Middle East Youth Initiative

A Challenge Rarely Addressed

2008-08-27T18:30:00+00:00

Yasser Salimi joins us as a Youth Ambassador from Tehran, Iran, where he is a board member of the Islamic Conference Youth Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation (ICYF-DC) and a Master’s candidate in International Relations.

Tarik Yousef interviewed in 'Al-Iktesadeya'

2008-08-21T14:15:00+00:00

Dr. Tarik Yousef spoke to 'Al-Iktesadeya' newspaper about youth unemployment and the labor market in the Middle East. Dr. Yousef is Dean of the Dubai School of Government and Senior Nonresident Fellow at Brookings' Wolfensohn Center for Development.

CNN Highlights West Bank Training and Job Placement Program

2008-08-20T13:30:00+00:00

The Education for Employment Foundation's Construction Management Training and Job-Placement Program in the West Bank, which teaches unemployed Palestinian engineering graduates new, transferable skills and places them in guaranteed jobs, is featured on CNN Headline News.

The ‘Union for the Mediterranean:’ The Next Generation of Europe-Middle East Cooperation?

2008-08-14T21:15:00+00:00

Navtej Dhillon and Diana Greenwald argue that, despite a difficult political climate, the 'Union for the Mediterranean' can exceed expectations by convening European and Arab leaders around a pressing and shared interest: the need to improve economic outcomes for millions of young people in the broader Middle East.

Commemorating International Youth Day

2008-08-11T19:30:00+00:00

The Middle East Youth Initiative joins with the international community in celebrating International Youth Day on August 12. Adopted by resolution of the United Nations General Assembly in 1995, International Youth Day is an occasion to promote awareness of the critical need to improve the well-being of young people, with a particular focus on engaging youth in developing countries.

Multimedia: Watch and Listen to MEYI Experts

2008-08-08T19:30:00+00:00

In the MEYI Multimedia section, some of the most forward-thinking scholars in the field discuss their work on youth in the Middle East, factors that have led to their economic exclusion, and how the next U.S. president can build stronger ties with the Middle East and boost development by supporting the aspirations of the youth generation.

Has poverty increased in Iran under Ahmadinejad?

2008-08-08T13:45:00+00:00

Contrary to recent findings by the Central Bank of Iran, Brookings Visiting Fellow Djavad Salehi-Isfahani argues poverty rates in Iran are not high when compared to international standards for developing countries, nor do they appear to be rising. However, income inequality is on the rise and poses a challenge to President Ahmadinejad in his 2009 re-election bid.

8th Global Conference on National Youth Service

2008-08-04T19:00:00+00:00

The 8^th Global Conference on National Youth Service will take place from 19-22 November 2008 in Paris, France. The conference will be hosed by IANYS secretariat, Innovations in Civic Participation (ICP), in partnership with Unis-Cité and the Association of Voluntary Service Organizations (AVSO), and will include IANYS members and other professionals in the field of youth civic engagement from across Europe and around the world.

Youth Ambassador Samar Mezghanni speaks on BBC World: "Have Your Say"

2008-08-04T15:30:00+00:00

The Middle East Youth Initiative's Youth Ambassador from Tunisia, Samar Mezghanni, gives her perspective on being a role model for young people on BBC World's "Have Your Say" program.

Global Interdependence Youth Summit

2008-08-04T15:00:00+00:00

CivWorld’s inaugural Global Interdependence Youth Summit will explore the solutions to important worldwide challenges, from the impact of global warming to best practices in conflict prevention.

4th World Youth Congress

2008-08-04T14:30:00+00:00

The 4th World Youth Congress will bring 600 of the world's most dynamic young activists in the field of sustainable development to Québec from 120 different countries.

Global Youth Enterprise Conference

2008-07-23T22:15:00+00:00

Making Cents International will convene youth leaders, practitioners, and other stakeholders for the Global Youth Enterprise Conference September 15-16 in Washington, DC.

BBC Persia Highlights MEYI "Costs of Youth Exclusion" Research

2008-07-23T20:30:00+00:00

MEYI Working Paper The Costs of Youth Exclusion in the Middle East and MEYI Director Navtej Dhillon featured on BBC Persia website and in BBC audio broadcast.

Youth Ambassador Think Tank: Youth Opinions of the U.S. Election

2008-08-05T11:00:00+00:00

MEYI’s Youth Ambassador Think Tank is a forum to encourage active discussion on topics of timely relevance to Middle Eastern youth. Our second topic deals with regional reactions to the upcoming U.S. elections.

MEYI Scholar Ragui Assaad Interviewed in Al-Ahram Weekly

2008-07-17T14:15:00+00:00

MEYI Scholar Ragui Assaad, author of 'Youth Exclusion in Egypt: In Search of "Second Chances," was interviewed for an article on youth and employment in the recent Al-Ahram Weekly. In "Overqualified and unemployed," (10 - 16 July 2008), Sherine Nasr considers the current crisis of youth joblessness in Egypt, where university graduates face staggering unemployment rates of up to 80%.