The Swedish Royals and the Global Child Forum


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Queen Silvia attends on Thursday at the Global Child Forum in Dubai at the United Arab Emirates. It is a satellite forum for the Global Child Forum (former World Child & Youth Forum) held every year at the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden. The meeting brings together leaders from large and small international corporations, financial institutions, the UN and NGOs, government representatives, academia, selected experts and journalists, to discuss some of the most pressing issues facing children of the world. Global Child Forum was initiated by H.M. the King and H.M. the Queen of Sweden in 2009. The Global Child Forum is a Swedish non-profit foundation with headquarters in Stockholm.
Forum on the Middle East and North Africa Global Child Forum

The Forum is organised under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Silvia of Sweden and Her Royal Highness Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, wife of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE, Ruler of Dubai.
Preliminary program
http://globalchildforum.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/GCF-MENA-Official-Program-5-november.pdf

Queen Silvia has arrived to Dubai, she visited today the Dubai Foundation for Women and Children (DFWAC). She was received by HE Afra Al Basti and met the members of the board of the foundation.
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Nahyan bin Mubarak receives Queen of Sweden WAM
 
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LadyFinn said:
Queen Silvia attends tonight in Dubai at an event hosted by the Swedish Embassy. Photo from the Facebook of Global Child Forum.
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Queen Silvia of Sweden and her accompanying delegation today was received by Shaikha Fatima bint Mubarak at Al Bahr Palace in Abu Dhabi, to discuss cooperation and strategic partnership between the two sides.

The Queen was also received by Shaikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture, Youth and Community Development, who hosted a lunch banquet in honour of the Queen of Sweden.

The Swedish Queen is on an official visit to the country to take part in the Global Child Forum tomorrow, an event that will be hosted by the Dubai Foundation for Women and Children, and is being held outside Sweden for the first time.

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Queen Silvia discusses Children’s Affairs in the SwedenAbroad

Photos from Wednesday's reception on the occasion of the visit of HM Queen Silvia with representatives from Emirati and Swedish academia and public and business sectors.
https://www.facebook.com/EmbassyOfSwedenInAbuDhabi/posts/571467379621198
https://www.facebook.com/EmbassyOfSwedenInAbuDhabi/posts/571465089621427

Queen Silvia spoke this morning at the Global Child Forum
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With crown princess Katherine and princess Haya
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From Global Child Forum's Facebook
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The queen gave the closing remarks
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Queen Silvia of Sweden and HRH Princess Haya open Global Child Forum WAM
 
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Wow, Queen Silvia looks wonderful in Wednesday's photos.
 
The King, Queen, CP Victoria and Sofia will attend Global Child Forum partnership day on April 14'th. The event takes place at the Royal castle, all according to the current events calendar on the Courts website.


Interesting combination of participants, IMO :)

 
The king, queen, crown princess Victoria and Sofia Hellqvist attended today at the Global Child Forum Partners' Day at the Royal Palace. The organisation's corporate and expert partners took part in the meeting. The day began with a discussion about the previous year's results, the objectives for the year and future plans. There then followed discussions on how children's rights can be integrated into businesses' core operations, values and strategies.
The Royal Family attend the Global Child Forum Partners' Day - Sveriges Kungahus
 
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What is Sofia doing there? I find this so odd, that a fiancee is being treated as if she was already married to CP and a member of the SRF.
 
Duke of Marmalade said:
What is Sofia doing there? I find this so odd, that a fiancee is being treated as if she was already married to CP and a member of the SRF.
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Well, it's important to hit the ground running in getting prepared for her new life as Carl Philip's wife and a member of the royal family. We've seen this before with the new British senior royals. Sofia's attendance at royal events is telling us that she's not only busy planning a wedding, but she's in the process of leaning about her upcoming role.
 
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I wish Daniel would have been given the same support and attention of the family when he was a boyfriend and fiancee.
 
Duke of Marmalade said:
I wish Daniel would have been given the same support and attention of the family when he was a boyfriend and fiancee.
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I believe he received an apprenticeship when he became Victoria's fiancee.
 
Sofia's visit to South Africa for Global Child Forum: 8 September 2015

according to the royal calendar Sofia will go to South Africa for Global Child Forum: 8 September 2015.

Forum Pretoria 2015 | Global Child Forum

The Global Child Forum on Southern Africa will be held in Pretoria, South Africa on 8 September 2015. The Forum will gather regional and international decision makers for dialogue and thought leadership on the legal, moral and commercial case for investing in coming generations. The event is by invitation only and will have a full cross-sector representation from the fifteen countries of Southern Africa. Approximately 500 leaders and top decision makers from governments, business, civil society and the academia will participate.

