The World Economic Forum which yesterday concluded its two day meeting at a Dead Sea resort on the Jordan side declared that recent developments in the Arab world require focusing the light on existing social and economic challenges, particularly finding rewarding and sustainable job opportunities for 2.8 million young people who enter the labor market annually. It said that there should be a particular focus with regard to employment on the youth, women and the educated.

See "Special Meeting on Economic Growth and Job Creation in the Arab World," by the World Economic Forum.