AMMAN — HRH Princess Basma Bint Talal, chairperson of the Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development (JOHUD), on Monday attended a signing ceremony for a memorandum of cooperation between JOHUD and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on coordination on environmental conversation. The memorandum aims to provide a general framework to enhance cooperation in action related to the conservation and protection of nature, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported. The memo also aims to prote...

AMMAN — Kicking off with a performance of the national anthem by the Amman Orthodox Scouts and Guides Group, children took centre stage at the 58th Annual International Diplomatic Bazaar of the Mabarrat Um Al Hussein Institute, held at Al Hussein Youth City on Saturday. HRH Princess Basma Bint Talal, inaugurating the bazaar, said in her opening speech that assisting the institute’s children, the beneficiaries of the entirety of the event’s proceeds, is the ultimate goal of the bazaar. ...

AMMAN — Last Saturday marked the fifth electoral cycle of the Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development’s (JOHUD) Youth Committee leaders. Elections, which were launched 10 years ago, took place again across the country at JOHUD’s network of 51 Princess Basma Community Development Centres (CDCs), according to a JOHUD statement. These elections simulate the experience of parliamentary, municipal, and local council elections. It allows youth aged 14-25 to become committee memb...

AMMAN — Deputising for His Majesty King Abdullah, Agriculture Minister Khalid Hneifat on Monday inaugurated the Global Land Forum at the King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Centre in the Dead Sea region. The first day of the Global Land Forum (GLF) highlighted the importance of integrating land governance into sustainable development strategies, and securing land rights to build “pathways to climate solutions”. The forum, the first of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa, brought ...

The Jordan Times- Wednesday marks the birthday of HRH Princess Basma Bint Talal, a long-standing advocate of women and children’s rights and pioneer of sustainable human development in the Arab region. Princess Basma established and chairs the Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development (JOHUD), the non-profit NGO which this year celebrates its 45th anniversary. Today, JOHUD represents a unique participatory model that relies on a national network of 51 locally-managed community centr...

Goodwill Campaign hosts iftar for volunteers HRH Princess Basma on Sunday attended an iftar banquet hosted by the Goodwill Campaign for the volunteers in youth and community support committees of Maan and Tafileh development centres affiliated with the Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development (JOHUD). During the event, which witnessed the participation of a number of underprivileged families, the princess was briefed on the committees’ plans during the holy month of Ramadan. Talk...