... Brookings Institute and Dubai School of Government. 12 Fatma El-Zanaty and Ann Way, Egypt Demographic and Health Survey 2008 (Cairo: Ministry of Health, El-Zanaty and Associations, and ICF Macro, ... illiteracy, environmental degradation, and discrimination against women.6 The MDGs are routinely used in international, regional, and national policymaking and planning, and to track countries’ ... youth and establish databanks and networks for information sharing.• Engage youth in drafting and planning policies and programs affecting them. How effective the Arab declarations have been...