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Chamie addressed, among other dilemmas such as the world's population, the issue of demographics itself. Namely, that demographers are described as "accountants without personality." His presentation swiftly conteracted this preconception using colorful stories, musical soundbites and lively illustrations to weave the story of an aging, shifting world population. For more, see his article in the Yale Knock, Knock…Who's there? Many Migrants!

Joseph Chamie is Director of the Population Division, Department for Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations Secretariat in New York. He has spent nearly 25 years with the U.N., both overseas and at its headquarters in New York, where he has been responsible for a variety of activities, including: estimates and projections of population; assessing national population policies; analysis of demographic trends; population and development issues; and contributing to international conferences on population and development. He also served as deputy secretary-general for the 1994 International Conference for Population and Development.

Listen to a podcast of the presentation.