1. Summary of findings: Young people in the Arab states and the MDGs 2 reminders A final look at the MDGs

2. Reminder 1: 15 priorities of the World Programme of Action for Youth: Elements for National Youth Strategies - Education - Globalization - Employment- ICTs - Poverty- Conflict - Health- HIV/AIDS - Environment- Intergenerational issues - Drug abuse - Juvenile delinquency - Leisure - Girls and young women - Participation in decision-making and society

3. Reminder 2: Governance and Freedom Good governance and genuine freedoms are requirements to reach the MDGs – not only for young people but for all people in society.

4. Youth and the MDGs Goal 1: To reduce poverty by half in 2015 (Poverty, Employment) Issues included: Lack of data on youth employmentLack of data on youth employment Need for increased commitment to youth employment and better links to the education systemNeed for increased commitment to youth employment and better links to the education system Effects of globalization on labour marketEffects of globalization on labour market Use of ICTs to empower young peopleUse of ICTs to empower young people

5. Youth and the MDGs Goal 2: To achieve universal primary education (Education, girls and young women) Some of the issues include: –Provide better quality of education to all young people, especially girls and young women –reviewing curriculum development –role of education system to prepare young people better for the enormous challenges of the labour market

6. Youth and the MDGs Goal 3: To promote gender equality and empower women (girls and young women, participation) Issues include: –Gender considerations need to be integrated into education, employment, health, poverty, participation in decision-making…

7. Youth and the MDGs Goal 4: To reduce child mortality AND Goal 5: To improve maternal health (Health, HIV/AIDS, girls and young women) Goal 6: To combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other diseases (HIV/AIDS, Health) Some issues include: –Strengthening the protective factors while reducing the risk factors of young people’s sexual and reproductive health, including HIV/AIDS –Prevention and awareness raising on HIV/AIDS among youth is CRUCIAL –But also more need for awareness among parents, Governments and religious clerics –Opportunities for youth as peer educators and agents of change –Use of ICT for awareness raising AND discussion sensitive issues

8. Youth and the MDGs Goal 7: To ensure environmental stability Goal 8: To develop partnerships for development, particularly youth employment Some issues include: –Youth participation in decision making, youth as agents for better governance and greater freedoms –Young people increasingly engaging Governments in their own societies as equal partners for their development

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