Nigeria

Demographic Data

  • Total Population: 173,620,000
  • Population under 15: 46%
  • Life Expectancy at Birth: 52.5 years
  • Human Development Index: 152 out of 187
  • World Bank Status: Lower Middle Income
  • HIV/AIDS Prevalence (age 15-49): 3.2%
  • Mean Household Composition: 4.6 persons
  • Female-Headed Households: 19%
  • Early Marriage (% of children married by 18 years): 49%

Sources: World Bank, UNDP, UNAIDS, DHS 2013
Highlighted Documents
Nigeria Country Brief on Children's Living Arrangements
Snapshot of Children's Living Arrangements

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Normes de gestion du Centre d’Accueil Temporaire et de Protection des enfants (CATPE) séparés et non accompagnés de Guéckédou - Guinee Conakry
UNICEF et Ministère de l’Action Sociale De la Promotion Féminine et De l’Enfance - Direction Nationale de l’Enfance,

Des la mi-février 2014, la République de Guinée a fait face à une maladie mortelle à virus Ebola. Les premiers cas ont été reportés à Guéckédou. Pour mieux organiser les services de protection destinés aux enfants non-accompagnés/séparés, un centre de transit a ete aménagé  à Guéckédou. Cependant face au nombre de cas ENAS qui est resté assez limité, la stratégie pour les ENAS a évolué vers le réseau de famille d’accueil.

“Pratiques innovantes auprès de familles marginalisées dont les enfants risquent d’être places”
Commission europeenne,

Le présent examen par les pairs s’articule autour de plusieurs axes thématiques: la protection de l’enfance, l’assistance aux familles et le soutien parental. Il aborde également d’autres thèmes tels que la nécessité d’une approche à facettes multiples mais intégrée des interventions auprès des familles marginalisées; l’importance de la recherche et de la collecte d’éléments factuels pour la planification et l’exécution; et l’habilitation des personnes à aider afin qu’elles prennent pleinement part au processus d’intervention. 

Study on Legal Guardianship and Adoption Practices in Uganda
Dr. Hope Among - UNICEF & The Republic of Uganda,

This study on legal guardianship and adoption practices in Uganda was designed to explore and get insight into current care practices.

Executive Summary of the International Forum on Intercountry Adoption and Global Surrogacy
Kristen E. Cheney ,

This executive summary is the first document in a series of six reports, from the International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University (ISS), about the International Forum on Intercountry Adoption and Global Surrogacy, held in August 2014.

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Intercountry Adoption, Countries of Origin, and Biological Families
Riitta Högbacka,

This report discusses concerns raised by participants of Thematic Area 2 (Intercountry Adoption, Countries of Origin, and Biological Families) of the International Forum on Intercountry Adoption and Global Surrogacy held in August 2014.

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Global Surrogacy Practices
Marcy Darnovsky and Diane Beeson ,

This report summarises discussions of participants in Thematic Area 5 (Global Surrogacy Practices) of the International Forum on Intercountry Adoption and Global Surrogacy held in August 2014.

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HCIA Implementation and the Best Interests of the Child
Sarah Richards,

This report presents the topics and prevalent discussion points of the participants in Thematic Area 1 (HCIA implementation and the best interests of the child) of the International Forum on Intercountry Adoption and Global Surrogacy held at the International Institute of Social Studies in The Hague, the Netherlands, 11-13 August 2014.

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Force, Fraud, and Coercion Bridging from Knowledge of Intercountry Adoption to Global Surrogacy
Karen Smith Rotabi ,

This report discusses concerns raised by participants of Thematic Area 4 (Force, Fraud and Coercion) of the International Forum on Intercountry Adoption and Global Surrogacy held in August 2014.

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Fearing Wrong: Why What Doesn’t Scare Us Should
Will Daley - Ipsos Reid & World Vision International ,

This report, from Ipsos Reid and World Vision, presents the findings from a study on perceptions and public opinion on violence against children around the world.

‘Staying Put’ for Young People in Residential Care: A Scoping Exercise
National Children’s Bureau, The Who Cares? Trust, Action for Children, Barnardo’s, Together Trust and the Centre for Child and Family Research ,

This report explores options for young people aging out of residential care (“care leavers”) and the potential challenges and costs of effective implementation of those options.