▁fellow ▁global ▁citizens ▁– ▁values ▁that ▁are ▁fundamental ▁to ▁our ▁collect ive ▁vision ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁Arab ▁Em ir ates ”. ▁The ▁festival ▁took ▁place ▁at ▁Em ir ates ▁Palace ▁and ▁expected ▁to ▁raise ▁millions ▁for ▁under priv ile ged ▁children ▁across ▁the ▁glo be . ▁The ▁Minister ▁tou red ▁with ▁Maj ida ▁various ▁bo oth s ▁of ▁particip ating ▁countries ▁and ▁they ▁attended ▁performances ▁for ▁each ▁country ▁including ▁Leb anon . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Maj ida ▁El ▁Rou mi ▁visited ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Econom ic ▁and ▁Social ▁Commission ▁for ▁Western ▁Asia ▁( ES C WA ) ▁headquarters ▁to ▁follow ▁up ▁on ▁the ▁ex ac erb ating ▁problem ▁of ▁pover ty ▁in ▁Be ir ut . ▁El ▁Rou mi ▁called ▁for ▁educ ating ▁the ▁youth ▁since , ▁“ ign or ance ▁can ▁only ▁lead ▁to ▁pover ty ,” ▁as ▁per ▁her ▁words . ▁" P over ty ▁is ▁the ▁cr ad le ▁of ▁wars , ▁violence ▁and ▁cor ruption ”, ▁she ▁said , ▁express ing ▁hope ▁that ▁women ▁would ▁come ▁to ▁realize ▁their ▁true ▁capac ities ▁and ▁their ▁equal ▁worth ▁to ▁men . ▁She ▁also ▁considered ▁that ▁art ▁is ▁a ▁message ▁that ▁should ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁common ▁good ▁hoping ▁that ▁her ▁message ▁will ▁prompt ▁officials ▁to ▁tend ▁to ▁Leb anon ’ s ▁dis adv ant aged ▁members ▁of ▁society . ▁ ▁In ▁celebr ation ▁of ▁Bulg ari ' s ▁ 1 3 0 th ▁anni versary , ▁Maj ida ▁El ▁Rou mi ▁has ▁been ▁named ▁the ▁first