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A girl looks out of a window in northeast Nigeria

Child Protection

See how UNICEF is supporting the Government of Nigeria to protect children.

A boy in Borno

Children adjust to life outside Nigeria’s Almajiri system

UNICEF is supporting the return of children who have left the Almajiri system and their successful reunion with their families

A boy standing in a doorway

UNICEF statement on sentencing of 13-year-old child to 10-years’ imprisonment with ‘menial labour’ for blasphemy

A boy in Nigeria

90 children freed from detention centres due to COVID-19

UNICEF is committed to working closely with partners to end all forms of violence against children

A boy speaking to humanitarian workers

The dedicated few protecting children at north-east Nigeria’

Shadrach, alongside other humanitarian workers like him, are ensuring children in north-east Nigeria are safe and kept together with their families

An insurgency survivor from north-east Nigeria

A new beginning for an adolescent girl who survived conflict

UNICEF, with funds from the EU, is helping adolescent survivors of conflict rebuild their lives through vocational training and psychosocial support

Children speaking to each other

UNICEF and partners discuss access to justice for children

A webinar on Day of the African Child focusing on access to a child-friendly justice system in Nigeria with lawmakers, ministers, children and stakeholders

Children in northeast Nigeria

Psychosocial support for children: a rapid needs assessment

The purpose of the assessment was to better understand the psychosocial support needs of children affected by conflict in northeast Nigeria

Children in northeast Nigeria

More than 300 persons, including 223 children, released from administrative custody for their alleged association with armed groups in north-east Nigeria

A girl sitting in class

UNICEF launches campaign ‘For every child, every right’ on Nigerian Children’s Day