Humanitarian

Humanitarian

Princess Haya has a strong humanitarian presence both on local and international levels. Her work and interests focus on humanitarian issues and human development concentrated primarily on the areas of health, education, youth and sports. Princess Haya advocates for the rights of children and underprivileged communities to have access to food, healthcare, education and security. She continues to raise awareness of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), especially those of eliminating poverty and hunger. In the course of Her duties, Princess Haya engages closely with a number of regional and global organizations, aid foundations and UN agencies. She was a founding member of Kofi Annans's Geneva-based Global Humanitarian Forum, an independent platform for debate on global humanitarian issues, active from 2007 to 2010. Additionally, in Her capacity as President of the International Equestrian Federation (FEI) and as a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), She also works to find ways that sport can support the development of impoverished youths in the world's poorer nations.