CPD 59
Population Matters side event at CPD59, the 59th Commission on Population and Development.
Breaking the
Population Taboo
Evidence, Technology and the Future of the Sustainable Development Goals, a high level panel at the United Nations Commission on Population and Development.
Let’s break the taboo on discussing population
Population Matters, with the Nigerian Population Commission and PHE Ethiopia Consortium, are convening an expert panel to discuss the role of population, research and technology in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, drawing on the theme of CPD 59.
Our panel will share human stories and evidence, emphasising the need for governments to invest in population research, technology and innovation to embed population trends in national, regional and global strategies to advance the SDGs.
Our discussion will focus on Nigeria and Ethiopia, two countries that together account for nearly 25% of Africa’s population. The challenges facing these nations have ripple effects across the entire continent and beyond.
Population estimates source: UNFPA World Population Dashboard 2025 and the UNFPA 2025 data workbook.
Our Panellists
A high-level gathering of leaders in population, health and development from Nigeria, Ethiopia and beyond.
Jameen Kaur
Director of Advocacy & Influence, Population Matters
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Leading Population Matters’ advocacy work at the highest levels of global policy, Jameen brings deep expertise in framing population trends within a rights-based, evidence-driven agenda.
Dr Ojogun is a population scientist and demographer with over three decades of service to Nigeria’s population and data systems. He holds a PhD in Sociology (Demography) from Bayero University, Kano, and a Master’s in Population Studies from the UN Regional Institute of Population Studies in Accra.
Since August 2022 he has served as Director General of the National Population Commission, leading the modernisation of census operations, strengthening civil registration and vital statistics, and driving the integration of geospatial intelligence with population data. He previously led the Measurement, Learning and Evaluation project under the Nigeria Urban Reproductive Health Initiative and served as Data for Development Analyst at UNFPA Nigeria.
He is a vocal advocate for universal population registers, innovative survey methodologies and real-time data platforms that support evidence-based policy-making, equitable resource allocation and sustainable development across Nigeria.
Kehinde Funmilayo Seun-Addie leads Nigeria’s Population Management and Development department at the National Population Commission. She holds a PhD in Sociology (Demography and Population Studies) from the University of Ibadan, where she also earned her MSc and BSc in Sociology.
Her twenty-five-year career at the Commission spans administrative, planning and research leadership roles in Ibadan and Abuja. She has contributed to landmark Nigerian surveys including the Demographic and Health Survey, the Nigeria Education Data Survey, the National Malaria Elimination Survey and the 2022 Trial Census.
Her research focuses on family formation and fertility preferences, maternal health, malaria prevention and rural–urban differentials in reproductive health access — with published work on family planning interventions, maternal transport modes and child mortality in Nigeria.