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(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department – Amman) Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah paid a visit to The Point Community Development Center on Tuesday, a non-profit facility in the Bronx, New York, dedicated to the economic and cultural development of youth.

Queen Rania, accompanied by Their Royal Highnesses Princess Aisha and Princess Zein, began her visit with a meeting with senior staff members of The Point, and one if its main backers, Variety, a principal childrenÕs charity organization in New York.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department – Amman) Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah returned to Amman Tuesday following a two-day trip to the Islamic Republic of Iran, during which she met with Iran's First Lady, as well as other senior female Iranian officials working in various fields ranging from environment to family care.

The Queen and the accompanying delegation, which included Her Royal Highness Princess Alia Al Hussein, Minister of Social Development Mrs. Tamam Al Ghoul, and Senator Subhia Ma'ani, were warmly received by the Iranian officials and members of parliament.

Youth are the voice for change, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah said Wednesday, stressing that Jordanian youth can significantly contribute to the building of a better future of their country through participation in dialogue and exchange of ideas.

Speaking at the closing ceremony of the four-day UNICEF Regional Youth Forum, Queen Rania also said Palestinian youth share the same aspirations and ambitions of youth across the world and will to chart a better future for themselves and their people, despite the difficult conditions they are currently enduring.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department – Amman) It is imperative to view child care within the context of investing in human beings, rather than the mere provision of primary care, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah said Wednesday in a keynote address launching the annual UNICEF Progress of Nations Report.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department – Amman) As part of her nation-wide initiative to introduce computers and Information Technology in schools across the Kingdom and to incorporate their use in the educational system, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah Wednesday distributed fully equipped computers to Umm Habiba Secondary School for Girls in Wadi Seer.

Amman Culture Capital of the Arab World for the year 2002 is envisioned as a springboard promoting Jordan culturally on the local, Arab and international levels said Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah on Monday, stressing that the momentum created by the event for the Kingdom's cultural movement should be sustained in the years and decades to come.

In an expression of support by Jordanian school children for their Palestinian counterparts in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, over 1000 students joined Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah on Monday at Al Quds School for Girls in Jabal Al Nuzha, to launch the National Campaign in Support of the Families of the Victims of the Aqsa Intifada.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department – Amman) The proceeds of the National Campaign in Support of the Victims of the Intifada, initiated by His Majesty King Abdullah and patronized by Her Majesty Queen Rania, has come out to approximately 225, 000 Jordanian dinars.

Research into the determinants of cancer occurrences in Jordan is of primary importance and should serve as one of the main focuses of institutions dealing with this disease so as to increase the chances of early detection, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah said Tuesday.

In a meeting with executive members of the Jordan Cancer Society, whose honorary president is Queen Rania, Her Majesty also emphasized the importance of raising awareness in the Kingdom about existing methods for early detection of the deadly disease.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department – Amman) With five weeks until the opening of the World Exposition in Hannover, the Jordan National Committee for the Hannover World Exposition has wrapped up its preparatory work here in Amman and is heading to Germany to put the final touches on the Jordan pavilion.