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Youth and Development: A Perspective from the Arab Region

Youth and Development: A Perspective from the Arab Region. اللجنة الإقـتـصاديـة والإجـتـماعيـة لغـربـي آسـيـا. Economic and Social Commission For Western Asia. Ms. Rima Khalaf Executive Secretary - UNESCWA. Outline. Youth Bulge: A Challenge or a Window of Opportunity?

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Youth and Development: A Perspective from the Arab Region

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  1. Youth and Development: A Perspective from the Arab Region اللجنة الإقـتـصاديـة والإجـتـماعيـة لغـربـي آسـيـا Economic and Social Commission For Western Asia Ms. Rima Khalaf Executive Secretary - UNESCWA

  2. Outline • Youth Bulge: A Challenge or a Window of Opportunity? • Needs and Priorities of Youth • A region in Transition • Looking into the future: Harnessing the Potential of Youth.

  3. The Youth Bulge: Challenge or Opportunity Youth as a Percentage of Population Data Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision

  4. Multiple Exclusions ESCWA Population and Development Report 4 – Youth in the ESCWA Region: Situation Analysis and Implications for Policy Development, 2009

  5. Mainstreaming or Youth Centric Policies? Security Macroeconomic Policy SocialDevelopmentPolicy Health Youth Policy Education Policy Employment Policy YOUTH

  6. Multiple Responses from the Region Political developments Youth Employment Programs Social Protection for Vulnerable Youth Youth Engagement in Decision-making Youth-Centric Policies and Program

  7. A National Experience (Palestine) • Youth in Palestine in the context of Israeli occupation and lack of opportunities. • Main challenges: violence and displacement; property confiscation; restrictions on mobility and economic activity; lack of economic opportunities • Holistic policy response: increased participation in state building, empowerment, capacity development, investing in youth

  8. What the Youth Want

  9. Concerted Efforts • To address the multiple layers of exclusion • Harness their potential in shaping their own futures

  10. UN Support to Youth POLICY ADVOCACY CAPACITY BUILDING

  11. Let their voices be heard • Organized a series of discussion forums and dialogues with the youth of the revolution • Outcomes of forums to feed into a flagship publication on the Arab Region 2025: Prospects for the future written by the youth of the region

  12. They have shown that they truly can

  13. Thank you.

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