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Maternal Mortality
Blog & Op-eds
Last year, 60 million women around the world gave birth without professional care. More than half a million of them died. Think, for a moment, about that number. One woman. Every minute. Every day. They are women like Sharifa, just 23, from Afghanistan, …

An Issue Where Canada Needs to Lead
Blog & Op-eds
Slippery hands. Tree bark. Tugboats. You won't find these in UNESCO's Global Monitoring Report being launched this week in Ottawa. The report tells us how the world is doing at reaching our Education for All goals. It says 72 million aren't in school. It …

Education for Security and Development
Blog & Op-eds
When we think of war, we think of soldiers. But they’re not the only ones facing violence and death. Tragically, children and schools are too often on the front lines as well. No wonder, then, that half of all out-of-school children live in fragile or …

Queen Rania's Speech at Teachers Skills Forum 2015
Speeches
I'm happy to be joining you for the second year, and I welcome all the teachers who have joined us this year, both from Jordan and the Arab World. This is your conference, and today I am your guest! I am always happy to be in the presence of teachers who …

Queen Rania Attends RHAS 10th Anniversary Celebration
Press Releases
(Office of Her Majesty – Press Department – Amman) Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah honored today a group of schools accredited by the Royal Health Awareness Society’s (RHAS) Healthy Schools Program during RHAS 10th anniversary celebration. The Healthy …

Queen Rania Responds to Charlie Hebdo Cartoon
Press Releases
On Friday night, Her Majesty Queen Rania published a cartoon she had developed on her official Twitter and Facebook accounts. The cartoon was implemented with the help of Jordanian cartoonist Osama Hajjaj.  The cartoon is in response to French satirical …

Queen Rania Meets with Jordanian Women Entrepreneurs
Press Releases
(Office of Her Majesty – Press Department – Amman)  Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah met with a group of twelve Jordanian female entrepreneurs at the King Hussein Business Park on Sunday and commended them on their achievements. The entrepreneurs own …