| Author: Ragui Assaad and Farzaneh Roudi-Fahimi |
| InfoShare Partner: Population Reference Bureau |
| Publication Date: April 2007 |
| Type of Document: Article/Report/Paper |
| Topics: Adolescents/youth, Population growth/trends |
| Region: Middle East/North Africa |
| Language: English |
| Number of Pages: 8 |
| File Size: 147 KB |
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Despite oil resources and major improvements in health and education, the Middle East and North Africa region is not meeting the changing needs of its rapidly growing young population. This policy brief gives an overview of demographic trends among MENA youth and the implications of these trends for the region's human and economic development.
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