C么te d'Ivoire prepares new national population policy to optimize demographic potential
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C么te d'Ivoire is developing a new National Population Policy NPP for 2026-2036, focusing on leveraging its youth as a strategic asset for economic transformation. This initiative was announced on April 30, 2026, in Abidjan by Deputy Chief of Staff, Professor Cl茅ment Kouakou, representing the Minister of Planning and Development, Dr. Souleymane Diarrassouba. The high-level meeting, organized by the National Population Office ONP with national and international experts and partners including UNFPA, UNICEF, AfDB, and IOM, aims to build a nation that fully benefits from its young demographic potential through a well-educated, healthy, and inclusively developed population. The new policy continues the formulation process initiated by the government on September 17, 2025. It also reviewed the previous NPP 2015-2025, which saw progress such as a 37% reduction in maternal mortality between 2012 and 2021, near-universal primary education access, increased women's empowerment, and a decrease in the poverty rate from 46.3% in 2015 to 37.5% in 2020, alongside advancements in employment and gender equality. However, challenges remain, particularly a significant number of young people not engaged in education, training, or employment. Dr. Hinin Moustapha, Director General of the ONP, highlighted an inclusive methodology for the 2026-2036 NPP, involving government institutions, sectoral ministries, local authorities, civil society, and development partners. The final document, expected to b
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