On Thursday, June 9, 2022, Their Majesties King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain presided over the meeting of the Princess of Girona Foundation Delegate Commission held at Palacio de La Zarzuela in Madrid.
According to the Spanish royal court, during the meeting Their Majesties reviewed a report of the:
“…economic closing of the 2021 financial year and the external audit report and the balance sheet and account of results as of April 30, 2022, the January-May 2022 activity report.”
Their Majesties also reviewed information from:
“…working groups and the activities of the different programs were also assessed, along with the Foundation’s progress during the first months of this year in the implementation of the new Strategic Plan 2022 – 2025.”
On Thursday, June 2, 2022, Her Majesty Queen Letizia of Spain continued her cooperation visit to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.
The day began with a visit to the Queen Letizia Agricultural Innovation Project located on the Nouakchott Region. Upon her arrival, Her Majesty was warmly welcomed by the Minister of Social Action, Children and Family and the President of the Region. Whilst there, Her Majesty unveiled a plaque commemorating her visit.
After a tour of the projects greenhouse and farm Her Majesty visited the Emergency Center (SAMU). Whilst there, Her Majesty toured the facilities, specifically the call center, the training room and the pharmacy.
The day ended with a tour of the Zayed Center and a luncheon, hosted by the First Lady of Mauritania, held in Her Majesty Queen Letizia’s honor.
On Wednesday, June 1, 2022, Her Majesty Queen Letizia of Spain accompanied by the Secretary of State for International Cooperation, Ms. Pilar Cancela, began the first full day of their cooperation trip to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.
According to the Spanish royal court, the day began with a meeting at the Spanish Technical Cooperation Office, where Her Majesty unveiled a plaque commemorating her visit, “…a few words of welcome from the Spanish ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania gave way to an open dialogue and a tour of the facilities with which the meeting ended.”
Next, Her Majesty visited the logistics platform of the National Society for the Distribution of Frozen Fish (SNDP) where she toured the facility.
Thereafter, Her Majesty Queen Letizia visited the Comprehensive Care Project for Victims of Gender Violence:
“Her Majesty The Queen was accompanied on her way through the Special Police Station against Gender Violence by the Minister of Social Action, Children and Family, Mrs. Safia N´Tahah. Her Majesty viewed a project that includes police, medical, psychological and judicial attention. Her Majesty also toured the facilities of the Police Station. Later in the afternoon, Her Majesty visited the University of Nouakchott.”
On Friday, May 27, 2022, Her Majesty Queen Letizia of Spain officially opened the 81st edition of the Feria del Libro de Madrid (Madrid Book Fair) held at the Parque del Retiro. The theme of this year’s fair, Hojea el Mundo.
During today’s event, Her Majesty met with various publishers and booksellers including the owners of the Reno Bookstore, the Galaxia Gutenberg Publishing House, and the Miraguano Bookstore.
Her Majesty also toured the printing workshop in the Children’s Pavilion and visited the Europe Pavilion which is “…participating in the Madrid Book Fair for the first time…” according to a press release.
The Madrid Book Fair is open to the public until June 12, 2022.
On the morning of Wednesday, May 25, 2022, Her Majesty Queen Letizia of Spain attended a meeting in preparation for her upcoming cooperation trip to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.
The purpose of the upcoming visit is to learn about the work that the “…Spanish Cooperation carries out [in Mauritania] in the areas of health, governance and gender equality, rural development, and food security…” according to the Spanish royal court.
In Mauritania there are 12 Spanish NGDOs (Non-Governmental Organizations for Development), which work in the sectors of rural development and food security, health and gender.
This is the seventh cooperation trip for Her Majesty Queen Letizia. Previous cooperation trips took Her Majesty to Honduras, El Salvador, Senegal, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Mozambique, and Paraguay.
Her Majesty Queen Letizia’s cooperation trip will begin on May 31 – June 2, 2022.
On Thursday, May 19, 2022, Her Majesty Queen Letizia of Spain opened the two-day conference entitled, Los Puentes de las Mujeres: Propuestas Desde el Sur Para el Cambio Global (Women’s Bridges: Proposals from the South for Global Change) held at the Edificio Humanidades UNED in Madrid.
Organized by the Fundación Mujeres por África, which Her Majesty Queen Letizia is Honorary President, the conference brings together 70 African political leaders, but also an important group of Latin American politicians and activists, as well as numerous heads of international organizations.
Per a press release about the conference:
“…Women’s Bridges. Bridges that women build with their solidarity, with their shared visions and objectives, working together. Bridges that, this time, are going to unite women from the south: African women with Latin American women, and also with the European women from the south, Spanish women, to make proposals to the international community.
Proposals that we have been working on with them for months on the basis of a basic document that the leaders are commenting on, expanding and enriching with their contributions, and to which we will dedicate the entire first afternoon of the conference, because that is what it is all about. It is about the women of the south making their voices, their arguments, their demands, their objectives heard. Objectives that are not only aimed at women, but at the international community, at global citizenship.
At the Fundación Mujeres por África we are going to take these proposals to all African and Latin American governments, to regional bodies and international agencies, to all organizations with power and influence, so that they are taken into account, as the most powerful women in Africa, as well as very influential Latin American women…”
On the morning of Tuesday, May 10, 2022 Her Majesty Queen Letizia of Spain presided over the Medallas de Oro de Cruz Roja during the celebrations of Día Mundial de la Cruz Roja y de la Media Luna Roja held at the Oceanogràfic in Valencia, Spain.
Today’s celebration and award ceremony paid tribute to the fundamental principles, values, history, and achievements of the Red Cross movement.
In her speech, Her Majesty Queen Letizia noted that the she has valued the diversity with which the recipents of the award and entities help society to “…be better…” Her Majesty also highlighted the constant commitment of the Red Cross with “…every human being who needs help anywhere in the world, vulnerable due to wars, COVID-10, lack of opportunities, migratory movements due to poverty, climate change or armed conflicts, and that are a challenge for the Red Cross.”
The Royal Correspondent 