2010

SAN JOSE, SILICON VALLEY, Calif., - Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on Saturday received the 2010 James C. Morgan Global Humanitarian Award given by The Tech Museum as part of its international program, The Tech Awards, presented by Applied Materials, in association with Santa Clara University.

(Office of Her Majesty, Press Department- New York) - Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah was honored today as one of Glamour’s Women of the year, at a ceremony in Carnegie Hall in New York. The magazine publishes the Women of the year list annually. This year the list includes actress Julia Roberts, entertainers Fergie and Cher, female world leaders, Olympic gold medalists Mia Hamm and Lisa Leslie and a host of other women.

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صاحب السمو الأمير حمد بن خليفة آل ثاني،،
السيد البروفيسور كلاوس شواب،،
شركائي في المسؤولية و الواجب الإنساني الحضور الكريم،،،
السلام عليكم و رحمة الله و بركاته،،

Thank you very much, Rob; it feels good to be introduced by “the most influential man in telecoms” today. Like you, I’m thrilled about the promise of the premier league partnership of GSMA and 1GOAL, and I’ll be talking about that too, a bit later in my remarks.

But first, let me say how honored I am to be part of such a dynamic conference: as dynamic in scale and expertise… as it is in vision and innovation.

Enabling over 3 billion connections, and growing at a rate of over 1000 subscribers per minute, it’s no wonder that GSMA is the mobile industry’s leading institution.

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Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen…

Thank you for inviting me to this important meeting to help us rethink the current aid architecture.

This week, global leaders will evaluate our progress towards meeting the MDGs. But those of us here know that in 2010, our record of patchy progress means it’s already too late to achieve all eight.

Oprah Winfrey (OW): Yes we are live, thank you, live in Chicago. So like, like so many of you she’s a working mother, she does car pool, and is known to make a mean chocolate chip cookie. But she also lives in a gorgeous palace, and is referred to as Her Majesty. Queen Rania of Jordan is one of the most intriguing and beautiful women on the planet. Take a look. She’s a modern monarch on a mission....

HMQ: If you educate a girl, you educate the future.

MR. LAUER: As one of the world's most influential women, Queen Rania of Jordan has used her status to work tirelessly for the rights of young girls. And now she's calling on American girls to help through a new campaign from the U.N. Foundation. Her majesty, Queen Rania of Jordan, is with us exclusively.

Your majesty, it's nice to see you. Welcome back.

QUEEN RANIA: Thank you, Matt. It's great to be here.

MR. LAUER: It's a catchy title, "Girl Up" -- "Girl Up." And I know this begins. Just explain it to me.

Riz Khan (RK): Welcome back. Even one year after Israel’s attacks on Gaza the lives of young Palestinians remains severely disrupted, with a lack infrastructure and importantly proper schooling. It’s an issue that’s touched one of the leading figures in the region, a woman who’s a staunch advocate for children’s rights, I spoke with Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan about her concerns for the region’s youth in the shadow or a stalled Israeli Palestinian peace process.

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