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<p>As Rory Stewart, Minister of State for International Development set out at the
report’s launch, the Government welcomes this report which assesses progress made
during the first year of the Jordan Compact and considers what more needs to be done
to create employment for refugees and the host community. The Government commends
the significant progress made by Jordan and international partners during implementation
of the Compact: almost 40,000 work permits have been issued to Syrians in Jordan,
critical financing agreements have been signed with the World Bank and IMF, and a
comprehensive trade deal was signed between the EU and Jordan at impressive speed.
But we recognise that more needs to be done to improve the design and implementation
of the Compact particularly by learning from refugees own work experiences and the
issues faced by women in search of safe and decent work. The forthcoming Brussels
Conference, which the UK will co-host, provides a key opportunity to increase momentum
and ambition on delivery of the Jordan Compact.</p>
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