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

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Coram Voice,

A new report from Coram Voice has found that during the Covid pandemic, care leavers’ well-being did not decline and in some areas improved slightly, suggesting additional support made available at this time made a valuable difference to young people’s lives.

Asher Lehrer-Small - The Guardian,

New York families have been caught in a web of child protective services that disproportionately affects poor families of color.

Lumos,

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Kmeng Onka Cambodia Care Leavers Network,

សាយយ័ន្តសួស្តីបងៗ​ និងប្អូនៗទាំងឡាយដែលធ្លាប់មានបទពិសោធន៍ជីវិតរស់នៅ​ ឬអ្នកកំពុងរស់នៅ​ រួមទាំងអ្នកត្រៀមចាកចេញពីមណ្ឌលកុមារកំព្រាជាទីស្រឡាញ់រាប់អាន​ ❤️️
ពួកយេីងសូមស្វាគមន៍អ្នកទាំងអស់គ្នា មកកាន់កម្មវិធីប្រពន្ធ័សារសំឡេងរបស់ @ក្មេងអង្គការកម្ពុជា Podcast។
(This is the first episode in a podcast series created by the Kmeng Onka Cambodia Care Leavers Network highlighting the lived experience of those living in residential care or are about to leave.)

Ashley John-Baptiste - BBC News,

Ashley John-Baptiste grew up in care believing he was an only child. Then, out of the blue, he received a message from a brother he never knew he had. He set out to explore what being split from siblings means to those who have been in the care system.

Agence-France Presse,

Many of Syria's nearly three million displaced people face dire winter conditions with a brutal snowstorm hammering the region, the United Nations warned Monday as it urged the international community to do more to protect them.

Joe Wallen, Will Brown - The Telegraph,

India’s draconian COVID lockdowns mean many children have missed out on large chunks of education, many will never return to school and the already huge gap between rich and poor has become even wider. 

The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action,

This video by the Alliance for for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action details the main reasons for investing in child protection prevention programming in humanitarian crises. 

Nicole Narea - Vox.com,

Record numbers of Haitians are seeking asylum in Mexico because they have no other option.

Save the Children,

Funding for child protection in the world’s worst crises dropped from 42% of the amount required in 2019 to 24% in 2020, according to a report released today by a coalition of leading humanitarian agencies. This leaves millions of children affected by conflict and disasters without access to the services they need to keep them protected from harm.