The Official Website of HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein

The United Nations Messenger of Peace is the highest honor bestowed on a global citizen by the United Nations Secretary-General to raise  awareness and support for efforts to address poverty, hunger and other pressing problems.  HRH Princess Haya was named a Messenger of Peace by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in September 2007 in recognition of her long involvement in alleviating hunger and poverty. One of her most successful programmes, Tkiyet Um Ali, was the first food relief NGO in the Arab World. Founded in Jordan in 2003, Tkiyet Um Ali quickly attracted the attention of the World Food Programmme, the United Nations food agency. Princess Haya’s area of focus as a Messenger of Peace remains hunger and poverty alleviation.  She is actively involved in public advocacy through the many projects and affiliations that she supports, as well as across media, speaking at events and supporting local and international campaigns and initiatives.  www.un.org/sg/mop/