#UNSGSA Queen Máxima & Honorary Patron of the #G20 #GPFI speaks about the importance of #financialinclusion as a basis for #financialhealth at the #g20brasil #GPFI forum, her first official appearance as the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Financial Health.
United Nations Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Financial Health
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As Special Advocate, H.M. Queen Máxima of the Netherlands is a leading global voice on advancing financial health.
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H.M. Queen Máxima of the Netherlands was appointed the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Financial Health (UNSGSA) by UN Secretary-General António Guterres during the 79th session of the UN General Assembly in 2024. The appointment marked the conclusion of Queen Máxima working in her previous capacity as the UN Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development from 2009-2024. UNSGSA Queen Máxima’s financial health portfolio is an extension of her work on financial inclusion. Nearly 80% of adults worldwide now have access to at least a financial account or other financial services such as loans, savings, and insurance (Global Findex 2021). However, good access to formal financial services does not necessarily translate into financial health. Queen Máxima works to empower people with suitable financial products and tools to enhance their financial health, protect against hardships, and promote a better future, while ensuring the financial system is safe, inclusive, and sustainable. A financial health approach focuses on enhancing outcomes by delivering customer-centered solutions, fostering a more inclusive and sustainable financial ecosystem that supports financial stability, resilience, and long-term prosperity for everyone.
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- 2009
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- global advocacy, financial inclusion, and economic empowerment
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Employees at United Nations Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Financial Health
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Gabriela Zapata Alvarez
Financial Inclusion & Financial Health Consultant
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Peter McConaghy
Policy Advisor - Financial Sector
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Smita Aggarwal
Innovation for Inclusion | Board Director | Top 35 Global Women in Fintech Powerlist 2020
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Nancy Widjaja
Policy Advisor at the Office of UN Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Financial Health (UNSGSA)
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A new policy note by #UNSGSA partners calls for reducing the world's 1.5 billion unbanked by half by 2030 and by two-thirds by 2035 through #digitalfinancialinclusion. Read it online: https://lnkd.in/gzgiyxBX CGAP Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) Better Than Cash Alliance Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) The World Bank
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The 2024 #UNSGSA Annual Report is out now. This special 15th anniversary edition showcases the work of #UNSGSA Queen Máxima over the past 12 months and charts the milestones and impact of financial inclusion since 2009. Read it online here: https://lnkd.in/gn5nxvVW
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#UNSGSA Queen Máxima begins a new #UN role as the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Advocate for #FinancialHealth. Learn more at: https://lnkd.in/gkQ5tweX
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Today #UNSGSA Queen Máxima was appointed the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Financial Health during #UNGA79. In her new UN role, the #UNSGSA will work to empower people with suitable financial products and tools to enhance their financial health, protect against hardships & promote a better future, all within a safe, inclusive & sustainable financial system.
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Today #UNSGSA Queen Máxima and partners will celebrate 15 years of impact & global commitment to #inclusivefinance at a special 15th anniversary event during #UNGA79. Watch it live at 1:15–2:30 pm EST: https://lnkd.in/dftz2WzV
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2024 marks Queen Máxima’s 15th year as the #UNSGSA. It also marks 48 country visits, 1,300 meetings with global and country leaders, over 250 speeches, remarks & media interviews, all of which have helped make #financialinclusion possible for millions & built a strong foundation for #financialhealth. The impact of 15 years of advocacy has been felt in the daily lives of women, farmers, entrepreneurs & others the #UNSGSA has met – whose families and futures have been changed by a loan, a savings account, or an insurance policy. These stories have driven the #UNSGSA’s commitment for the past 15 years & will continue to inspire the next stage of her work.
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#UNSGSA Queen Máxima attended the opening of #UNGA79 today. Yesterday during #UNGA week, she lent her voice to the Devex & AXA Resilient Futures event on #climateimpacts & #financialhealth and to the #50in5 #DP4IPeopleAndPlanet event on #digitalpublicinfrastructure.
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On a 2023 country visit to Kenya, #UNSGSA Queen Máxima meets smallholder farmers whose livelihoods are now protected against poor harvests thanks to game-changing digital agricultural insurance from #insurtech #AdvisorsPula and #agtech #apolloagri. That same year, the #UNSGSA Inclusive Green Finance Working Group publishes a report on how access to financial services can help underserved communities build resilience to climate shocks and open opportunities to participate in green economic sectors. https://lnkd.in/gN4KxdfJ
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