Eduard Jongstra

Regional Adviser, Population And Development
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

eduardjongstra@gmail.com

Field of Study: Demography, Population and Development, Statistics
 
Specialization: Data Collection and Processing, Estimates and Projections, Population and Development
 
Regional focus: Central Asia, Central and Eastern Europe, Oceania
 
Education: Masters level, Groningen University, Demography, 1988
 
Working languages: English
Dutch, German, Arabic
 
Other association membership in population or related fields: Asian Population Association (APA)


 
Professional Summary:

Studied non-western demography at Groningen University under Prof. Hans Zwart. Also studied anthropology at same university. Graduated with master's degree in 1988 and started working with NIDI that same year. Worked five years for NIDI in Yemen, as technical advisor for the 1986 and 1988 censuses for former North and South Yemen, respectively, then became independent consultant and worked for ten years in Yemen with UNDP, World Bank, UNICEF, GTZ, and others, mostly on (baseline) surveys and health information systems. Joined UNFPA in 2004, first five years as CST advisor for South and West Asia, stationed in Kathmandu, from 2008 to 2013 as PD advisor at UNFPA sub-regional office for the Pacific, and since 2013 as regional advisor Population and Development with UNFPA Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia. I have worked on numerous census operations, various types of surveys, including MICS and DHS, and on strengthening HIS and CRVS.