Abu Dhabi

(Office of Her Majesty – Press Department – Abu Dhabi) - Her Majesty Queen Rania, in a keynote speech today at the opening ceremony of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), highlighted the importance of long-term, sustainable solutions to addressing energy needs and powering sustainable development globally.

Thank you, Sheikh Nahayan, for those kind words – and, more importantly, for your commitment to women’s education.

I am delighted to be here with all of you… to be a part of this conference… and especially, to share the program with such inspiring women leaders. 

I am sure everyone here, throughout our lives, has learned a great deal from the women around us – our mothers, grandmothers, sisters and friends. 

(Office of Her Majesty- Press Department- Abu Dhabi) During Her working trip to the United Arab Emirates, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah attended, Sunday, a fundraising lunch banquet held by the Madrasati Palestine Women's Network.

The banquet, held at the Intercontinental Hotel's ballroom, and attended by about 380 women including the spouses of members of the diplomatic corps in the UAE and social celebrities, began with a presentation showcasing the deteriorating state of schools in Palestine.

(Office of Her Majesty- Press Department- Abu Dhabi) In recognition of her humanitarian work and efforts to support global and regional education, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah received, today, the Arab Knight of Giving Award, during the Arab Giving Forum in Abu Dhabi.

At a ceremony held under the patronage of HRH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE and President of the Red Crescent Committee, and organized by the Zayed Giving Initiative, Sheikh Hamadan presented Queen Rania with a statue of a gold eagle.

(Jordan Times, Press Department - Abu Dhabi) Her Majesty Queen Rania on Tuesday emphasized that the resolve for change is the foundation of women’s empowerment.
"Who is on the top is capable of combining vision and the will for change and we are on the top and it is our responsibility to extend our hands to every single woman to show her limitless horizons," the Queen said at the inaugural session of the Arab Women’s Organization (AWO) conference in Abu Dhabi.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Abu Dhabi) Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, on Sunday, visited Abu Dhabi where she was briefed on the designs of several projects the emirate plans to implement on Saadiyat Island, which seek to transform the area into a cultural hub on the regional and international level. 

The projects, estimated at $27 billion, include the construction of several international arts and maritime museums in addition to the Sheikh Zayed Museum, which will be devoted to the history and the traditions of Abu Dhabi.   

(Jordan Times - Amman) Her Majesty Queen Rania on Sunday participated in the third meeting of the Arab Women Organisation’s (AWO) higher council in Abu Dhabi.
 
During the meeting, AWO President Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak underlined the importance of taking serious and realistic measures to activate dialogue among different civilisations by drawing up programmes to eliminate misinterpretations and misconceptions.
 

أبوظبي, الإمارات العربية المتحدة

سمو الشيخة فاطمة بنت مبارك رئيسة منظمة المرأة العربية،

صاحبات السمو والفخامة،،

أصحاب المعالي والعطوفـة والسعادة ،،

السلام عليكم ورحمةُ الله وبركاتـه،،

بداية أود أن أتقدم لكـم جميعا بالشكر والامتنان على جهودكم المتواصلة، واخص بالشكر سمو الشيخة فاطمة بـنت مبارك، واتمنى لسموها التوفيق في رئاستها للمنظمة .

تغيرت ملامح عالمنا العربي كثيرا خلال السنوات الثماني الماضية، ومنذ تأسيسِ منظمة المرأة العربية رسميا في آذار عام ألفين وثلاث.