2007

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Amman) A group of orphaned children enjoyed a unique experience on what was their first ever plane ride on board a Royal Jordanian aircraft heading from Amman to Aqaba.

The trip, which included children, aged 6 to 13 years, from the SOS Villages in Amman, along with their supervisors, came about after Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah had met them at one of the interactive activities at Queen Rania Park, a facility of the Greater Amman Municipality (GAM), in Um Nuwara, last month.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Beijing) Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah underscored the vital need for the global community to add their will to the resources and action on the ground to enable the world to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by the year 2015. Her Majesty's remarks came during a press conference held following her visit to a migrant community at the Shibalidian Township in Chaoyang District, Beijing, where she witnessed first-hand the situation of migrant women and children.  The visit, which occurred on the second day of a four-day working trip

(Office of Her Majesty, Queen Rania – Press Department) As an advocate for protecting the rights of women and children, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah continued to push for institutionalizing family protection issues as she visited a training workshop held by the National Council for Family Affairs for the Ministries of Education, Social Development and Justice.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Amman) The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Showtime Arabia, the leading Pay TV provider in the Middle East and North Africa, have teamed up to launch a Ramadan humanitarian campaign for the children of Iraq, the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Darfur. Endorsed by Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, UNICEF Eminent Advocate for Children, the humanitarian campaign is focused on promoting awareness and raising funds to directly support children in areas of crisis throughout the region.  Aramex, the leading total transportation solutions

(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.

(Jordan Times , Linda Hindi - Irbid) Her Majesty Queen Rania launched the second phase of the Qudorat programme, a successful project that has created around 425 job opportunities in various sectors.
 
The launch in Irbid, facilitated through the Jordan River Foundation (JRF), was designed to draw the attention of community-based organisations (CBOs) in Irbid Aqaba, Maan, Balqa, Jerash and Ajloun — six of the country’s 12 governorates where JRF will implement the programme.
 

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Amman) Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah joined UNICEF in an international appeal for Iraqi children, urging the global community to act on their behalf and noting that those affected by violence and displacement have reached a critical point. 

(Jordan Times, Linda Hindi - Amman) The Children’s Museum, the first interactive, hands-on, learn and play centre of its kind in Jordan, held its grand opening, with a mission to encourage lifelong learning for children and their families.

Their Majesties King Abdullah and Queen Rania attended the launch with Their Royal Highnesses Princesses Iman and Salma and Prince Hashem and more than 2,000 other children from across the Kingdom.

(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.