What`s New

WHAT'S NEW

Date: 25 November 2000

Added to speeches, HM Queen Noor gives keynote address at Medical Aid for Palestinians Fundraising Dinner, “ Building Humanitarian Bridges From Conflict to Justice,” London, England

Date: 14 November 2000

King Hussein Foundation awards Humanitarian Leadership Award, Amman, Jordan
(See Press and King Hussein Foundation Sections)

Date: 7 October 2000

HM Queen Noor launches Birdlife’s “Threatened Birds of the World” book

Date: 4 October 2000

Added to speeches, HM Queen Noor gives keynote address at opening of World Conservation Union (IUCN) Second Conservation Congress, “ Environmental Conservation – A shared Responsibility,” Amman, Jordan

Date: 4 September 2000

Added to speeches, HM Queen Noor addresses State of the World Forum,
“Globalization – The Silent Stakeholders,” New York, US

Date: 22 August 2000

Added to speeches, HM Queen Noor addresses the Aspen Institute 50th Anniversary Conference, “Globalization and Culture,” Colorado, US

Date: 4 July 2000

Queen Noor opens Arab Children’s Congress Ceremony, Amman, Jordan (See Press and Noor Al Hussein Foundation Sections)

Date: 19 June 2000

HM Queen Noor launches Operation Smile at Al Bashir Government Hospital, Amman, Jordan (See Press Section)

Date: 14 June 2000

Added to speeches, HM Queen Noor addresses the Global Health Council’s Annual Conference, “World Community’s Responsibilities in the New Century,” Virginia, US (See Press Section)

Date: 8 June 2000

HM Queen Noor attends Women Waging Peace Forum (See Press Section)

Date: 5 June 2000

HM Queen Noor attends Beijing Plus Five United Nations Conference, New York, US (See Press)

Added to Speeches, HM Queen Noor addresses Beijing Plus Five Conference, “Empowerment of Women to Global Challenges,” New York, US

Date: 12 May 2000

King Hussein Foundation launched in the United States at a White House ceremony (See Press and King Hussein Foundation Sections)

Added to speeches, HM Queen Noor addresses Save the Children’s Women Empowerment Forum, “Women Changing the World,” New York, US

HM Queen Noor honored by Save the Children’s Women’s Empowerment Forum for her life-long commitment to the welfare of children and women (See Press Section)

Date: 25 April 2000

HM Queen Noor releases oryx into the wild at the Shomari Wild Life Reserve in Jordan (See Press and Environment Sections)

Date: 6 April 2000

Added to speeches, HM Queen Noor addresses the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation,
“The Responsibilities of World Citizenship,” California,US

Date: 19 March 2000

Added to speeches, HM Queen Noor, Patron of the World Conservation Union (IUCN), addresses the Second World Water Forum - The Hague, “IUCN’s Vision for Water and Nature,” (See Press Section)

Date: 14 March 2000

Added to speeches, HM Queen Noor gives keynote address at McGill University’s Middle East Program in Civil Society and Peace Building, “Inequality and Peace Building: Challenges in the New Millennium,” Montreal, Canada

Date: 10 March 2000

HM Queen Noor, President of the United World Colleges Movement, attends international council meeting, Victoria, Canada (See Press and Education Sections)

Date: 3 March 2000

HM Queen Noor attends World Wild Fund’s Marine Stewardship launch (See Press Section)

Date: 25 January 2000

Added to speeches, HM Queen Noor addresses the Mentor Substance Abuse Prevention Forum, “Prevention as an Issue of Concern for all Nations,” London, England

Date: 23 January 2000

HM Queen Noor opens The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (RSCN) National Conference in Azraq (See Press Section)

Date: 1 December 1999

Added to speeches, HM Queen Noor addresses World AIDS Day at the United Nations in New York,US (See Press Section)

Date: 23 November 1999

Queen Noor inaugurates third SOS Children’s Village in Jordan
(See Press and International Commitments Sections)

Date: 18 November 1999

Added to speeches, HM Queen Noor’s Leonard Chechire Lecture, “Post-Conflict Recovery: Challenges for the New Millenium”.

Date: 14 November 1999

King Hussein Foundation and International Youth Foundation launch Children’s Hour Campaign to help ill children in Jordan (See Press and King Hussein Foundation Sections)

Date: 13 November 1999

US First Lady Hillary Clinton visits Jubilee School – a key component of the King Hussein Foundation (See Press, Education and King Hussein Foundation Sections for information)

Date: 27 October 1999

Added to speeches, HM Queen Noor gives keynote address at the American University of Beirut Museum Fundraising Dinner in Beirut, Lebanon

Date: 25 October 1999

HM Queen Noor inaugurates the Jordan Micro Credit Company (See Press Section)

Date: 20 October 1999

HM Queen Noor visits Cambodia and Vietnam to raise awareness of scourge of landmines in the world (See Press and International Commitments Sections to learn more about landmines and the Queen’s involvement in the global movement to ban landmines)

Date: 14 October 1999

Added to speeches, HM Queen Noor’s address to the Birdlife International Conference in Malaysia (See Press and Environment Sections)

Date: 1 December 1999:

Added to speeches, HM Queen Noor addresses World AIDS Day at the United Nations in New York, US
(See Press Section)

Date: 23 November 1999:

Queen Noor inaugurates third SOS Children’s Village in Jordan
(See Press and International Commitments Sections)

