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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 ...

Ce mois marque le 25e anniversaire de la Convention des Nations unies relatives aux droits de l'enfant, premier traité international à reconnaître les enfants comme des êtres humains jouissant de droits inaliénables. Depuis 1989, les conditions des enfants se sont améliorées, mais des millions d'entre eux demeurent sans protection.

La sous-alimentation, qui cause 3,1 millions de décès infantiles par an, est la première cause de mortalité chez les enfants de moins de 5 ans. Les ONG ont fait pression afin que la lutte contre la sous-alimentation infantile et la garantie d'un accès universel à une alimentation adéquate et nutritive continuent à figurer parmi les objectifs prioritaires du programme post-2015 des objectifs du Millénaire pour le développement, tant pour l'UE que pour l'ensemble de la communauté internationale.

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 ...