Expert group meeting on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on fertility
New York (Virtual meeting)
10 May 2021 to 11 May 2021
Overview
The Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs is organizing an expert meeting on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on fertility at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on 10 and 11 May 2021.
The purpose of the meeting is: (a) to review experiences from past public health and economic crises and identify mechanisms through which the COVID-19 pandemic may affect fertility in various parts of the world; (b) to assess recent data on marriage and union formation, fertility preferences, use of family planning, and reported numbers of births from selected countries with a view to assess the possible impact of the pandemic on fertility; and (c) to provide recommendations for the Division to develop assumptions on the impact of the pandemic on fertility levels and trends at the global, regional and subregional levels in the short to medium term in support of the official United Nations population estimates and projections that are currently being revised and updated by the Division.
To facilitate the discussion, the Population Division has designed a short questionnaire to collect expert views on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on fertility. The results will be discussed in the last session of the meeting and will be used to inform the forthcoming revision of the World Population Prospects.
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Organization of work
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Day 1: Monday, 10 May 2021 |
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9:00 - 9:15 am
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Opening of the meeting
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9:15 - 9:45 am |
Session I. Setting the stage
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| 9:50 - 11:15 am |
Session II. Fertility response to public health and economic crises: Learning from the past |
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11:25 am - 12.45 pm |
Session III. Potential impact of COVID-19 on fertility levels and trends in sub-Saharan Africa |
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| 7:30 - 9:00 pm |
Session IV. Potential impact of COVID-19 on fertility levels and trends in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia and Oceania |
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Adjourn |
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Day 2: Tuesday, 11 May 2021 |
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9:00 - 10:30 am |
Session V. Potential impact of COVID-19 on fertility levels and trends in Latin America and the Caribbean, Central and Southern Asia, Northern Africa and Western Asia |
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10:35 am - 12:00 pm |
Session VI. Potential impact of COVID-19 on fertility levels and trends in Europe and Northern America |
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12:10 - 1:00 pm |
Session VII. Interactive discussion: Recommendations for development of assumptions on COVID-19 impact for fertility projections |
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Closing of the meeting
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