1 2 Arab Human Development Report 2016 Youth and the Prospects for Human Development in a Changing Reality Published for the United Nations Development Programme Regional Bureau for Arab States 3 Copyright© 2016 By the United Nations Development Programme, Regional Bureau for Arab States (RBAS), 1 UN Plaza, New York, New York, 10017, USA All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior permission of UNDP/RBAS. Available through: United Nations Publications 2 UN Plaza DC2 - Room 853 New York, NY 10017 USA Telephone: +1 212 963 8302 and 800 253 9646 (From the United States) Email:
[email protected] Web: www.undp.org/rbas and www.arab-hdr.org Cover Design: Impact BBDO, Beirut, Lebanon Layout and Production: Prolance, Beirut, Lebanon ISBN: 978-92-1-126397-8 Sales #: E.15.III.B.12 The analysis and policy recommendations of this Report do not necessarily reflect the views of the United Nations Development Programme, its Executive Board Members or UN Member States. The Report is the work of an independent team of authors sponsored by the Regional Bureau for Arab States, UNDP. 4 Foreword by the Administrator, UNDP Last year, world leaders adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development as a vision for trans- forming global development over the next fifteen years to build a more peaceful, prosperous, sus- tainable, and inclusive future. The Agenda asserts that young women and men are critical agents of change, and are central to achieving sustainable development.