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Youth in Focus: Findings from the 2010 Egypt Human Development Report
29 Jun 2010
Editor's Note: On June 27, 2010, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) released the 2010 Egypt Human Development Report (EHDR) entitled “Youth in Egypt: Building our Future.” On the occasion of the release of the EHDR, Mary Kraetsch spoke with Heba Handoussa, lead author of the EHDR, about the report’s goals and main findings.
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by Mary Kraetsch in Civic Participation, Education, Employment, Housing and Credit, Marriage, Egypt at
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تقييم التحديات التي تواجه شباب الشرق الأوسط: بيانات جديدة و أسئلة جديدة
15 Jun 2010
ملحوظة: في محاولة لإلقاء الضوء على التحديات التي تواجه الشباب في الشرق الأوسط، قامت كلٍ من سامنثا كونستنت و ماري كرايتش بإعداد خريطة تفاعلية وصحائف الحقائق التي تعرض الإحصائيات الرئيسية المتعلقة بالشباب في 18 دولة في منطقة الشرق الأوسط. كما تقدمان في المذكرة المرفقة نظرة عامة على ما توصلوا إليه من بيانات و نتائج رئيسية.
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in Civic Participation, Education, Employment, Housing and Credit, Marriage, Middle East at
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Taking Stock of the Youth Challenge in the Middle East: New Data and New Questions
15 Jun 2010
Editor's Note: In an effort to shed light on the challenges that youth continue to face in the Middle East, Samantha Constant and Mary Kraetsch have created an interactive map and corresponding fact sheets that provide key statistics associated with youth issues for all 18 countries in the Middle East. In the accompanying note, they provide an overview of the data and their main findings.
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in Civic Participation, Education, Employment, Housing and Credit, Marriage, Middle East at
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The Middle East and the New Global Economy: Revisiting Egypt in the Wake of the Downturn
22 Sep 2009
As leaders from the Group of Twenty (G-20) nations prepare to meet to take stock of the world’s economy, the Middle East finds itself increasingly influenced by global trends and policies. Tarik Yousef and Ragui Assaad discuss Egypt’s responses to the downturn and its future role in the global economy.
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by Tarik Yousef in Civic Participation, Education, Employment, Housing and Credit, Egypt, Middle East at
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Youth Ambassador Think Tank: Sustainability - What Does It Mean for the Middle East?
17 Sep 2009
MEYI’s Youth Ambassador Think Tank is a forum to encourage active discussion on topics of timely relevance to Middle Eastern youth. Our sixth topic solicits perspectives on how sustainable development can be effectively pursued in the Middle East.
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by MEYI Team in Civic Participation, Education, Employment, Housing and Credit, Global, Lebanon, Middle East, Yemen at
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Beyond Reconstruction: What Lies Ahead for Young Palestinians?
10 Mar 2009
Donors have pledged $4.4 billion in new aid to rebuild Gaza, yet serious questions remain regarding the fate of the Palestinian economy. Navtej Dhillon writes that the West Bank and Gaza need more than a lifeline of aid to achieve real development for a growing youth population.
The Middle East in a Post-Oil Boom Era?
30 Jan 2009
With recent global growth projections for 2009 painting an austere picture, Middle Eastern economies are entering a post oil boom phase. As economic security and recovery take on a renewed urgency, Navtej Dhillon outlines key considerations for the new Obama administration arguing that U.S. foreign assistance to the Middle East must be reassessed to support countries through this difficult transition.
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by Navtej Dhillon in Civic Participation, Education, Employment, Housing and Credit, Marriage, Middle East at
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Youth Ambassador Think Tank: Economic Life in the Middle East: A “High-Trust” or “Low-Trust” Environment?
9 Jan 2009
MEYI’s Youth Ambassador Think Tank is a forum to encourage active discussion on topics of timely relevance to Middle Eastern youth. Our fourth topic draws on the context of the current global economic crisis and asks participants if economic life in their country takes place in a “high-trust” or “low-trust” setting, how they anticipate this setting might change in the future, and what the effects of these changes will mean for young people.
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by MEYI Team in Civic Participation, Employment, Housing and Credit, Global, Lebanon, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Yemen at
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