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While Nigeria is Africa's largest nation and its biggest economy, in social indicators it often ranks below the Sub-Saharan Africa average. Oil wealth has brought only limited social progress, and with population growth set to continue unabated for many years to come, Nigeria needs to improve social services and labour market access for the young.

Nearly half of all people living in extreme poverty are aged 18 or under. Children and young people are particularly vulnerable to social exclusion, violence and abuse. In 2014 the European Parliament called on the High Representative of the Union to report back to Parliament every year on the results of the EU's child-focused external action. The Parliament had also previously underlined the urgent need for the Union to pay special attention to the most vulnerable and socially excluded girls and ...

Although enjoying the highest possible standard of health is a human right, millions of people suffer from preventable and curable diseases. The Millennium Development Goals strongly emphasised health, leading to increased investment in the health sector. Major progress has been made in reducing child and maternal mortality, and in combatting communicable diseases, but several regions will not meet the health targets. The Ebola outbreak has drawn attention to the need for international cooperation ...

Questo mese ricorre il 25° anniversario della Convenzione delle Nazioni Unite sui diritti dell'infanzia, il primo trattato internazionale che riconosce i minori come esseri umani titolari di diritti innati. Dal 1989 le condizioni dei minori sono migliorate, ma milioni di essi restano senza tutele.

Provocando ogni anno la morte di 3,1 milioni di bambini nei paesi in via di sviluppo, la denutrizione è la prima causa di mortalità nei primi cinque anni di vita. Le ONG premono affinché la lotta contro la denutrizione infantile e l'accesso universale a un’alimentazione adeguata e nutriente rimangano, sia per l'UE che per l'insieme della comunità internazionale, uno dei punti principali dell'agenda degli Obiettivi di sviluppo del Millennio post-2015.

This report summarises the presentations and discussions at the Workshop on “Newborn Infants”, held at the European Parliament in Brussels, on Wednesday 24 April 2013. The aim of the workshop was to discuss the challenges related to neonatal mortality and morbidity as well as preterm births, which continue to pose serious concerns for public health and healthcare in Europe. Half a million babies are born prematurely in the EU every year and these infants are at higher risk of developing health problems ...