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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CNN Freedom Project,

In this video, CNN exposes child trafficking in the form of orphanage recruitment.

David Stewart - America Magazine,

People protest as Britain reneges on its duty to take in 3,000 refugee children.

Amanda Bailly,

This documentary video tells the story of Sham, a single mother from Syria seeking safety in Europe.

UNICEF América Latina y el Caribe,

Hace un llamado urgente para acabar con la institucionalización de niños y niñas en la región

Save the Children,

Save the Children is in search of a child protection programme manager for its office in Greece.  

CNN Freedom Project,

In this video, CNN investigates a Kenyan orphanage, which recruited children like Teresia (featured) to gain international funding. 

Emily Crockett - Vox,

Vox takes an in-depth look at childcare worker pay.

Jimmy Paul – The Guardian,

The best thing people can do to help change the perception of children in care is to speak to, read about, and listen to people who have experienced care.

Shantha Rau Barriga, Jane Buchanan, Emina Ćerimović, Kriti Sharma - Human Rights Watch,

This article focuses on the confinement of children with disabilities to institutions, social care centers, psychiatric hospitals, and informal traditional healing centers in which children may be detained on the basis of their disability and with no other options for care.

Group of Friends of Children and the SDGs on the Importance of Child-focused Indicators and Data,

This statement by a group of 45 member states during the 48th UN Statistical Convention addressed the UN Statistical Commission on the importance of monitoring SDG progress among all children, including children who live outside of households.