We conducted a secondary analysis of the global youth tobacco survey, a nationally representative crosssectional study of students aged 15 years. Women in the arab region, at a highlevel ministerial conference held in cairo in february 2015. The 2005 national youth observatorys survey, covering 10,000 young people aged 1529, revealed. Download the 2019 asdaa bcw arab youth survey white paper here for a detailed analysis of this years key findings, supported by expert commentary and insights providing broader context. Adult and youth literacy national, regional and global. The majority of young arabs believe the middle east has moved in the wrong direction in the last 10 years, according to a regional survey of 18 to 24 year olds. The 2015 edition of the map is available world eparliament report 2008 the world eparliament report 2008 represents a first effort to establish a baseline of how parliaments are using, or planning to use ict to help them fulfill their responsibilities and to connect to their constituencies. Survey shows arab youth losing faith in democracy the.
The 2015 human development report is the latest in the series of global human development reports published by the united nations development programme undp since 1990 as independent, analytically and empirically grounded discussions of major development issues, trends and policies. Some arab countries, such as tunisia, are gradually moving past their youth bulges, with fertility rates beginning to fall. This instability is the result of ongoing conflicts and tensions, and a variety of political tensions and divisions. As shown in the sahwa 2016 youth survey, it is possible to identify. Arab youth prefer facebook as a source of daily news. For 11 years, our annual survey has presented evidencebased insights into the attitudes of arab youth, providing public and private sector organisations with data and. A 2010 arab jewish relations survey, compiled by prof. Alteneiji a thesis submitted to the faculty of university of san diego in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree master of arts in leadership studies may 2015. Progress on the healthrelated millennium development goals mdgs fact sheet n290. Demographic statistics, 4 united nations statistical division. Adult and youth literacy national, regional and global trends. That emotional shadow is growing more intense over time, and the rate of mentalheath problems among arab young people matches or exceeds global rates, research has found. Prior to the syrian civil war, syria was classified as a lowermiddle income nation, with a fairly stable middle class that had a relatively high socioeconomic status 2.
Live coverage of the asdaa bursonmarsteller annual arab youth survey 2017. The united arab emirates has become the 116th jurisdiction to join the inclusive framework on beps if. The seventh edition of the survey was developed to provide reliable data and insights into the attitudes and aspirations of the regions 200 millionstrong youth population with the aim of informing policy. Dec 08, 2017 the united arab emirates uae is located at the southwest end of the persian gulf. The 20172018 arab opinion index is the sixth in a series of yearly public opinion surveys across the arab world. There are 200 million young people in the middle east and north. Complementing previous analyses for adults, the purpose of this paper is to synthesise available data on overweight, obesity and their risk factors in adolescents in the region. Who recommends that at least one adult survey and one youth survey are completed every five years.
As a result, the health conditions observed in this population include chronic conditions less often associated with newly arrived refugees e. Arab youth say middle east has moved in wrong direction. Arab observers viewed the youth uprising in tunisia as a response to a sense of closed possibilities, given that young tunisians had been excluded from expressing their voice and exercising active citizenship bamyeh 2011. Map of syrian refugees in neighbouring countries 4. Anxiety and depression often shadow arab youth alfanar media.
Key features of pisa 2015 content the pisa 2015 survey focused on science, with reading, mathematics and collaborative problem solving as minor areas of assessment. Who global report on trends in prevalence of tobacco. The 2015 human development report is the latest in the series of global human development reports published by the united nations development programme undp since 1990 as independent, analytically and empirically. This report presents the highlights of the international migration report 2015, which contains the latest quinquennial estimates of international migrant stock for 232 countries or areas from 2000.
The results of the 7th annual asdaa bursonmarsteller arab youth survey. On an annual basis edsr produces smallarea economic and demographic. A rapid population increase in africa is anticipated even if there is a substantial reduction of fertility. In postclassical history, the arab world was synonymous with the historic arab empires and caliphates. For 11 years, our annual survey has presented evidencebased insights into the attitudes of arab youth, providing public and private sector organisations with data and analysis to make effective decisions and policies. Womens literacy rate in upper egypt is relatively low. The arab region witnessed an improvement in its human development index hdi, an index which combines three dimensions of human development, namely health, education and living standards, from 0. The survey found 66% of arab youth were increasingly concerned about falling oil prices, though 78% still believed they were entitled to subsidised. Arab youth survey 2015 was conducted by international polling firm psb to explore attitudes among arab youth in 16 countries in the middle east and north africa. Topical and opinion surveys provide electoral stakeholders with research findings that. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. In morocco, the moroccan news agency map launched an sos fakenews ser. It is and has been one of the middle easts most important. At the regional level, the arab states and south and west asia have made the greatest progress in improving adult and youth literacy over the past 25 years see figure 5.
Overweight, obesity, physical activity and sugarsweetened. Mapping geopolitical shifts, regional order and domestic transformations. Indepth results from the 8th annual asdaa bursonmarsteller arab youth survey, including survey highlights and a white paper in arabic and english, are available on. Of 180 participating countries, 25 included optional waterpipe tobacco smoking questions. This scenario, set in 2030 and named after the 2015 film, is built.
