Arab youth in the context of empowering opportunities and emerging challenges
Faour, Tania Ali
Farah, Abdul Aziz
Farah, Abdul Aziz
Lebanese University ; , Senior Researcher at the Center for Population and Development [CPD] ; ,
Arab Family Health and Population Journal Country: Egypt
P-ISSN: 0721-2012 Type of Publication: Journal Article Category: Humans, Male, Female, Type of Research: Non Clinical
MeSH Terms:
Broad Subjects: ,Women, Working ,Power Psychology ,Social Control, Formal ,Islam ,Environment
Citation: Tania Ali Faour, Abdul Aziz Farah, Arab youth in the context of empowering opportunities and emerging challenges. Arab Fam. Health Popul. 2013; 6 (16): 1-85
This paper analyzes the situation of Arab youth in the context of empowering opportunities and emerging challenges. It is issued in the context of rising youth protests in several Arab countries and in light of the “International Year of Youth” declared by the United Nations under the title of [Dialogue and Mutual Understanding]. The paper concludes by providing recommendations to build the capacities of Arab youth and to integrate them in the development process. The main recommendations can be highlighted as follows: – Formulating a comprehensive and integrated national youth policy. – Matching educational outputs with labour market requirements. – Developing policies to improve the health and well-being of youth. – Ensuring an enabling environment to engage youth in public life