Date: 18 November 1999

Added to speeches, HM Queen Noor’s Leonard Chechire Lecture, “Post-Conflict Recovery: Challenges for the New Millennium"

Date: 14 November 1999

King Hussein Foundation and International Youth Foundation launch Children’s Hour Campaign to help ill children in Jordan
(See Press and King Hussein Foundation Sections)

Date: 13 November 1999

US First Lady Hillary Clinton visits Jubilee School – a key component of the King Hussein Foundation’s education projects
(See Press, Education and King Hussein Foundation Sections for information on the school)

Date: 27 October 1999

Added to speeches, HM Queen Noor gives keynote address at the American University of Beirut Museum Fundraising Dinner in Beirut, Lebanon

Date: 25 October 1999

HM Queen Noor inaugurates the Jordan Micro Credit Company
(See Press Section)

Date: 20 October 1999

HM Queen Noor visits Cambodia and Vietnam to raise awareness of scourge of landmines in the world
(See Press and International Commitments Sections to learn more about landmines and the Queen’s involvement in the global movement to ban landmines)

Date: 14 October 1999

Added to speeches, HM Queen Noor’s address to the Birdlife International Conference in Malaysia
(See Press and Environment Sections)

DATE: 22 June 1999:

Queen Noor's Web site has been completely updated. A new section on the "King Hussein Foundation" has been added to the home page and two new speeches ('The Hague Appeal for Peace' and 'UNICEF Children's Champion Award') have been included to the "Speeches" division.

DATE: 11 March 1999:

Queen Noor's Web site has been completely updated. Photographs have been added chronicling the late King Hussein's return from the Mayo Clinic to Jordan (Tuesday 19 January 1999), his return to the Mayo Clinic (Tuesday 26 January 1999), his subsequent death (7 February 1999) and funeral (8 February 1999) in Jordan as well as Queen Noor and the Royal Family receiving condolences. Please click on this link to see these photographs.

DATE: 7 February 1999:

HM King Hussein I of Jordan passed away. HM Queen Noor, the Hashemite Royal Family and the people of Jordan are in mourning, grieving for the loss of a great man.

DATE: 24 January 1999:

Press release on crimes of honor in Jordan has been added to the Web site. Queen Noor's r�sum� has also been updated.

DATE: 1 December 1998:

Queen Noor honored by The Voice of Islam Foundation as "Favorite Woman of the Year", 1 December 1998.

Click here for Queen Noor's message on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of SOS Kinderdorf International.

DATE: 20 November 1998:

Queen Noor patronized a fund-raising dinner for the United World Colleges (UWC) in New York, which was attended by Her Majesty Queen Sophia of Spain, Her Majesty Queen Anne-Marie of the Hellenes, Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece and his wife along with other officials and dignitaries. For more information, please click here.

DATE: 17 November 1998:

Transcript of Queen Noor's interview with MSNBC's Ed Gordon on the subject of the global campaign to ban antipersonnel landmines.

DATE: 10 November 1998:

Two new photographs added of Queen Noor giving the keynote address at the annual 68^th World Travel Congress of the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA), where she received the World Monument Fund Award for Petra. Click here to read more about this event and to see one of the photographs -- the other photo can be found under "Photo album - Speeches".

DATE: 6 November 1998:

The IUCN - World Conservation Union celebrates its 50th anniversary at Fontainebleau, France and Queen Noor, IUCN Patron, gives keynote address.

Queen Noor's Wish List for the Earth.

Queen Noor's message at the Center for the Global South's two day conference on "Water: Dispute Prevention & Development. South Perspectives."

Photograph of Queen Noor accepting award from AWRT [American Women in Radio and TV].

DATE: 18 October 1998:

The transcript of Queen Noor's interview on women's rights and the women's movement in Jordan has been added to the selection of the Queen's interviews on her Web site.

Queen Noor takes up rollerblading. Photograph taken in Rochester, MN [USA] in August 1998 where HM King Hussein is undergoing treatment for lymphoma. King Hussein enjoys teasing the Queen about her "rollerblading armor" and her blading adventures with their children.

DATE: 16 October 1998:

Queen Noor gives keynote address at the annual 68^th World Travel Congress of the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA), where she receives the World Monument Fund Award for Petra, 16 October.

DATE: 15 October 1998:

Queen Noor receives the "first Special Commendation for Humanitarian Service Award" from the American Women in Radio and Television (AWRT) for "for bringing public awareness to landmine eradication and for her achievements and efforts in the advocacy, promotion and progression of women." For more information on AWRT, please see their Web site: www.awrt.org

DATE: 1 October 1998:

A constellation of leaders in the worldwide movement to ban antipersonnel landmines, including Her Majesty Queen Noor, the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize co-laureate Jody Williams of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL), Canadian Foreign Minister Lloyd Axworthy, Ambassador Ole Peter Kolby of Norway and U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Louise Frechette gathered at the United Nations in New York to commemorate a milestone in the 1997 Ottawa Convention to ban antipersonnel mines. Just two weeks ago Burkina Faso became the fortieth nation to ratify the 1997 Mine Ban Treaty. The treaty will now enter into force, becoming binding international law, on March 1, 1999 -- faster than any major treaty in history.

DATE: 29 September 1998:

The entire Web site has been updated. New sections have been added that include Queen Noor as Patron of Landmine Survivors Network, Queen Noor as Ambassador of Future Harvest [see r�sum�], and a link to HM King Hussein's new Web site (see links).