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Mass kidnapping of children in Nigeria, including from St Mary's Catholic School in Papiri
Date: 18.12.2025Reference: RC-B10-0577/2025Christianhuman rightsterrorismchildfreedom of religious beliefsillegal restraintchild protectionchildren's rightsorganised crimeNigeriareligious fundamentalism
Overall Result
- 216 For
- 333 Against
- 14 Abstention
- 156 Did not vote
How we count
- Yes, No and Abstention come from the European Parliament's roll-call voting protocol.
- “Did not vote” is derived: MEPs with a mandate on the voting day for whom no vote was recorded. Abstentions do not count towards this.
- Subsequent vote corrections are shown but do not change the official result.
- Each vote (overall vote, amendment, partial vote) counts separately. Therefore totals may differ from pages that count differently.
Status
Rejected
Outcome as recorded by the European Parliament.
- Vote held on
Procedure timeline
No procedure timeline is available for this vote yet.
Sources
Data: EP Open Data API
What is this about?
- The mass abduction of schoolchildren in Nigeria, including from St Mary’s Catholic School in Papiri, is strongly condemned.
- Criminal gangs and armed groups exploit the volatile security situation to demand ransoms and target educational institutions.
- The resolution demands the immediate release of all hostages and thorough investigations into the crimes.
- Nigerian authorities are urged to implement the Safe Schools Declaration and expand early warning systems to protect schools.
- The international community is called upon to increase humanitarian aid to address poverty and resource conflicts driving instability.
Vote by political group
How the political groups voted
Non-attached Members (NI)For7
- 7For
- 6Against
- 8Abstention
- 9Did not vote
European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR)For64
- 64For
- 0Against
- 0Abstention
- 15Did not vote
Europe of Sovereign Nations (ESN)For23
- 23For
- 0Against
- 0Abstention
- 4Did not vote
Patriots for Europe (PfE)For66
- 66For
- 0Against
- 0Abstention
- 19Did not vote
European People's Party (EPP)For55
- 55For
- 87Against
- 5Abstention
- 41Did not vote
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats (S&D)For1
- 1For
- 102Against
- 0Abstention
- 33Did not vote
Renew Europe (Renew)For0
- 0For
- 60Against
- 0Abstention
- 15Did not vote
Greens/European Free Alliance (Greens/EFA)For0
- 0For
- 42Against
- 0Abstention
- 11Did not vote
The Left in the European Parliament (GUE/NGL)For0
- 0For
- 36Against
- 1Abstention
- 9Did not vote
Members
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| Name | Country | Group | Vote Position |
|---|---|---|---|
 Poland | ECR | For | |
 Germany | ESN | For | |
 Italy | ECR | For | |
| Germany | ESN | For | |
| Italy | PfE | For | |
 Slovakia | NI | For | |
| Germany | ESN | For | |
 France | PfE | For | |
| France | PfE | For | |
 Netherlands | EPP | For |
