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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Child protection in Australia: Children see. Children do. Make your influence positive
Prue Holzer - Australian Institute of Family Studies,

This fact sheet was prepared by Prue Holzer from the Australian Institute of Family Studies to provide a brief overview of the Australian child protection context.

BCN Call for Better Care Tools
Better Care Network,

BCN is collecting resources to be included in our new toolkit for practicioners supporting the delivery of better care to children and youth.

BCN Call for Better Care Tools
Better Care Network,

BCN is collecting resources to be included in our new toolkit for practicioners supporting the delivery of better care to children and youth.

Rights of Children in Institutions
Council of Europe,

This report provides an assessment of the current situation with regards to rights of children in institutions in 42 Council of Europe member states.

Keeping the Promise: Unite for Children. Unite against AIDS Satellite Session
UNICEF,

UNICEF, together with WHO, UNAIDS, UNFPA and WFP, invites you to the Mexico 2008 AIDS satellite session on "Keeping the promise: Unite for Children. Unite against AIDS". The session will take place on Monday, 4 August, from 6:30PM to 8:30PM in the Banamex Conference Center, Session Room 4.

« Droits des enfants vivant en institutions » - Rapport sur la mise en œuvre de la Recommandation Rec(2005)5 du Conseil de l'Europe
Conseil de l'Europe ,

Le présent rapport examine les réponses de 42 Etats membres du Conseil de l’Europe à un questionnaire sur la mise en œuvre de la Recommandation Rec(2005)5 du Comité des Ministres aux Etats membres relative aux droits des enfants vivant en institutions. L’objectif était d’extraire des réponses les éléments permettant de se faire une idée de la situation actuelle concernant les droits des enfants vivant en institution. 

Climate change and urban children: Impacts and implications for adaptation in low- and middle-income countries
Sheridan Bartlett - Human Settlements Programme, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED),

This paper discusses the probable impacts for children of different ages from the increasing risk of storms, flooding, landslides, heat waves, drought and water supply constraints that climate change is likely to bring to most urban centres in Africa, Asia and Latin America. 

National Responses for Children Affected by AIDS: Review of Progress and Lessons Learned
Inter-Agency Task Team on Children ,

This report presents a broad overview of progress made and lessons learned in mounting national responses for children affected by AIDS and other vulnerable children. Based on review findings, future actions are suggested to strengthen national responses and ultimately, improve outcomes for children.

Adopting the Rights of a Child: A Study on Intercountry Adoption and its Influence on Child Protection in Nepal
Terre des Hommes Foundation and UNICEF,

Evaluates the need for reform within Nepal's intercountry adoption programming and the broader needs within the child protection and alternative care arenas nationally.

Mapping of Residential Care Institutions in Sierra Leone
UNICEF,

Mapping of existing facilities caring for children in residential capacity for use in developing child protection standards