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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UNICEF Albania,

The purpose of this consultancy is to undertake a revision of the current legislation relevant to and with an impact on De-Institutionalization of children from Residential Care and propose the related legislative ammendments

Mary F. Zhang & Julie Selwyn - Child Indicators Research,

The current study provides an in-depth examination of the psychometric properties of the “Your Life, Your Care” survey which measured the subjective well-being (SWB) of children and young people in out of home care (OHC) in England and Wales.

Isaac Chotiner - The New Yorker,

In this Q&A piece for the New Yorker, author Isaac Chotiner interviews Jack P. Shonkoff of Harvard University whose research has addressed the consequences of excessive stress on young children. In the article, Shonkoff discusses "the psychological effects of detention [on children], the differences in how toddlers and teen-agers register trauma, and why kids who appear to have adapted to their circumstances are often at risk of the most serious problems."

Ashley Fetters - The Atlantic,

The US House Oversight Committee has released a new report on child separation at the U.S.-Mexico border that reveals how many children were separated from their parents and families upon entry into the United States and how long those separations lasted, according to this article from the Atlantic.

The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, Save the Children International, Child Protection Area of Responsibility,

This desk review provides a picture of funding for the child protection sector over the period 2010–2018. The authors highlight funding trends, main donors and recipients, and examine funding levels in comparison to financial requirements in a selection of countries in 2018.

Better Care Network,

This country care review includes the care-related Concluding Observations adopted by the Committee on the Rights of the Child. 

Mia Stange, Brett Stark - The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics,

This paper reviews and contributes to evolving analyses of the public health, legal, and ethical consequences of immigration policy.

Save the Children, Child Protection Area of Responsibility (CP AoR) and The Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action,

This desk review provides a picture of funding for the child protection sector over the period 2010–2018.

Manfred Nowak, Independent Expert leading the global study on children deprived of liberty,

The present report summarizes the detailed findings of the global study on children deprived of liberty, the first scientific attempt, on the basis of global data, to comprehend the magnitude of the situation of children deprived of liberty, its possible justifications and root causes, as well as conditions of detention and their harmful impact on the health and development of children.

Brigit Rijbroek, Mathilde M. H. Strating, Helena W. Konijn, Robbert Huijsman - Child Abuse & Neglect,

The objective of this study was to distinguish Child Protection Services (CPS) subgroups based on risk and protective factors to enable tailor made case management that fits the specific needs of these subgroups.