18/08/2026
2026📊 The MENA region continues to have the highest youth unemployment rates in the world.
The International Labour Organization's (ILO) Global Employment Trends for Youth 2026 report highlights a persistent challenge facing young people across the MENA region: high NEET rates.
NEET refers to young people who are not in employment, education or training, making it a key indicator of exclusion from learning and work opportunities.
🌱 EFE is advancing knowledge sharing, capacity building, and direct training and employment support for young people across MENA through its commitments to both the Green Jobs for Youth Pact, led by the ILO, UNEP and UNICEF, and Decent Jobs for Youth, the ILO-led global initiative driving collective action to expand young people’s access to decent work and sustainable livelihoods.