AMMAN — US Special Representative for
Racial Equity and Justice Desirée Cormier Smith met on Sunday with government
officials and civil society partners from different governates to discuss their
efforts to support underrepresented racial and ethnic groups in Jordan and
provide access for them to crucial support services.
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During the meeting,
Cormier Smith conveyed US support for government and community initiatives to promote
economic, political, and civic engagement for all in Jordan, and noted the
importance of hearing from underrepresented communities across the entire
country, according to a
US Embassy press statement.
“The future is ours to shape
and as we step into it together, I encourage you to take steps that promote a
world that is more equitable, more just, more peaceful,” Cormier Smith
said.
“Greater diversity and
representation in the workforce and the political process is a win for
everybody,” she added.
The Special Representative
met with
US Embassy and US Agency for International Development (USAID)
partners and other community leaders to discuss common barriers to full
inclusion across all sectors.
“The future is ours to shape and as we step into it together, I encourage you to take steps that promote a world that is more equitable, more just, more peaceful.”
In separate meetings with
Minister of Justice Ahmad Ziadat and
National Center for Human Rights Acting
Commissioner Dr Reem Abu Dalbouh, she discussed human rights and the protection
of vulnerable people. She also met with
local leaders to learn more about their efforts to ensure equitable
representation for Black Jordanians.
Cormier
Smith visited the Collateral Repair Project’s center in Amman to see first-hand
their services for underrepresented racial and ethnic communities throughout
Jordan. She also toured the Al Nuzha Community Support Center to learn about US
support for critical and lifesaving assistance and professional skills programs
carried out by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees.
In
addition, she visited the Al Hassan Workers’ Center to meet with migrant
workers employed in Jordan’s robust garment industry.
“Greater diversity and representation in the workforce and the political process is a win for everybody.”
US Special Representative for Racial
Equity and Justice Desirée Cormier Smith’s mandate is to protect and advance
the human rights of people belonging to marginalized racial, ethnic, and
Indigenous communities, including people of African descent, and to combat
systemic racism, discrimination, and xenophobia around the world. This is her first trip to the region in her
official capacity.
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