2007

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Dalian) Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, reiterated the importance of the bilateral ties between Jordan and China during a meeting with Chinese Prime Minister, Wen Jibao. The Chinese Prime Minister, for his part, commended the efforts of His Majesty King Abdullah in the region and the world, and thanked Her Majesty for her participation at the meetings of the World Economic Forum, in her capacity as a Foundation Board Member. Queen Rania expressed her deep admiration of China's culture and history.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department – Milan) Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, an honorary citizen of Milan, visited the historical city, where she and Princess Wijdan, Jordan's Ambassador to Italy, and Mayor Letizia Moratti took part in a class on cultural awareness at Dell’Infanzia School.

(Jordan Times - Amman) The country’s five telecommunication companies came together under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Rania on Tuesday to sign an agreement activating a toll-free Family Support Helpline.

The agreement was signed at the Building Public-Private Partnerships to Enhance Social and Economic Development Conference held at the Dead Sea to highlight corporate social responsibility and the importance of partnerships among different sectors.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department – Madaba) Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, UNICEF's first Eminent Advocate for Children, visited Al Faisaliyeh Primary Health Care Center in Madaba, to promote the center's advancement in providing quality health care access for the governorate's youngest citizens and their mothers.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department – Davos) It is not every day that youth take center stage amidst leaders at the World Economic Forum. They did just that as five youth joined Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan and Chancellor Gordon Brown of the United Kingdom in a frank panel discussion where they voiced their concerns about the state of the world and challenged the leaders to set up a Global Education Fund.

(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– Petra) Reliving the past is something historians dream of, and something very few people get to experience. Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah got a first hand look at the lifestyle of the ancient Nabataeans who lived in Petra as she received a certificate announcing Petra's candidacy as a finalist in the "New Seven Wonders of the World" competition.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department – Amman) The links of the International Women's Forum's (IWF) chain are growing stronger as confident and determined women help the network grow. After taking part in a fruitful Leadership Enhancement and Mentoring Program sponsored by the Jordanian chapter, participants joined Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah to share their experiences and stories of personal growth over the course of the program.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department – Amman) In an effort to bolster women's participation in the workforce, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah patronized a High Level Gender Policy Forum, which convened in Amman.

After attending the opening session of the forum, Queen Rania met with a number of prominent leaders who are strong advocates of increasing women's worldwide participation in the workforce.

(Jordan Times, Linda Hindi - Amman) International women leaders have met in the capital with Arab peers to join forces under their common goal of amplifying women’s voices in resolving global crises.

The Women Leaders Intercultural Forum (WLIF) launched the WLIF chapter in the Arab region yesterday through their partnership with Her Majesty Queen Rania, a co-host of the event.