North Africa: Arab Youth, Key Drivers of Arab Development and Democratization

Beirut — Young men and women in the Arab world have faced numerous constraints and inequities over the years, significantly contributing to the uprisings that still shake the Middle East and North Africa region, says a new report launched in Beirut today.

A Generation on the Move: Insights into the conditions, aspirations and activism of Arab youth is produced by the Issam Fares Institute-American University of Beirut, with the support of UNICEF. It is the result of a two-year partnership that also drew on the collaboration of over 50 scholars across the region and abroad, in order to better understand the conditions and worldviews of youth in the MENA region.

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