These convulsions are further impoverishing Arab countries and limiting future opportunities for their citizens. Some 21 million Arab children are out of school, and more than 50 million Arabs are considered poor.
这些动乱正在让阿拉伯国家进一步贫困化，也制约了这些国家公民的未来机会。大约2,100万阿拉伯儿童辍学，超过5,000万阿拉伯人处于贫困状态。在叙利亚，80%的人口无法满足基本需要。在也门，超过三分之一的人口——大约1,150万人——在冲突发生前面临粮食不安全。冲突爆发后这一人数增加了两百万。