Happy Birthday Prince Hassan

And many years to come of health and prosperity.

http://www.jordantimes.com/index.php?news=6555

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AMMAN (JT) - HRH Prince Hassan celebrates his 61st birthday today, following a year of diverse active and pro-active engagement with cultural, humanitarian and environmental issues across the world.
In contrast, the Prince will celebrate his birthday quietly with his family, and has received warm messages of goodwill from friends and colleagues from around the world.
In recent months, his work for peace and understanding has received eclectic international recognition.

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Prince Hassan has continued to emphasise the need for common standards for the humane treatment of all people in the region. He recently called on all peoples from the region to recognise their traditions of common humanity, of peace building and of reconciliation.
Prince Hassan has also emphasised his commitment to the environment in recent months, with a strong focus on increasingly relevant energy issues.
In November, the Prince presented a white paper on the DESERTEC concept for energy, water and climate security to the president of the European Parliament. This paper described the vast potential of deserts to supply secure, clean and cheap power to Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.
The initiative aims to fight climate change in a way that is economically, technically and politically feasible.
Prince Hassan’s work for a sustainable environment has been complemented by his efforts to empower civil society in West Asia–North Africa.