Queen Mathilde In Jordan

In her capacity as UN Councillor for Sustainable Development, Her Majesty Queen Mathilde started, on Sunday October 23, a humanitarian working visit to Jordan accompanied by Alexander De Croo, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Development Cooperation of Belgium.

Upon her arrival in Amman, the Queen was received by the Jordan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Judeh along with Minister De Croo and Hendrik Van de Velde, Belgian Ambassador to Jordan and Iraq.

Photo: Meeting of Her Majesty Queen of #Belgium and HE DPM FM @NasserJudeh. #Amman #Jordan. pic.twitter.com/c8G2DTngdv

— Adi Khair (@AdiKhair) October 24, 2016

On Monday October 24, Queen Mathilde had a meeting with Filippo Grandi, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. After the meeting, the Queen paid a working visit to the Al Zaatari Refugee Camp, one of the largest refugee camp situated in Jordan that was opened in 2012 and there are about 85,000 Syrian refugees currently living in the camp.

#Zaatari #UNHCR camp #Jordan: #Belgium supporting healthcare and mental health of 80.000 refugees @Refugees pic.twitter.com/feEEEt5K2E

— Belgian Royal Palace (@MonarchieBe) October 24, 2016

In the refugee camp, Queen Mathilde met with families and children that are living in the camp. Members of the UNHCR that are working in the refugee camp were present during the meetings. Later, Queen Mathilde went to a refugee camp run by UNICEF. In this camp UNICEF provides an education project that aims to support the refugee children for the education and the psycosocial condition and the children are involved in various activities.

Makani Center for Syrian refugees #UNICEF #Jordan: education and psychological support for children @UNICEF @UNICEFBELGIE @UNICEFBELGIQUE pic.twitter.com/wHcqJKUYYH

— Belgian Royal Palace (@MonarchieBe) October 24, 2016

Queen Mathilde in the evening attended a reception held at the Belgium Embassy and then was received by Her Majesty Queen Rania of Jordan for a dinner.

Meeting with @QueenRania of #Jordan yesterday evening in #Amman on the occasion of a humanitarian visit focusing on refugees pic.twitter.com/xiaSQJjjLF

— Belgian Royal Palace (@MonarchieBe) October 25, 2016

Today, Tuesday October 25, last day of the working visit, Queen Mathilde had various meetings: the first was with the Jordanian Prime Minister Dr. Hani Al Mulqi and then with some members of the UN agencies who are working in cooperation with the Jordan goverment for the refugees issue.

Meeting with Jordanian Prime Minister Dr. Hani Al Mulqi @PrimeMinistry in #Amman pic.twitter.com/zHQWrwsYGf

— Belgian Royal Palace (@MonarchieBe) October 25, 2016

Later in the morning the Queen visited the Jordan River Foundation headquarters and was joined by Queen Rania. The Jordan River Foundation (JRF), is a Jordanian non-profit, non-governmental organization founded in 1995 and chaired by Queen Rania, provides socio-economic projects for women and aims to create employment opportunities.

A delightful visit to the @jordanriverfdn showroom with Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of #Belgium! #Jordan #LoveJO pic.twitter.com/fMxpUIhjI5

— Rania Al Abdullah (@QueenRania) October 25, 2016

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