of participation and ultimately the contribution of the conference deliberations to addressing Africa’s development challenges in the next decade and beyond.

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    The thrid annual Ziguinchor Conference took place from November 7th to 9th. The conference was supported by DEMOSTAF, IRD and ISSP.

    Program

    The next International Population Conference will be held in Cape Town, South Africa from October 29 to November 4. Many DEMOSTAF participants will be present. Fifteen people benefit from a DEMOSTAF financial support to attend the conference. This support is substantial and has been highly appreciated by IUSSP. A side meeting will be organized during the conference period to present scientific progress to the SAC members who will be there. We will come back to you once the date is confirmed. Some of you will be invited to present the progress of their work.
     
    For more information please visit IUSSP website
     
    An information meeting to the project’s Scientific Committee will be held on Monday October 30th at 7:00pm.
     
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    Presentation by Bruno Lankoande, Discussant Gilles Pison
     
    Résumé : Taking the example of Burkina Faso, where massive rural exodus continues to drive the urbanization process, this study tests the net effects of migration on urban-rural mortality differentials among adults aged 15-74. It is based on information collected at two demographic surveillance sites, one in a rural area (Nouna) and one in the city (Ouagadougou). The longitudinal data cover a recent period (2009-2013) and are analysed using a semi-parametric Cox model. In a rural environment with poor health conditions, it is the healthy individuals who migrate to the city, thereby strengthening the urban health advantage over the short term. While rural-urban migrants are positively selected in terms of health, they tend to lose their advantage over time as they adapt to life in the city. This deterioration after several years of urban residence is probably holding back the mortality transition at national level, given that these migrants were in better health in their environment of origin. For return migrants (rural-urban-rural), the absence of a negative selection effect in Burkina Faso again reflects the complex interplay between migration and health. Beyond compositional and contextual effects, the positive selection of rural-urban migrants is an aggravating factor in the health disadvantage of rural areas.
     
     
    Monday, October 2nd 2017 at Ined, 133 boulevard Davout, 75020 Paris - Sauvy

    The Population Division of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations, together with Statistics Korea (KOSTAT) held a meeting of experts on “Methodology and lessons learned to evaluate the completeness and quality of vital statistics data from civil registration”. The event took place in New York on November 3rd and 4th 2016 and was broadcasted.
     
    For more information, please visit the dedicated website.

    Read all about the ISSP 25th anniversary celebration on its website

    Introduction of the DEMOSTAF project on Zinguinchor radio. The two coordinators, Catherine Daurèle and Géraldine Duthé and Rila Ratovoson, Issa Bouare et Moussa Bougma, are Interviewed by Jean-Alain Goudiaby.
     
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