Asia-Pacific Population Information Network: A Profile of the Secretariat and Members describes the role of ESCAP in promoting population information development and strengthening national and regional population information systems throughout Asia and the Pacific. The publication traces the history of population information activities from the establishment of ESCAP's clearing-house functions in 1969 to the development of Asia-Pacific POPIN as a decentralized regional network supported by UNFPA. It explains the network's activities in information dissemination, database development, training, publications, technical assistance, and networking to improve the use of population information for policy formulation and development planning. Detailed profiles are provided for member institutions and national population information centres in countries across South Asia, East and South-East Asia, and the Pacific, highlighting their resources, services, publications and information technologies. The publication concludes with the Constitution of Asia-Pacific POPIN, outlining its purposes, membership, organizational structure, responsibilities and mechanisms for regional cooperation in population and development information.