National Council for Family Affairs

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department- Amman) Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah attended today the annual board meeting of the National Council for Family Affairs (NCFA). The meeting, which was held at the NCFA headquarters, tackled the Council’s expansion plans and planned projects for the upcoming year.

AMMAN (JT) - His Majesty King Abdullah on Sunday underlined his full support for the goals and programmes implemented by the National Council for Family Affairs (NCFA) to ensure a better life for Jordanian families, according to a Royal Court statement.

The King stressed keenness to enhance the work of institutions concerned with family affairs and improve services provided to families.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department- Amman) - Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, Chairperson of the National Council for Family Affairs (NCFA) Board of Trustees attended a board meeting today to discuss the Council’s future plans.

(Office of Her Majesty- Press Department- Amman) Aiming to raise awareness about the importance of family counseling in Jordan, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah launched, today, the Family Counseling Campaign. Organized by the National Council for Family Affairs (NCFA), and funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the campaign includes a nationwide media campaign as well as training programs in the field of counseling.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Amman) Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, on Tuesday, lauded the Foundation for the Future (FFF), for its work in Jordan and commitment to strengthening democracy and participatory citizenship across the MENA region.

(Rana Husseini, Jordan Times – Amman) – Family protection experts called on the concerned authorities to exert more efforts to ensure greater protection for children from all forms of abuse and violence.

The call for a national action plan for family protection was made during a one-day event organised by the National Council for Family Affairs (NCFA) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), and attended by Her Majesty Queen Rania.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department - Amman) The National Council for Family Affairs (NCFA) adopted the National Plan of Action for Children (NPA) which the council has been working on in coordination with the Ministries of Planning, Social Development and UNICEF.

The plan which has six main components covers a period of ten years (2004-2014) and is based on the UN’s “World Fit for Children” document and the Arab Plan of Action for Children.

(Jordan Times, Jordan Times - Amman) The National Council for Family Affairs will establish family reconciliation centres, in cooperation with the Chief Justice Department next year. The announcement was made during Monday’s meeting of the council’s board of trustees chaired by Her Majesty Queen Rania. The centres will work to reconcile family-related issues, saving family members the trouble of going to court and going through proceedings in issues related to alimony, child custody and separation among others.