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(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department- New Delhi) – Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah attended the United Nations Foundation (UNF) Board meeting in New Delhi today, in her capacity as the only Arab member of the board. The meeting took place in India to allow UNF members to see first-hand how partnerships and innovation are powering a more sustainable future for India and the world.

Presiding at the meeting were Foundation Founder and Chairman Ted Turner, Foundation President Timothy E. Wirth, and N.R. Narayana Murthy, Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Infosys Limited.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department – Oslo) Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah met today with His Majesty King Harald V and Her Majesty Queen Sonja of Norway in the Norwegian capital Oslo. The meeting was also attended by Board members of the United Nations Foundation (UNF).

Queen Rania is in Norway attending the UNF Board Meeting, in her capacity as a member of the Board since 2006.

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Thank you, Derrick.

I once read that to achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan…and not quite enough time!

After two days of discussions and renewed commitments, I’m pleased that we now have a plan to achieve the MDGs. With only five years to go until our deadline, we certainly don’t have “quite enough time.”

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department- New York) - Queen Rania spoke about the importance of achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), at a reception hosted by the United Nations Foundation (UNF) to mark the end of the MDG summit that took place over the past couple of days in New York.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department – New York) Speaking at a United Nations Foundation’s event in New York, Wednesday, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah urged world leaders and the global community to refocus their commitment to achieving the Millennium Development Goals by the 2015 deadline.