Youth

(Office of Her Majesty – Press Department – Dead Sea) - Over the past few years, conference halls at the Dead Sea have played host to world leaders and global businessmen coming together to exchange ideas and launch new projects. This Tuesday, the halls buzzed with a new kind of energy and optimism generated by young dynamic leaders, who came together for Naseej, a bold program launched by Their Majesties King Abdullah and Queen Rania in 2005.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Amman) Accompanying US First Lady, Laura Bush, Her Majesty Queen Rania, on Sunday, joined students and youth, from INJAZ Program and Discovery School Programs, in exploring their future dreams and aspirations, during a visit to the Sweifyeh Secondary School for Girls.
 
Mrs. Bush and Queen Rania were, upon their arrival, greeted by the School’s principal and students, in addition to Minister of Education, Khaled Touqan, before joining grade-two students in their E-Math class. 
 

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Davos) As world leaders from business, politics, academia, the media and civil society continued arriving at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah joined the Young Global Leaders (YGLs) for a briefing on their recent projects including the launch of the Global Dignity Project.

The discussion focused on the YGLs' role in using their expertise and experience in helping their local communities as well as the global community.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department – Amman) Since its launch almost two decades ago, the internet has churned out bold and innovative creations aimed at connecting people from all over the world. The latest creation from this highly interactive platform includes ‘Our Stories’ (http://www.ourstories.org), a new website launched this weekend by Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, UNICEF’s first Eminent Advocate for Children, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and UNICEF Advocate for Children Affected by War Ishmael Beah.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department – Amman)  the United Nations Foundation Board Members marked the first day of a three day visit to discover Jordan and explore opportunities in the Kingdom. Queen Rania, a UNF board member since 2006, joined the board for a dynamic and engaging conversation with 25 Jordanian Youth.
 
“The UN Foundation is excited to be in Jordan at the invitation of our Board Member, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, so we can learn more about this country and the UN's important role here,” said UNF founder Ted Turner.
 

(Jordan Times - Amman) A total of 190 young people from Amman volunteered to take part in a project aimed at fostering youth participation in community work.
 
Entitled “For Empowered Generations”, the project, carried out with the support of the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM), seeks to develop youth potential and awareness, in addition to increasing their contributions to community service.
 

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department – Amman) CNN International’s feature program, ‘The Spirit of…Leadership’ has shortlisted Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah on a viewer poll of some of the world’s most inspiring leaders of 2008. The program is asking its viewers to vote for their most inspirational leader before December 3.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department – Amman) Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah joined INJAZ Al-Arab in formally recognizing the award-winning students of the Battle of the Best Arab Student Company Competition. Queen Rania presented the award of "Best Company of the Year" to the winning team. Other students were recognized for their work in producing the "Best TV Commercial" and "Best CEO".

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department – Amman) Recognizing that every human has the right to lead a dignified life begins with a conversation. That conversation took place amongst 100 Jordanian youth in an event called Dignity Day. The students joined Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah and members of the Young Global Leaders (YGLs) in a passionate and inspiring conversation about what it means to live a dignified life and how to treat each other in accordance with the principles of dignity.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department – Amman) On International Volunteers Day Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah honored four recipients of the INJAZ Volunteer Achievement Award and INJAZ Corporate Achievement Award.