ESCWA Publication: E/ESCWA/CL2.GPID/2024/Policy Brief.7
Country: Arab region
Publication Type: Policy briefs
Cluster: Gender Justice, Population and Inclusive Development
Focus Area: Gender equality, Inclusive development
Initiatives: Reducing inequalities, Addressing multidimensional poverty, Monitoring money-metric poverty, Arab Digital Inclusion Platform, Promoting social justice, Reforming social protection systems
SDGs: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
Keywords: Arab countries, Discrimination, Educational reform, Employment creation, Equal opportunity, Income distribution, Innovations, Recommendations, Right to education, Unemployment, Youth, Poverty mitigation, Educational systems
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This policy brief examines the factors driving inequality in youth employment in the Arab region, focusing on access to quality education, economic conditions and job availability. It uses perception data to assess what the Arab population sees as the biggest challenges. The data reveals significant disparities in satisfaction with education, employment and job availability between sub-regions, with high-income countries generally being optimistic, while both low-income and middle-income Arab countries showing growing pessimism.
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