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Child Poverty and Youth Unemployment in Lebanon

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  • Hoda N. Sleem
  • John Dixon

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Lebanon is a small country whose citizens are religiously diverse. It is accommodating 1.5 million refugees from Arab countries. Child poverty is a serious social problem, for it affects child development and has negative outcomes for all children affected. Youth poverty constrains youth achievements. Some 1.35 million Lebanese are living below the poverty line, and there are more than 1,500 street children, most of whom are Syrian refugees. High unemployment is another serious social problem, with an estimated 18.7 percent of males and 24.7 percent of females being unemployed. Unemployment among youth leads to lower levels of happiness and well‐being and to feelings of not being accepted in society. Youth unemployment is also associated with drug and alcohol use as well as higher incidences of criminal and antisocial behaviors. The problem of youth is worsening in Lebanon because of Arab youth refugees, but, at the same time, the Lebanese government has not set out any comprehensive and appropriately designed policies that meet Lebanon's specific social, economic, and political problems being experienced. 黎巴嫩这一小国的公民拥有不同宗教信仰。该国为来自阿拉伯国家的150万难民提供了住处。儿童贫困是一个严峻的社会问题,因为它影响儿童发展,并对所有受影响的儿童带来消极结果。青年贫困限制了青年发展。135万黎巴嫩人正生活在贫困线以下,同时流浪儿童超过1500名——他们大多数都是叙利亚难民。高失业率则是另一个严重的社会问题。据估计,18.7%的男性和24.7%的女性处于失业状态。青年失业会导致幸福感和健康质量降低,同时产生不被社会所接纳的感受。青年失业同时还和毒品、酗酒、犯罪率升高、以及反社会行为有关。黎巴嫩地区的青年问题正在恶化,这是因为阿拉伯青年难民的介入,但同时也和黎巴嫩政府有关。后者还未设定出任何全面且适宜的政策来解决该国正经历的特定社会问题、经济问题和政治问题。 Líbano es un país pequeño cuyos ciudadanos son de diversas religiones. Acoge a 1,5 millones de refugiados de países árabes. La pobreza infantil es un problema social grave, ya que afecta el desarrollo infantil y tiene resultados negativos para todos los niños afectados. La pobreza juvenil limita los logros de los jóvenes. Unos 1,35 millones de libaneses viven por debajo del umbral de la pobreza y hay más de 1.500 niños de la calle, la mayoría de los cuales son refugiados sirios. El alto desempleo es otro problema social grave, con un 18,7% de los hombres y el 24,7% de las mujeres desempleadas. El desempleo entre los jóvenes conduce a niveles más bajos de felicidad y bienestar y a sentimientos de no ser aceptados en la sociedad. El desempleo juvenil también se asocia con el uso de drogas y alcohol, así como con una mayor incidencia de comportamientos criminales y antisociales. El problema de la juventud está empeorando en Líbano debido a los jóvenes refugiados árabes, pero, al mismo tiempo, el gobierno libanés no ha establecido ninguna política integral y diseñada adecuadamente que satisfaga los problemas sociales, económicos y políticos específicos del Líbano que se experimentan.

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  • Hoda N. Sleem & John Dixon, 2018. "Child Poverty and Youth Unemployment in Lebanon," Poverty & Public Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 10(3), pages 338-353, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:wly:povpop:v:10:y:2018:i:3:p:338-353
    DOI: 10.1002/pop4.223
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