The Forum, with more than 30 prominent speakers and under the patronage and active participation of Dr. Graça Machel and H.R.H. Princess Sofia of Sweden, has a special focus on building partnerships and on corporate sustainability for the protection of children’s rights in Southern Africa. It will be a full day with inspiration and action; plenary sessions, networking luncheon, interactive ActionLab sessions and a networking reception.

The co-organisers for the Global Child Forum on Southern Africa are the African Child Policy Forum and the National Business Initiative. For more information on the Global Child Forum on Southern Africa, please e-mail pretoria@globalchildforum.org
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Thanks, Carlota. :flowers:

I look forward to this.
A nice comfy start for Sofia and she should be very unlucky indeed if this won't be a success. And a success is always a good start.
 
I wonder if Prince CP will go with her for support or whether he will leave her to enjoy the spotlight on her own? With her experience over the years I don't doubt she can handle it successfully but IMO it would be nice for him to go if his commitments allow.
 
Top End Rose said:
I wonder if Prince CP will go with her for support or whether he will leave her to enjoy the spotlight on her own? With her experience over the years I don't doubt she can handle it successfully but IMO it would be nice for him to go if his commitments allow.
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Carl Philip has a work event with the king on 7th September and the flight times from Stockholm to South Africa are rather long, so it doesn't seem likely that Carl Philip can go to South Africa. Carl Philip has also STCC races on 10-11th September and he has to prepare to them.
 
The Global Child Forum website has some pictures of a board meeting in April 2014 with the King,Queen, CPV and Sofia. So Princess Sofia has been 'getting her feet wet' for awhile now. I must say she looks very comfortable in that setting.
 
Princess Maggie, sorry that should be April 2015 for the photos on the Global Child Forum website.
 
Sofia has arrived to Pretoria, at Hotel Sheraton
https://www.facebook.com/sheratonpr...05673838254/10153568479108255/?type=1&theater
At the residence, Sofia's mentor, the First Lady of the Court, Kirstine von Blixen-Finecke on the left
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Johan T Lindwall has travelled to Pretoria and Sofia has talked to him. Sofia is going to stay in South Africa for some days and visit Project Playground in Cape Town too.
Prinsessan Sofia om flyktingkatastrofen _ Nyheter _ Expressen
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Prinsessan Sofia på plats i Sydafrika i kleinblå klänning _ Allt om mode _ Expressen
 
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I'm surprised (and glad) that the court is sending Sofia alone on these kind of jobs so soon after the marriage. It's sort of familiar territory for her since she's been involved in Project Playground, but she has a new role to handle as well. It's clear that the king trusts her.


Do we know if the kenyote adress is available to read somewhere?
 
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Listen to Princess Sofia #Sweden - "What have you done to make a positive impact on a child's life" #GCFPretoria
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Keynote address by Princess Sofia of Sweden
https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/641163361028190209/pu/vid/720x1280/zv-f9FaJV-QQNUfy.mp4
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https://twitter.com/EveThomasSAFE/status/641164561186426880


xenobia said:
Do we know if the kenyote adress is available to read somewhere?
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Blurbs from Swedish Monarchy and http://bernadottewindsor.tumblr.com/:
I have spent over five years in this beautiful country and working with children. And the years before that in other countries. I’ve seen fair share of suffering and poverty. But I have also seen children’s eyes light up when they have had the opportunity to shape their own lives.
— Princess Sofia during her speech at the Global Child Forum.

Every time a child is suffering, we have a responsibility to make a difference
— Princess Sofia

Despite the daily reports on disasters around the world, I think that at the same time so much good is already done. I think it is important to mention that we are on the right path. Democracy is spreading and poverty is reducing.
— Princess Sofia at the Global Child Forum in South Africa

As long as children suffer, we have work to do.
— Princess Sofia at the Global Child Forum

And I will end my speech with a question to all of you: What action can you do as a professional and as a person to make a positive impact on a child’s life.
— Princess Sofia at the Global Child Forum
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I don't think this was part of her speech but a comment about the refugee crisis.
I think that everybody can contribute in their own way and do something. I have a great belief that every individual can make a difference and help a fellow human being. If so, start by ensuring that those who come to Sweden, get the help that they need to contribute money to organizations that are actually in place and make a difference and do something about it. The main thing is that we do something.
— Princess Sofia on the refugee crisis.​
Princess Sofia celebrated for [her] speech
Published September 8, 2015 10:57
Prinsessan Sofia hyllades för sitt tal på Global Child Forum i Sydafrika | Nyheter | Expressen
English Translation
Images:
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Video of Sofia's speech:
http://www.expressen.se/tv/nyheter/kungligt/har-gor-prinsessan-sofia-sin-internationella-debut/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI2-txTxIuw
 
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