Youth--An Undervalued Asset : Towards a New Agenda in the Middle East and North Africa

Youth are becoming an increasing priority for countries in the Middle East and North Africa. Youth are an asset that if properly nurtured can stimulate the economic and social development of the region. Countries are searching for effective policie...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	English en_US
Published:	2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACCESS TO SCHOOLING ADOLESCENCE ADOLESCENT ADOLESCENT PARTICIPATION ADOLESCENTS ADULT LITERACY ADULT LITERACY RATE AGE COHORT AGED AGGRESSIVE AIDS DEATHS ALCOHOL APPRENTICESHIP ARMED CONFLICTS AVERAGE LEVEL OF EDUCATION BASIC EDUCATION BASIC SKILLS BIRTH RATES BIRTH WEIGHT BRAIN DRAIN CAPACITY BUILDING CARE SERVICES CHILD BIRTH CHILD LABOR CHILD WELFARE CHILDHOOD TO ADULTHOOD CITIZENS CITIZENSHIP COGNITIVE SKILLS COMPLETION RATES COMPLICATIONS CRIME CURRICULA DECISION MAKING DELINQUENTS DEPENDENCY RATIOS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIABETES DISABILITY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN DISSEMINATION DONOR SUPPORT DROPOUT RATES DROPOUTS DRUG ABUSE DRUG USE DRUGS EARLY ADULTHOOD EARLY CHILDBEARING EARLY DETECTION EARLY MARRIAGE ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC INTEGRATION EDUCATION SYSTEMS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EFFECTIVE POLICIES ELDERLY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES ENROLLMENT ENROLLMENT DATA ENROLLMENT RATE ENROLLMENT RATES EPIDEMIC FAMILIES FAMILY SIZE FAMILY SUPPORT FEAR OF VIOLENCE FEMALE EDUCATION FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION FEMALE ILLITERACY FERTILITY FERTILITY RATES GANGS GENDER GAP GENDER NORMS GENDER PARITY GOOD GOVERNANCE GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROSS ENROLLMENT HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SERVICES HEALTH INDICATORS HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH RISKS HIV HIV INFECTIONS HOLISTIC APPROACH HOME COUNTRIES HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ILLITERACY IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME IMMUNODEFICIENCY INFECTIONS INTAKE RATE INTENDED AUDIENCES INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS INVESTMENT IN CHILDREN JUVENILES KNOWLEDGE BASE LABOR FORCE LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LABOR SUPPLY LACK OF INFORMATION LEARNING LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES LITERACY LITERACY PROGRAMS LITERACY RATES LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOW BIRTH WEIGHT MALE RELATIVE MALE STUDENTS MATERNAL MORTALITY MATERNAL MORTALITY RATES MIGRANTS MIGRATION MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MINISTRY OF HEALTH MINORITY MINORITY YOUTH NATIONAL INITIATIVES NATIONAL YOUTH POLICIES NATIONAL YOUTH POLICY NEEDS OF YOUTH NER NET ENROLLMENT NEW ENTRANTS NUTRITION OUT OF SCHOOL CHILDREN OUT-OF-SCHOOL CHILDREN PARTICIPATION RATES PERSONAL EMPOWERMENT PHYSICAL DISABILITIES POLICY IMPLICATIONS POLICY MAKERS POOR PEOPLE POPULATION GROUPS PRACTITIONERS PREGNANCIES PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRISONS PROGRESS PROSTITUTION PUBLIC AWARENESS PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SERVICES QUALITATIVE INFORMATION QUALITY OF EDUCATION REGIONAL POLICY REMITTANCES RESPECT RETURN TO EDUCATION RETURNS TO EDUCATION RISK FACTORS RURAL AREAS RURAL YOUTH SCHOOL LEAVERS SCHOOL TO WORK TRANSITION SCHOOL YOUTH SCHOOLING SECONDARY SCHOOL SECONDARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENTS SEXUAL ACTIVITY SEXUAL EXPLOITATION SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS SKILLS DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL AFFAIRS SOCIAL CHANGE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL SECTORS SOCIAL SERVICES STIS STREET CHILDREN STREET YOUTH STUDENT ASSESSMENT SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TEACHER ABSENTEEISM TEACHERS TEACHING TEACHING METHODS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TEENAGE PREGNANCY TEXTBOOKS TOBACCO TOBACCO USE TRADITIONAL GENDER ROLES TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN COMMUNITY VIOLENCE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION VOCATIONAL GUIDANCE VOCATIONAL TRAINING VULNERABLE ADOLESCENTS WAGES WORKERS WORKFORCE WORKING CONDITIONS YOUNG FEMALES YOUNG GIRLS YOUNG MALES YOUNG MEN YOUNG PEOPLE YOUNG POPULATIONS YOUNG WOMAN YOUNG WOMEN YOUTH YOUTH ACCESS YOUTH AGENDA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT YOUTH EMPLOYMENT YOUTH GROUPS YOUTH PARTICIPATION YOUTH POLICY YOUTH POPULATION YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT YOUTH VIOLENCE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/09/9394828/youth-undervalued-asset-towards-new-agenda-middle-east-north-africa-progress-challenges-way-forward http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19614

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Summary:	Youth are becoming an increasing priority for countries in the Middle East and North Africa. Youth are an asset that if properly nurtured can stimulate the economic and social development of the region. Countries are searching for effective policies to capitalize on this youth asset and an increasing number of governmental and nongovernmental institutions in the region are involved in youth related-work. This report represents an initial attempt to assess the case for making investment in youth a systematic development priority for the region. It summarizes what is known about the challenges facing youth and the opportunities successful youth embody, and begins to consider the contours of promising cross-sectoral, youth-centered, and inclusive policies for the region and the potential role for the World Bank. It is a first step in the process of setting out the issues to encourage dialogue and discussion among policy makers leading to decisions and eventually actions. The report has two intended audiences. The first are policy makers in the region, particularly those in Governments that are responsible for economic and social policy including Ministries of Finance, planning and economy and line ministries responsible for delivery of social services to youth such as the health, education, social affairs and youth ministries. Second, donors and development organizations such as the World Bank can use the report as an input into thinking about how youth issues may fit into projects and to help formulate priorities toward youth in the future.

Youth--An Undervalued Asset : Towards a New Agenda in the Middle East and North Africa

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