Confidence of Arab youth in government outside the GCC drops

Confidence of Arab youth in government outside the GCC drops

Following the launch of the survey’s first theme, ‘My Global Citizenship,’ ASDA’A BCW unveils findings under two new themes, ‘My Politics’ and ‘My Livelihood’ Findings highlight stark divide in the perceptions of youth in the GCC states compared with their counterparts in North Africa and Levant Two-thirds of Arab youth in North Africa and Levant say their voice does not matter to their country’s leadership, a significant drop from 2022 Rising cost of living and unemployment continue to be the biggest concerns for Arab youth Dubai, UAE : Nearly two-thirds of Arab youth outside the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries lack confidence in their government’s ability to tackle their most pressing concerns such as unemployment, corruption, and rising living costs. More than half (54%) of the total respondents also felt their voice did not matter to their country’s leadership. This is a significant drop of 19 percentage points over 2022 in the number of young Arabs who said their voice matters to their leadership. This feeling of estrangement, primarily driven by young people in North Africa and Levant, is also the most pronounced in five years. These are some of the key findings of the landmark 15th annual ASDA’A BCW