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Two UNICEF advocates, Queen Rania and Mia Farrow, meet in Jordan
AMMAN, Jordan, 14 October 2009 – Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan, UNICEF’s Eminent Advocate for Children, met today with internationally acclaimed actress and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Mia Farrow.
H.M. Queen Rania of Jordan joins UNICEF in congratulating young women of Harlem
NEW YORK, USA, 22 September 2009 – The Young Women’s Leadership School of East Harlem serves students from minority and low-income families. It is a pioneer in all-girl public education, and a model of success.
Youth leaders in Soweto greet Queen Rania of Jordan
SOWETO, South Africa, 30 March 2009 – UNICEF’s Eminent Advocate for Children, Her Majesty Queen Rania al Abdullah of Jordan, recently spent time with members of the GEM/BEM club at the Phefeni Senior Secondary school in South Africa’s sprawling Soweto township.
Early childhood development report showcases Jordan's success
AMMAN, Jordan, 20 March 2009 – UNICEF this week presented the findings of a new report showcasing Jordan's successes in early childhood development (ECD). 'The Jordanian National Plan of Action for Children' was launched on 16 March in the presence of the Minister of Education, as well as teachers, specialists and parents involved in giving children a good start to life.
Executive Director starts Middle East visit with tour of school projects in Jordan
NEW YORK, USA, 4 March 2009 – UNICEF Executive Director Ann M. Veneman has just concluded a two-day mission to Jordan as part of a Middle East trip that includes planned visits to Israel and to the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
In Amman, UNICEF regional media awards honour coverage of adolescents
AMMAN, Jordan, 2 March 2009 – The first UNICEF Regional Awards for Media on Child Rights were handed out last week at an official ceremony in Amman, under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, UNICEF’s Eminent Advocate for children.
UNICEF’s Eminent Advocate, Queen Rania, speaks out on Gaza crisis
AMMAN, Jordan, 5 January 2009 – At a UNICEF-organized press conference here this morning, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah made an urgent plea on behalf of all the civilians living in Gaza – especially children – for a “humanitarian ceasefire” and for the international community to do all it can to help alleviate the suffering.
Young Iraqi filmmaker wins 'OneMinutesJr.' Award
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, 11 December 2008 – Mohammed Majid al-Ghazali, age 15, is an Iraqi currently living in Jordan. He just won the 2008 'OneMinutesJr.' award. His winning film, Accident, was produced during a UNICEF 'OneMinutesJr.' workshop in Amman, Jordan, where youth were asked to make films that reflected the rights from the Convention on the Rights of the Child.
UNICEF Eminent Advocate for Children, Queen Rania of Jordan, speaks out on abuse
AMMAN, Jordan, 19 November 2008 – Abuse against children takes many forms – violence inflicted upon them or around them; exploitation in factories and fields; trafficking for labour, prostitution, and war; forced marriage and childbearing for little girls who are still just children themselves.
On visit to Argentina, Queen Rania of Jordan promotes quality education
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, 23 October 2008 - Children at a UNICEF-supported school in Argentina received a royal visitor this week, when Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan dropped by.
Adolescent-friendly space empowers young Palestinian refugees
ZARQA, Jordan, 7 July 2008 – Zarqa camp is the oldest Palestinian refugee camp in Jordan. Families live in tiny brick houses constructed with asbestos roofing and often suffer from overcrowding and extreme poverty. Young people in the camp have little opportunity for safe play and interaction with their peers.
Crushed childhoods, cruel choices in Gaza
AMMAN, Jordan, 8 April 2008 – Ayman is a soft-spoken 14-year-old boy from Jabalia City, Gaza. His family is poor, as his father has been unemployed since March 2006. Ayman’s parents have already sold almost all their furniture to pay for food and schooling for their children. Recently, after collecting a governmental food handout, Ayman’s father had to sell the milk to get the money for the journey back home.
