His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said that the UAE is the Arab country and represents part of the Arab world.

This came in a comment to his name on his page in Twitter, following the announcement of the results of the Arab youth poll, yesterday, which includes 15 Arab countries.

According to the figures presented by the report, he said that the most important concern for Arab youth is unemployment and the high cost of living. While about 80% of them expressed concern about the quality of education. More than half of them feel that access to drugs has become easier in their countries and that mental health is an important issue for them.

"For the eighth year in a row, the UAE has been the preferred development model for Arab youth, and the country of choice for working and living in it. Followed by countries such as Canada, the United States and Britain. I say to them: The UAE was and will remain your country .. It is part of a large and beautiful Arab homeland, will continue to promote the card of his youth and their great dreams ».

The results of the 11th Arab Youth Opinion Survey show that 79% of Arab youth agree that the Arab world needs to reform its religious institutions and that religion in the region plays an exaggerated role. Fifty percent of the respondents said that "religious values ​​in the Arab world are hindering their progress." While their responses to the regional situation showed the unity of conflicts in the region, 79% of them are somewhat concerned, or very concerned, about the continuation of the Arab conflict And 59% of them find that tension between Sunnis and Shiites is growing, with a rise in supporters of this opinion reached 11% compared to last year.

A new question that was added this year to the Arab youth poll said that more than half of the Arab youth, 57% of them, believe that access to drugs is easy in their countries. Sixty-two percent of young people also responded to the effect of drug abuse on friends.

78% of Arab youth expressed dissatisfaction with the quality of education in their schools. 49% of them said that the education system in their countries does not provide them with the necessary qualifications for future jobs.

56% of the respondents said that the rising cost of living represents the biggest challenge facing the Middle East today, followed by unemployment in the opinion of 45% of the respondents, Of Arab youth.

65% of young people said that governments do not play their part to help young families, and 96% of young people considered it the responsibility of governments to provide services, including safety, security and education, to all citizens.

The results of the survey came in 10 axes, which dealt with some of the points that fall under a number of critical sectors in the formation of young people's life, from thought, education and politics in addition to the economic and social situation in their country.

Sixty-five percent of the Arab youth polled agreed that "my country is not doing enough to help young families", but more than a quarter of the respondents (26%) disagreed. In the GCC, 39% of youth agree with the previous statement, while 51% disagree, while 74% of respondents in North Africa and 83% in the Eastern Mediterranean countries said that their governments Do not do enough to help young families.

The results of the survey indicated that 33% of the Arab youth believe that governments should pay the debts of all citizens, while 49% believe that they should pay only the debts of the needy.

The majority of Arab youth emphasized that it is the responsibility of governments to provide services and protection for all citizens, including safety and security. 96% of them said that the government should provide it to all citizens. Education is 89%, health care 88% , Jobs by 78%, as well as housing by 60% of them. 77% of Gulf youth believe their governments should provide housing for all citizens, compared with 64% of youth in North Africa.

At the heart of the conflict, the survey revealed that Arab youth hoped to end regional conflicts such as the Syrian civil war, with 73% of respondents saying the war must end, regardless of whether Syrian President Bashar al-Assad remained in power.

44% of respondents said that the United Arab Emirates is the country they want to live in, followed by Canada 22%, the United States 21%, and Turkey 17%, compared with 15% for the United Kingdom. Thirty-eight per cent of young people said that the UAE was the ideal place to live, because it offered a range of jobs.

In a new focus on mental health, this year, 31% of Arab youth said that they know someone suffering from psychological problems such as anxiety or depression. While 50% of the youth confirmed that dealing with mental health problems is defective, 55% of them considered it difficult to obtain good mental health care.

In terms of media follow-up and the use of new media channels, 80% said social media were their favorite choice as a source of news over the last five years, and 90% indicated that they use one or more social media channels daily.

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15 countries

The International Research Company (PSB) surveyed the views and attitudes of Arab youth in 15 countries in the Middle East and North Africa region to conduct the 11th Arab Youth Opinion Survey 2019, And 29 January 2019, with young men and women belonging to the age group between 18 and 24 years old. Interviews were conducted in both Arabic and English.

The number of participants in the survey was 200 participants from each country, excluding the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, with 300 participants each, Iraq with 250 participation, and the Palestinian territories with 150 participants.

The strongest ally

The percentage of Arab youth who consider the United States an enemy of their countries since 2016 has nearly doubled, from just 32% to 59% today. While attitudes towards the United States have increased, Russia has improved its image in the region as 64% of the Arab youth are allied, compared with 60% in 2016.

During the Arab Youth Survey of 2019, they were asked about their strongest ally among the two countries. The Arab youth split between aligning the United States with 38% and Russia with 37% while 25% saw neither country as an ally.

Among the Arab countries, the Arab youth saw Saudi Arabia as the most Arab country that has strengthened its influence in the region over the past five years, by more than one third of the respondents, 37%, followed by the UAE 27% and Egypt 11%.