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<p>The UK is at the forefront of international efforts to support over 4.8 million
Syrian refugees to remain in host countries in the region until it is safe to return
to Syria, and to support host countries to accommodate them.</p><p> </p><p>As part
of this, we are working in partnership with host countries to help them to expand
job and education opportunities for refugees in a way that will enable them to better
support themselves and give them skills for the future, and we are helping host countries
to cope with the impact of refugees on local services.</p><p> </p><p>The UK co-hosted
the “Supporting Syria and the Region” conference in London in February, at which neighbouring
governments made bold commitments to open up their labour markets to refugees, to
improve regulation and the investment climate in their countries, and to ensure all
children in their countries have access to quality education.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary
of State for International Development continues to lead engagement with regional
partners on tackling the refugee crisis, including by delivering on the commitments
made at the London Conference, which will help to create 1.1 million jobs and provide
quality education to 1.7 million children by the end of the 2016/17 school year. At
the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in April she convened meetings between regional
governments, the UN and World Bank and held bilateral discussions with key Ministers.
And at the World Humanitarian Summit in May, she and other London Conference co-chairs
convened a meeting of all interested parties to discuss and review progress.</p><p>Looking
forward, we will be using UN General Assembly in September as an important moment
to review progress with key leaders on the Syria Conference implementation, including
how all parties are all delivering on their commitments to support refugees in the
region.</p>
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