Recognizing that the Government of Nigeria bears the primary responsibility for the protection of children in Nigeria, the Child Protection Area of Responsibility (CP AoR) in northeast Nigeria was established in 2017 and is the forum for the coordination of child protection in emergencies response in north-east Nigeria (Adamawa, Borno and Yobe). Its principal objective is to ensure that child protection services for children, including adolescents, and caregivers most affected by the humanitarian crisis are responsive, efficient, effective and inclusive. The Child Protection Area of Responsibility is led by the Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development and co-led by the United Nations Children’s Fund. The operational coordination is managed from Maiduguri, Borno State with Working Groups in FCT Abuja, Adamawa and Yobe.
The CP AoR brings together relevant Government ministries and agencies, NNGOs, INGOs, UN agencies and other relevant actors with child protection technical and operational relevance. The governance of the CP AoR is managed by the Strategic Advisory Group comprising of the Government ministry representative, the CP AoR Coordinator, 2 NNGOS, 2 INGOS and 2 UN Agencies. The CP AoR works under the umbrella of the Protection Sector in north-east Nigeria.
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Operational Context – Situation of Children in the Northeast In 2023, approximately 2.1 million children and caregivers were assessed to be in need of child protection services in the BAY states due to the lack of adequate…
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Child Protection (CP) actors in northeast Nigeria provided 124,880 children and caregivers in the BAY states with CP services from January - March 2024. Particularly, 95,799 children (girls: 49,734 & boys: 46,065) received essential CP services.…
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Child Protection (CP) actors in northeast Nigeria provided 95,337 children and caregivers in the BAY states with CP services from Jan - Feb 2024. Particularly, 72,932 children (girls: 36,231 & boys: 36,701) received essential CP services.…
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1.0 Introduction Over the past 13 years, high prevalence of child protection concerns has been characteristic of North-East Nigeria. Protracted deprivation has overstretched the resilience of children and their families. In recent years, The Child Protection…
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Introduction The crisis in Borno, Adamawa and Yobe states, hereafter referred to as the BAY states - is now in its 13th year and the protection as well as humanitarian needs linger. The crisis continues undiminished, and…
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Children with disabilities and children on the move represent highly diverse populations living in a broad range of circumstances. But as two of the most marginalized groups of children in the world, there is much they…
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Operational Context – Situation of Children in the Northeast In 2023, approximately 2.1 million children and caregivers were assessed to be in need of child protection services in the BAY states due to the lack of adequate…
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KEY PROTECTION RISKS DURING THE QUARTER High incidents of family separation as a result of increased non state armed group attacks on communities across Borno, Adamawa and Yobe as well as across the borders in Cameroon has…
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OPERATIONAL CONTEXT- Situation of Children in the Northeast The year 2022 had approximately 2 million children and caregivers in need of critical child protection services across the Bay states of Borno, Adamawa and Yobe. The needs for…
