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Youth and Development: A Perspective from the Arab Region
Economic and Social Commission For Western Asia
واإلجـتـماعيـة اإلقـتـصاديـة اللجنةآسـيـا لغـربـي
Ms. Rima Khalaf Executive Secretary - UNESCWA
Outline
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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.
The Youth Bulge: Challenge or Opportunity
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Data Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects: The 2010 Revision
Youth as a Percentage of Population
Multiple Exclusions
4ESCWA Population and Development Report 4 – Youth in the ESCWA Region: Situation Analysis and Implications for Policy Development, 2009
Yout
h Pol
icy
Mainstreaming or Youth Centric Policies?
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YOUTH
Socia
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Macro
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Educ
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Pol
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Multiple Responses from the Region
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Youth Employment
ProgramsSocial
Protection for Vulnerable
YouthYouth
Engagement in Decision-making
Youth-Centric Policies and
Program
Political
development
s
A National Experience (Palestine)
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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
What the Youth Want
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Concerted Efforts
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To address the multiple layers of exclusion
Harness their potential in shaping their own futures
UN Support to Youth
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POLICY ADVOCACYCAPACITYBUILDING
Let their voices be heard
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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
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They have shown that
they truly can
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Thank you.