Queen Letizia of Spain is in New York for 2 days to undertake various engagements. Queen Letizia who just celebrated her 50th birthday last week, is the Honorary President of UNICEF Spain and Ombudsman for Mental Health in Children and Adolescents.
After attending the UNICEF Mental Health meeting in the morning, Letizia headed for the second leg of the day which included a meeting with the UNICEF Director, an event with UNICEF, UNESCO and WHO and then a meeting with the FAO Director.
A video of the day.
Queen Letizia met with the Executive Director of UNICEF, Catherine Russell at the UNICEF Headquarters in New York. On the trip to New York, Letizia was joined by the Executive Director of UNICEF Spain and the Global Director of Communication of UNICEF Spain.
The Secretary of the UN General Council has called the world leaders to put Education and Children’s well-being on the top of their agenda and this week various events are being organised to ensure that world leaders are putting the required initiatives to ensure the children around the globe are receiving better care in schools and communities.
After meeting with the UNICEF director, Letizia headed for an event “Promoting and protecting the mental health and psychosocial well-being of students in schools and learning environments” organised by UNICEF, UNESCO and WHO jointly. The event called for urgent global action to ensure that every child enjoys their right to education in a learning environment that promotes well-being and good mental health.
Speaking at the event, Queen Letizia said, “a multidisciplinary approach and specialised resources are essential to address the complexity of this matter. We are all aware of the stigma surrounding poor mental health and the misunderstanding, or even rejection, that it causes. That we are here today is the reflection that the collective effort to overcome these obstacles has been launched”.
The 50-years old Spanish Queen pledged that she will continue to work in the field and with organisations to drive priority action and strengthening of mental health programs around the world. The event was attended by youth leaders and members of governments from different countries.
After the event, the Spanish Queen headed for the FAO headquarters where she met with the Director-General of the FAO, Qu Dongyu, who was also visiting the city. Queen Letizia has been the Special Ambassador of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations since 2015. She has undertaken various engagements since then as the FAO Special Ambassador.
The FAO was established in 1945 and leads the international effort to end hunger. Its goal is to achieve global food security while ensuring regular access to sufficient and good quality food. With 195 members – 194 countries and the European Union – FAO works in more than 130 countries. Spain has been part of the FAO since 1951.
At the FAO headquarters, Letizia also met with the Spaniards Álvaro Lario, president-elect of the International Fund for Agricultural Development, and Gabriel Ferrero, president of the Committee on World Food Security.
The last engagement of the day was a meeting with the Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Ghebreyesus, at the WHO Headquarters.
Mr Ghebreyesus was also present at the event “Promoting and protecting the mental health and psychosocial well-being of students in schools and learning environments” along with Queen Letizia.
Heading towards Queen Letizia Style – The Spanish queen was looking gorgeous in a rusty orange shade Zara-Narciso Rodriguez Ruched Dress. Thanks to Nuria for the id.
The $239 dress was described as, “the sleeveless midi dress made of wool blend fabric features a wide neckline with the ruched detailing waistline, slitted hemline and comes with a side hidden in-seam zip closure.”
Queen Letizia topped the dress with her black Zara cape that she has had in her wardrobe since 2015.
Letizia paired the outfit with her black leather Magrit pumps
Her Giorgio Armani La Charnière Dorée Bag.
Letizia’s Gold & Roses Shewel Triple Hoops
And her Karen Hallam ring finished the look.
Tomorrow will be another busy day for the gorgeous Queen in New York. She will be attending a Cervante Institute event before meeting the First Lady of the United States for a joint engagement.
