عدم المساواة في المنطقة العربية قنبلة موقوتة

تقرير الدكتور / نسيم صلاح ذكي

May 2022
Dr. report. Nassim Salah Zaki, the Egyptian peace ambassador
The Arab region is experiencing high, and even increasing, levels of inequality. Addressing inequalities and its dimensions in Arab countries requires going beyond artificial and temporary efforts to remedy past mistakes, but rather fundamental reforms must be made to the causes of inequality. This in turn requires addressing structural and institutional deficiencies, strengthening governance, and formulating evidence-based policies. The Arab region faces various economic and social challenges, including low levels of growth, increasing poverty, youth unemployment, deepening gender inequalities, high numbers of refugees and displaced persons, in addition to the many repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic. Official unemployment rates remain high by global standards, with rates among the highest in the world for youth and women.
This report builds on the Pathfinders Group’s flagship global report, From Words to Action: Achieving Equality and Inclusion, and analyzes some of the inequalities that have been exacerbated by recent global and regional developments. It also proposes practical solutions in public policies that may help Arab countries achieve a significant reduction in inequality, especially in overcoming a persistent challenge that has long faced the region, namely the unemployment of young men and women.