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Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands was appointed today by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres as the United Nations Secretary-General’s…
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This special fifteenth anniversary edition of the UNSGSA Annual Report showcases the work of UNSGSA Queen Máxima over the past 12 months and charts the…
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UNSGSA Queen Máxima is pictured speaking at a G20 GFPI forum on 27 September 2024, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo…
H.M. Queen Máxima of the Netherlands
UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA)
As Special Advocate, Queen Máxima is a leading global voice on advancing universal access to and responsible usage of affordable, effective and safe financial services. The UNSGSA raises awareness, serves as a convener, encourages leaders and supports actions to expand financial inclusion at a global and country level, all in close collaboration with partners from the public and private sector.
Financial Inclusion
Twenty-four percent of the world’s adults struggle to get by without the basic financial services they need to protect themselves against hardship and invest in their futures. Financial inclusion seeks to unlock development opportunity and improve the lives of all, especially the poor, by expanding access to quality financial tools. Affordable, effective, and safe financial services—savings, insurance, payments, credit, and more—can play a transformative role by fostering equitable growth and furthering vital development goals such as poverty reduction, job creation, gender equality, and food security.