Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan visited the Al Ma’mounieh Secondary School for Boys in Madaba in central Jordan this morning where she met with “…teachers, students, parents and local community leaders who had worked together to improve the health standards in the school… ”
The Al Ma’mounieh Secondary School for Boys recently received the gold accreditation in the Healthy School Accreditation Program implemented by the Royal Health Awareness Society (RHAS) according to the Petra News Agency.
On April 15, 2013, His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan visited the “…recently established Royal Artillery Corps…” near Amman. His Majesty, as Supreme Commander of the Jordan Armed Forces, was brief on various training exercises and the RAC’s operations according to the Jordan News Agency.
On Sunday, April 14, 2013, His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan held an audience with the Speaker of the Yemeni Lower House of Parliament, Mr. Yahya Al-Rai, in Amman, Jordan. During the meeting discussions focused on the Syrian crisis and “…efforts to achieve peace between Palestinians and Israel based on the two-state solution…” according to the Jordan News Agency.
On April 10, 2013, His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan held an audience with Armenian Apostolic Patriarch of Jerusalem and Jordan, Archbishop Nurhan Manougian, in Amman. According to the Petra News Agency discussions focused on the preservation of:
“…the Arab, Islamic and Christian identity of Jerusalem, support Jerusalemites and help them in the face of challenges and difficult times they are living through. His Majesty also stressed his desire to enhance values of tolerance, love, coexistence and brotherhood between Muslims and Christians and maximize what they have in common.”
His Majesty King Abdullah II also held an audience with the Bahraini Foreign Minister, Sheikh Khaled Bin Ahmad Bin Mohammad Al Khalifah. Discussions focused on “…boosting bilateral ties in various fields between the two countries, the current situation in the Middle East, the Syrian crisis, and efforts to achieve peace in the Middle East.”
On April 10, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan was in Amman to participate in the opening of the:
“….regional Arab Development Forum in Jordan launched by the United Nations Development Group (UNDG) as part of the worldwide U.N.-led consultations on the global development agenda beyond 2015, when the current Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) expire.
The two-day forum will identify regional priorities for the global development framework that will succeed the MDGs framework. Her Majesty is one of two members representing the Arab World on the U.N. High Level Panel advising U.N. Chief Ban Ki-moon on the post-2015 global development agenda.”
On April 8, 2013, Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan held an audience with the Administrator of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Chair of the United Nations Development Group (UNDG), Ms. Helen Clark, in Amman. According to the Petra News Agency, discussions focused on:
“…regional consultations on the post-2015 development agenda. Her Majesty, as a member of the U.N. High Level Panel (HLP) that will help advise on the shape of the post-2015 development agenda, discussed with Ms. Clark the outputs of her meetings with Arab leaders from civil society, research institutes and academia held last month to outline the main development challenges and priorities of the Arab world which will help shape the post-2015 development agenda.”
And, finally, Her Majesty Queen Rania also participated in a board meeting with members of the “…Queen Rania Al Abdullah Award for Excellence in Education (QRAEE) who briefed her on new elements incorporated into this year’s cycle” according to the Petra News Agency.
On April 7, 2013, Their Majesties King Abdullah II and Queen Rania of Jordan welcomed the Governor-General of New Zealand, Mr. Jerry Mateparae and his wife, Janine, to the royal offices at Al-Hummer in Amman.
After the inspection of the royal guards His Majesty and Governor-General Mateparae, accompanied by senior Jordanian and New Zealand officials, participated in meeting. The discussions focused on “…bilateral relations and the crisis in Syria…”
In the evening, Their Majesties hosted a gala dinner in honor of Governor-General Mateparae and his wife’s three-day official visit to Jordan.
The Royal Correspondent 
