Harvard Pop Center mourns loss of United Nations population agency Director Babatunde Osotimehin

We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Babatunde Osotimehin, the director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and a staunch supporter of the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and girls around the globe. Osotimehin had a special connection to the Harvard Pop Center, having been a senior visiting fellow in the late ’90s who would return on special occasions to address critical global challenges connected to…

Videos of Speaker Presentations at 50th Anniversary Symposium

In honor of its 50th anniversary, the Harvard Pop Center recently held a symposium titled Reimagining Societies in the Face of Demographic Change that featured presentations by Julio Frenk, Lisa Berkman, Babatunde Osotimehin, Jack Rowe, and Sir Michael Marmot, as well as a panel discussion including Pop Center Associate Director David Canning and faculty members Amitabh Chandra, SV Subramanian (Subu), and Mary Waters. Video recordings of these presentations and discussions are…