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Staggering scale of grave violations against children in conflict revealed in new UNICEF analysis

Between 2016 and 2020, average of 19 verified grave violations against children every day in West and Central Africa

23 November 2021

Children in West and Central Africa among those who suffer highest rates of grave violations in armed conflict

More than 1,000 children in northeastern Nigeria abducted by Boko Haram since 2013

Four years on from Chibok abduction, UNICEF continues to call for children’s release and immediate end to attacks on schools

11 October 2017

Kaduna State launches End Violence against Children campaign on International Day of the Girl

Global theme for International Day of the Girl is “Power of the Adolescent Girl: Vision 2030”

girls-in-temporary-learning-centre

09 October 2017

Hope amidst the tragedy in northeast Nigeria

Blog post by Justin Forsyth, Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF

Hands of girl forced to live with Boko Haram for two years

Use of children as ‘human bombs’ rising in northeast Nigeria

Young girls are most frequent victims