Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan is an international humanitarian activist and an outspoken voice on issues of world peace and justice. Her conflict recovery and peacebuilding work has focused on the Middle East, the Balkans, Central and Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Africa. Queen Noor has published two books, Hussein of Jordan (KHF Publishing, 2000) and Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life (Miramax Books, 2003), a New York Times best seller published in 15 languages.

Blog Entries by Queen Noor of Jordan

The Beginning of the End of Nuclear Weapons

Posted September 26, 2009 | 01:38 PM (EST)


It was my privilege to witness the United Nations Security Council Summit yesterday unanimously adopt a resolution calling for the elimination of all nuclear weapons. It was the first Security Council Summit ever dedicated to nuclear proliferation and disarmament and the first chaired by a U.S. President.

In addressing the...

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Honoring Two Great Humanitarians

16 Comments | Posted September 9, 2009 | 11:21 AM (EST)


In August, the world's vulnerable people lost two of their leading defenders. And I lost two of my friends.

Senator Edward Kennedy and Ken Bacon, President of Refugees International and former Pentagon spokesman, both died of cancer within weeks of each other. The disease silenced the voices of two...

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Honoring World Refugee Day

54 Comments | Posted June 19, 2009 | 06:40 PM (EST)


For 35 years, my home has been one of the world's major conflict regions, home also to over 10 million refugees and displaced inhabitants. World Refugee Day (June 20) is a time to honor and support these individuals and families who persevere through devastating tragedies.

I have lived and...

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Pakistan's Refugee Crisis

91 Comments | Posted June 5, 2009 | 04:40 PM (EST)


Yesterday in Cairo, President Obama eloquently underscored the importance of human security, and the need for everyone to have a safe, dignified and prosperous place in the world. Realizing this aspiration is a daily challenge in the face of widespread human rights violations and vulnerability caused by persecution and conflict....

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Countdown to Zero

102 Comments | Posted April 27, 2009 | 04:49 PM (EST)


Earlier this month in London, Presidents Obama and Medvedev issued an historic joint statement announcing that they had committed their two countries to achieving a nuclear free world. The two presidents -- the first to ever jointly commit the U.S. and Russia to work for the elimination of all nuclear...

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Hillary Clinton -- A Champion for Human Security

Posted December 4, 2008 | 08:05 AM (EST)


Hillary Clinton will be a strong, effective Secretary of State in the new Obama administration.

I observed first hand her commitment to peace and justice during the presidency of Bill Clinton, when Jordan's King Hussein, my late husband, and I worked closely with the Clintons in an attempt to achieve...

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