Speakers

Her Majesty Queen Noor is an international public servant and widely recognized advocate on issues of world peace and justice. She promotes international understanding of Arab and Muslim culture and politics, Arab-Western relations, disarmament, and such conflict prevention and recovery issues as refugees, missing persons, and poverty. Her peacebuilding work has focused on the Middle East, the Balkans, Central and Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Africa. She chairs the Noor Al Hussein Foundation, known for fostering development thinking in Jordan and the Middle East through pioneering programs in the areas of women’s empowerment, comprehensive community development, microfinance, health, and the arts as a medium for social development and cross-cultural exchange. She also chairs the King Hussein Foundation and Jordan’s National Commission, and she is involved in many international organizations that advance global peacebuilding and conflict resolution.