Ammon News - By Wael Al Jaraisheh

AMMONNEWS - There are over 74 million young men and women worldwide unemployed today, with the number expected to rise up to 500 million by 2030, a UN envoy said.

THE UN secretary General's Envoy on Youth, Ahmad al-Hindawi stressed in statements to Ammon News during the World Economic Forum for Middle East and North Africa held at the Dead Sea on Saturday that governments alone cannot alleviate the crisis of youth unemployment, stressing that public-private sector partnerships and cooperation is essential to play that role.

Hindawi emphasize the importance of stimulating economic growth to face the challenges of large numbers of unemployed youth worldwide.

He cited support and empowerment of small and medium-sized businesses as conducive in contributing to efforts to alleviate unemployment.

Hindawi is in Jordan attending the World Economic Forum on the Middle East and North Africa held in the Dead Sea between May 24-26, with the theme of "Advancing Conditions for Growth and Resilience."

Hindawi, the 29-year old Jordanian youth leader was appointed in February as the UN Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon's Envoy on youth.

He was described by UN spokesperson Martin Nesirky as a strong youth advocate with extensive knowledge of and commitment to working on youth issues at the local, regional, and international levels.


“Mr. Al Hindawi is a strong youth advocate and brings to this position extensive knowledge of and commitment to working on youth issues at the local, regional and international level,” the UN Secretary General's spokesperson had said.



Born in 1984 in Zarqa, Hindawi is the youngest envoy of the world organization. He hold a Masters' degree in International Relations and European Studies from France and Turkey, and holds a graduate diploma in International and European Organizations, and a Bachelors' degree in Information Technology from Balqaa Applied University.



Since December 2012, Hindawi worked as Team Leader at a World Bank-funded program to the Arab League on Institutional Development to Strengthen Arab Policy and Participation.



Hindawi also served as the Youth Policy Advisor in the Arab League in Cairo and as an officer in the Technical Secretariat of the Arab Youth and Sports Ministers Council, between 2009 and 2012, the statement indicated.