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CDC was established in 1963
according to an agreement
between the Egyptian Government
and the United Nations. In
January 1992, a presidential
decree designated CDC as an
independent institution. In
1992, CDC was declared an
independent institution, making
the end of the three decades
of UN support. Starting that
year, CDC operated under the
auspices of the Egyptian government
and was affiliated in 2003
to the Minister of Planning.
In 2006 CDC was newly affiliated
to the Ministry of Economic
Development. CDC provides
training at various academic
levels to persons working
in the field of Population
in the countries of the Middle
East, Africa, and Asia. CDC
executes and conducts training
programs and awards students
with General Diploma in Demography,
Special Diploma in Population
and Development as well as
MPhil degree in Demography.
CDC organizes intensive programs,
symposiums, and workshops
on Demography, Statistics,
and Computer. Research Monographs,
Working Papers, Occasional
Papers, Population & Development
Series, UN Translated Series,
and Newsletters are regularly
published by CDC. CDC cooperates
and exchanges expertise with
regional and international
organizations, universities,
and institutes. The United
Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
in New York approved giving
full accreditation to CDC
as an Executing Agency. CDC
has one of the richest demographic
libraries in the Middle East.
The library uses POPLINE Program
obtained from Johns Hopkins
University. From 1963 to 2007,
CDC graduated 2002 researchers
and trainees who obtained
Diplomas and MPhil Degree
in Population and Development.
They came from 81 countries
in Africa, Asia and East Europe.
CDC computer Labs encompass
the most up-to-date equipment
and use the latest demographic
and statistical program packages.
Besides, data are available
on studies and surveys that
have been conducted in Egypt
and countries served by CDC.
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