- Nearly half of the Worlds population are young people
- 82 million girls in developing countries who are now aged 10 to 17 will be married before their 18th birthday
- One third of Nigeria’s projected population of 150 million people are young and between the ages of 10 – 24 years.
- Pregnancy is a leading cause of death for young women aged 15 to 19 worldwide, with complications of childbirth and unsafe abortion being the major factors
- Approximately 4 million people are living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria
- Young people aged 15 – 24 account for 60% of all new HIV infections. Only a small percentage of these young people know they are HIV positive.
- Approximately 2 million children have been orphaned because of AIDS in Nigeria.
- More than 2 out of every 3 Nigerians live on less than US$1 a day.
- Young people are the most vulnerable when it comes to violence and conflict.
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"We will have time to reach the Millennium Development Goals – worldwide and in most, or even all, individual countries – but only if we break with business as usual.
We cannot win overnight. Success will require sustained action across the entire decade between now and the deadline. It takes time to train the teachers, nurses and engineers; to build the roads, schools and hospitals; to grow the small and large businesses able to create the jobs and income needed. So we must start now. And we must more than double global development assistance over the next few years. Nothing less will help to achieve
the Goals."
United Nations Secretary-General |
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