Mauritania : transforming the jobs trajectory for vulnerable youth - policy note (English)

Poverty reduction and youth employment remain deeply intertwined in Mauritania. Mauritania’s job-related challenge is characterized by a low-growth macroeconomic context, high reliance on minerals and extractives, and marked poverty and social exclusion. With youth (15–24 year olds) comprising over 40 percent of the population as of 2014, they are particularly vulnerable to high social exclusion. The main objective of this policy note is to provide...

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Author

Elgazzar, Hebatalla;

Coudouel, Aline;

Lahga, Abdel Rahmen;

Brunelin, Stephanie;

Lefebvre, Matthieu Boris;
Document Date
2017/11/01
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
125059
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Mauritania,
Region
Western and Central Africa,
Disclosure Date
2018/04/09
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Mauritania : transforming the jobs trajectory for vulnerable youth - policy note
Keywords
youth

Language

English

Rel. Proj ID

MR-Poverty and Jobs -- P152592,MR-Mauritania Adaptive Social Protection -- P153182

Major Sector

Social Protection

Theme

FY17 - Disaster Risk Management,FY17 - Disaster Preparedness,FY17 - Social Protection,FY17 - Climate change,FY17 - Social protection delivery systems,FY17 - Food Security,FY17 - Adaptation,FY17 - Nutrition and Food Security,FY17 - Social Safety Nets,FY17 - Job Creation,FY17 - Gender,FY17 - Active Labor Market Programs,FY17 - Youth Employment,FY17 - Economic Growth and Planning,FY17 - Jobs,FY17 - Labor Market Policy and Programs,FY17 - Inclusive Growth

Sector

FY17 - Social Protection,FY17 - Public Administration - Social Protection

TF No/Name

TF018934-Adaptive Social Protection for Mauritania - NLTA,TF0A7779-Adaptive Social Protection NLTA in Mauritania,TF0A9163-SPF: Refugee inclusion in the social safety net system - Mauritania

Topics

Agriculture and Food Security,Education, Skills Development and Labor Market,Jobs,Poverty,Youth Employment,

Historic Topics

Agriculture, Law and Development, Poverty Reduction, Social Protections and Labor,

Historic SubTopics

Food Security, Inequality, Labor & Employment Law, Labor Markets,

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N/A

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Final

Product Line

Advisory Services & Analytics,Technical Assistance (Non-lending)

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Elgazzar, Hebatalla; Coudouel, Aline; Lahga, Abdel Rahmen; Brunelin, Stephanie; Lefebvre, Matthieu Boris.

Mauritania : transforming the jobs trajectory for vulnerable youth - policy note (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/273741523281729489

Mauritania : transforming the jobs trajectory for vulnerable youth - policy note (English)

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