Youth employment in the Middle East and North Africa: Revisiting and reframing the challenge

This policy briefing provides a regional analysis of youth employment in the MENA region. It highlights the challenges facing young people and reviews key youth employment research, policy, and programmatic initiatives launched over the past two decades. While every MENA country has its own unique c...

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Published in:Policy File 2019
Main Author: Kabbani, Nader
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
Children & youth/Families & family life
Government
Labor force/Employment
The Brookings Institution
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Summary:This policy briefing provides a regional analysis of youth employment in the MENA region. It highlights the challenges facing young people and reviews key youth employment research, policy, and programmatic initiatives launched over the past two decades. While every MENA country has its own unique circumstances, this policy briefing notes that youth employment is a key issue shared by countries across the region. Prescribed policy and programmatic solutions also have been similar across MENA countries, along with sources of failure.7 This policy briefing highlights areas where these efforts fell short in order to formulate a renewed regional call to action.