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(Office of Her Majesty – Press Department – Amman) - Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, Honorary Chair of the E4E initiative, took part in the international launch ceremony of the Education for Employment (E4E) Initiative: Youth in the Arab World Report. The IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the Islamic Development Bank released the report today calling for urgent action to tackle the unemployment challenges faced by Arab youth.

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Thank you, Loïc, for that kind introduction. Coming from France’s chief executive blogger, that’s high praise indeed!

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department- New York) In Her remarks at the Innovative financing MDG side-meeting, at the United Nations head quarters in New York, Queen Rania stressed the importance of education and women empowerment as essentials for achieving all eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

The meeting featured panels on the success of innovative financing in health, the financial transaction tax and new sectors for innovative financing,

The Queen is in New York as part of a working trip with His Majesty King Abdullah II.

Colleen McEdwards: Well, Jordan's Queen Rania is without question a different sort of sovereign, she's young, well educated, she chairs non-governmental organizations, and she travels the world, talking about education and the rights of women and children.

I had a chance to talk to her while she was in Los Angeles. We discussed her work, the war in Iraq, and her recent visit to an L.A. high school.

(Jordan Times, Press Department - Amman)
Her Majesty Queen Rania on Monday distributed 800 coats to students at the Umm Ammar Secondary Comprehensive School in Al Mahatta.

Launching this year’s “Winter Coat Campaign” on behalf of His Majesty King Abdullah, the Queen visited the school’s kindergarten and several other classrooms, according to a Royal Court statement.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Santiago) Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, an advocate for increasing access to quality education around the world, spent the afternoon exploring Chile’s groundbreaking programs as the country proves its commitment to improving the standards of education, Tuesday.

Visiting the Escuela B?sica El Salitre School, which serves one of the most underprivileged communities in Santiago, Queen Rania was eager to hear about how the government has committed itself to education reform across the country.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department- Amman) – Her Majesty Queen Rania went on a surprise visit today to inspect 3 public schools in Amman. Her Majesty’s visit marks the second day of the school year. Her Majesty visited Um al Usoud Secondary School for girls, Dabouq Elementary School for boys, and Al Hudaibieh and Abu Al Milh Primary Co-ed.

· 1GOAL launches biggest ever mobile phone campaign for education
· Queen Rania, Shakira, Michael Essien and GSMA unite world’s mobile companies boosting campaign to give every child the right to an education

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department- Amman) Her Majesty Queen Rania and HRH Prince Talal Bin Abdelazeez inaugurated today the premises of the Arab Open University (AOU) in Tareq.

Queen Rania, co-chair of AOU’s board of trustees, along with its chairman HRH Prince Abdelazeez, unveiled the plaque next to the new building which has been equipped with the latest technologies.

At the FIFA World Player Gala 2009 was an extraordinary personality and exceptional guest in the shape of Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan. Thanks to her commitment to the 1GOAL -  Education for All initiative, which is an ambitious and important campaign that will change the lives of children living in poverty by helping to give them an education, Her Majesty was presented with the FIFA Presidential Award by the President of world football’s governing body, Joseph S. Blatter. FIFA.com caught up with Her Majesty at the Kongresshaus in Zurich.