Displaced Iraqi children heading back to school in Jordan
AMMAN, Jordan, 10 September 2007 – The Ikzaz family has been living in Jordan since 2004, when they fled Iraq as a result of ongoing violence there. As refugees, they are sustained only by the goodwill of their neighbour, Um Jum’a. Without her help, the Ikzaz family would have no food, clothes or shelter.
Courses on offer at community centre empower Palestinian women in Jordan
AQABA, Jordan, 20 August 2007 – Um Tamer, 32, lives in the Shallah district of Aqaba, which is home to some 6,000 Palestinian refugees. A mother of six, she used to suffer from severe depression. That began to change four years ago, when volunteers from the Community Centre for Social Development came knocking at her door.
UNICEF-supported centre builds leadership skills for Jordanian girls
AQABA, Jordan, 13 July 2007 – “I never dared to stand up and speak out, not even to my father,” recalls Wala, 16. “Now I am very happy. I found a place where people understand me and I understand them.”
Queen Rania, Eminent Advocate for Children, visits child health centre in Morocco
FEZ, Morocco, 2 June, 2007 – On the second day of her official trip to the Kingdom of Morocco, Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan, UNICEF’s Eminent Advocate for Children, took time out to visit the Doukara Health Centre in the heart of one of the country’s most underprivileged neighbourhoods.
Queen Rania, Eminent Advocate for Children, shares Morocco’s successes
FEZ, Morocco, 1 June 2007 – Morocco is committed to the achievement of quality education, protection and a decent life for its children. During an official visit to the Kingdom, Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan today witnessed examples of innovative projects being implemented here.
Workshop provides new tools to Jordan’s budding journalists
AMMAN, Jordan, 31 May 2007 – Hala, 13, is a student in Grade 8 at a school in Amman. She is also a budding television journalist with significant experience for someone her age.
Queen Rania brings passion and experience to new role as Eminent Advocate for Children
NEW YORK, USA, 26 January 2007 – During the Symposium on Child Survival, a gathering of world leaders at UNICEF headquarters last September, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan was adamant in her insistence that the international community can – and must – do better for its most vulnerable children.
Workshops help Palestinian women take the lead in a refugee camp
MADABA CAMP, Jordan, 27 November 2006 – Sitting around a sunny classroom in the pre-school at Madaba Refugee Camp, 27 km west of Amman, the Jordanian capital, 65 children sing nursery rhymes, cheerfully clap their hands and stomp their feet.
New Delhi alternative learning centre gets a visit from Queen Rania of Jordan
NEW DELHI, India, 13 March, 2006 – Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan visited children at the Ritinjali Learning Centre in South Delhi on Friday, the first day of her two-day trip to India. Ritinjali is one of over 3,000 alternative schools in India dedicated to teaching out-of-school children while reintegrating them into the formal education system.
Serious fun at camps for girls
PETRA, Jordan, 30 September 2004 – In 2002, UNICEF conducted a national survey among youth in Jordan. The result is Jordanian youth: Their lives and their views, an in-depth report detailing progress and issues for youth in Jordan.
Beauty salons and community development mix well in Aqaba, Jordan
AQABA, 25 August 2004 – She hears it all the time even from people she’s just met: “You should run for office,” people tell Nayfeh when they meet her in the streets of Shalaleh, a poor area of Jordan’s only port, Aqaba.
Jordan’s police are child-friendly
AMMAN, 6 August 2004 – The sign on the brand-new police office here in Jordan’s capital reads ‘Public Security Directorate’ – not a phrase which most people would normally associate with child rights. And yet the ‘Family Protection Department’ (FPD) of the police deals with exactly that.
Jordan’s mosques help fathers become better parents
AMMAN, Jordan, 23 July 2004 – At first the gathering looks very ordinary: Just some Jordanian men and their sons, sitting, talking and writing. When told to do so by the bearded facilitator, the workshop participants quickly jot down some ideas: “It is important to give the baby a good name.” “We must provide the best health care.”
