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Population Council, international nonprofit nongovernmental organization (NGO) founded in 1952 to contribute to an equitable and sustainable balance between the needs of the world’s population and available resources. The Population Council is especially active in three areas: HIV/AIDS; reproductive health; and poverty, gender, and youth. Headquarters are in New York City, with additional offices in several countries across the globe. The Population Council undertakes research in a number of areas related to population growth and control. It also performs operations research, provides technical assistance, and sponsors research and development on reproductive physiology. The organization licenses its own contraceptive technology around ...(100 of 211 words)

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