وكتبت المديرة التنفيذية لصندوق الأمم المتحدة للسكان في عام 2002 إلى جميع الكيانات الاقتصادية الإقليمية من أجل إقامة شراكات وتقديم الدعم لإدماج الاهتمامات المتعلقة بالسكان والتنمية بما في ذلك المسائل المتعلقة بالصحة الإنجابية ونوع الجنس في برامج الشراكة الجديدة من أجل تنمية أفريقيا مع التركيز على القضاء على الفقر والتنمية المستدامة.
UNFPA has held formal consultations and discussions with the NEPAD Secretariat and a common understanding was reached regarding possible areas of support pertaining to population and poverty reduction. In 2002, the UNFPA Executive Director wrote to all regional economic communities to offer partnership and support for incorporating population and development concerns, including reproductive health and gender into NEPAD programmes focusing on poverty eradication and sustainable development. The Fund has also identified focal points at headquarters and in the CSTs based in Ethiopia, Senegal and Zimbabwe, to ensure timely response to and engagement with NEPAD economic and political mechanisms. Other important policy and programmatic partnerships include collaboration with the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) and the Organization of African Unity (OAU). Collaboration with the OAU and the African Union has resulted in the setting up of the African Population Commission which provides advocacy and policy support.