Our survey reveals almost two thirds 63 % of young arabs say they look. From the 4th to 6th february 2015, the center of arab woman for training and research cawtar, the tunisian partner of the sahwa project, will host the ethnographic fieldwork and youth survey workshop in tunis. Arab youth feel region has gone in the wrong direction. Of 3,500 people aged 18 to 24 polled for the arab youth survey 2015, two thirds say they are concerned about the declining use of their native tongue and more than a third use english more than. Arab youth survey 2015 was conducted by international polling firm psb to explore attitudes among arab youth in 16 countries in the middle east and north. Digital adoption has grown and become more mainstream, so arab youth are more connected than ever. Enhancing youth political participation throughout the. The economic, demographic and statistical research edsr unit conducts quantitative research to support the goals and initiatives of fairfax county. Mar 18, 2019 the global startup genome ecosystem report 2017, a survey ranking cities based on their ability to create a climate in which startups can thrive, didnt feature a single arab country. It also, however, is the result of a wide variety of longterm pressures growing out of poor governance, corruption.
Wvsa invites new survey proposals for the countries to join wvs7 survey round. Only 15 percent of arab youth in 2015 believe the biggest obstacle facing the middle east is a lack of democracy, compared to 41% in 2012, according to results posted on the survey website. An interactive map that illustrates its findings lets policymakers learn from others attempts to enhance youth employment. Country gender profile arab republic of egypt survey report. Wvsa coordination team at the wvs7 survey training in uzbekistan last week a wvsa delegation gave public lectures at the institute for research of the youth problems and training. The if was established in january 2016, after the g20 leaders urged the timely implementation of the beps package released in october 2015 and called on the oecd to develop a more inclusive framework with the involvement of interested. Leadership cultural values of united arab emiratesthe case. Overweight, obesity and their consequences are challenges to sustainable social and economic development in pacific island countries and territories picts. But many of the underlying causes of the arab spring remain, such as. The global schoolbased student health survey in the united arab emirates provides data on the prevalence of many health behaviors and protective factors related to the leading causes of mortality and morbidity among youth and adults that will support the development of better future strategies for this population.
This is the eighth year that asdaa bursonmarsteller has published its arab youth survey, a unique and valuable insight into the mindset. Pisa 2015 also included an assessment of young peoples financial literacy, which was optional for countries and economies. The arab youth survey was conducted by international polling firm penn schoen berland psb to explore attitudes among arab youth. Healthcare access and health concerns among syrian refugees. In a survey of arab youth in 16 countries, 67 percent felt their generation was more likely to start a business than the previous one. Optimism among young arabs is waning, with a clear split by geography into haves and have nots.
Sami smoocha in collaboration with the jewish arab center at the university of haifa shows that 71% arab citizens of israel said they blamed jews for the hardships suffered by palestinians during and after the nakba in 1948. Leadership cultural values of united arab emiratesthe case of united arab emirates university by ebtesam a. Age structure of registered syrian refugees in lebanon 14 5. Figure 9 population of mena by age and sex, 2015 darker and 2050 lighter. In december 1998, tfi convened a meeting in geneva with the centers for disease control and prevention cdc, the united nations childrens fund unicef, the world bank and representatives from countries in each of the six who regions to discuss the need for standardized mechanisms to collect youth tobacco use information on a global basis. Mohammad allam alqaed bahrain business incubator center. The international foundation for electoral systems ifes longstanding opinion research programs are focused on providing data on citizens voices to inform and evaluate ifes programs of support, as well as to provide reliable data on the electoral and political environment impacting these programs. The resulting pacific perspective for the younger generation. Feb 23, 2018 beirutarab youth are frequently troubled by anxiety and depression, researchers and clinicians working in the middle east say. Singapore, syrian arab republic, tunisia, united arab emirates, united kingdom of great britain and northern.
The arab youth survey is an annual initiative of asdaa bursonmarsteller, the middle easts leading public relations consultancy. The eastern part of the arab world is known as the mashriq, and the western part as the maghreb. This document presents data by the unesco institute for statistics uis on adult and youth literacy in 151 countries and territories from eight regions. United nations, department of economic and social affairs, population division 2015. The development of ict for jobs creation business incubators as a strategic choice for jobs creation by. Facebook has trumped television, print, and even the online medium when it comes to capturing the arab youths attention in consuming news, according to.
The arab youth survey is a special passion project which has consistently grown over the last 10 years. The first survey was conducted in 2011, with following surveys in 201220, 2014, 2015, and 2016. Estimates of modern slavery in the arab states are affected by substantial gaps in the available data. The findings are from the ninth annual arab youth survey, which interviewed 3,500 arab nationals aged 18 to 24 from 16 countries. Waterpipe tobacco smoking prevalence and correlates in 25. And according to the 2018 arab youth survey which is the largest poll. More particularly, arab youth tend to define themselves as muslims before any other.
Estimated distribution of syrian refugee workers by sector 19 list of boxes 2. When we take a look back, the region has gone through some severe ups and downs in the last. In fact, this overall gain hides regional variations. There is no significant gender disparity in enrolment at each education level. Estimated labour market data for syrian refugees in jordan 2015 17 list of graphs 2. Psb conducted 3,500 facetoface interviews from january 20th to february 12th, 2015 with arab men and women in the age group of 18 to 24. The heat map measures four main attributes at the country level. Between 1990 and 20, the adult literacy rate in the arab states rose from 55% to 78% and the youth literacy rate from 74% to 90%.
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