Baku: Around 150 million young people in member countries of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) are excluded from education, employment, and vocational training opportunities, according to Idrissa Dia, Director of the Economic and Social Infrastructure Department of the IsDB. Mr. Dia made this statement during a session titled "Youth Without Borders: Driving Shared Regional Prosperity," which was part of the Islamic Development Bank Annual Meetings in Baku.

According to Azeri-Press news agency, Mr. Dia highlighted that one in every five young people globally is neither studying, working, nor receiving vocational training. He noted that the youth unemployment rate stands at 28% in Arab countries and averages 14% in the Central Asia and Caucasus region.

Mr. Dia emphasized that the primary challenge is not a lack of talent or ambition among young people. Instead, barriers exist that prevent them from realizing their potential, which needs to be addressed to ensure their inclusion in economic opportunities.