United Nations | UNSGSA Queen Máxima Unbanked and Underserved Almost a third of the world’s adults struggle to get by without the financial tools they need to escape poverty and improve their lives. Financial Inclusion Promoting access and usage of quality financial services can unlock development opportunities, especially for underserved groups. UNSGSA Queen Máxima As the Secretary-General’s Special Advocate, Queen Máxima leads a global advocacy effort to advance financial inclusion, opening a path to empowerment for all. NewsIn most developing countries, women produce 60-80% of food and account for half of global food production, according to the Food Agriculture Organization (FAO…NewsUNSGSA to Encourage Gender Inclusive Business Models in Agricultural Sector SpeechThe UNSGSA delivers remarks on how to best support MSME and women-led businesses recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic at this G20 side event she…SpeechUNSGSA G20 Remarks on Supporting MSMEs and Women-Led Businesses NewsThe report highlights how financial inclusion is more important than ever as societies continue to deal with the social and economic impacts caused by the…NewsUNSGSA Presents 2021 Annual Report to Secretary-General at UN General Assembly H.M. Queen Máxima of the NetherlandsUN 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.

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Financial Inclusion

Thirty-one percent of the world’s adults—1.7 billion people—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 catalytic 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.

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Video Highlights View All videos UNSGSA Remarks at the G20 Summit in Rome

Queen Máxima calls for support for MSMEs and female-led businesses to help better recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Banker Interview: Financial Health and Resilient Growth

The UNSGSA discusses financial inclusion, financial health and more in an exclusive interview with The Bankers Silvia Pavoni.

G7 Partnership: Digital Financial Inclusion for Women in Africa

The Special Advocate highlights what an inclusive recovery means for Africa in virtual remarks at this G7 Partnership High-Level Event.

UNDP Insurance and Risk Finance Facility Launch

UNSGSA Queen Máximas delivers a pre-recorded video message highlighting how insurance can help financial health during the 76th UN General Assembly.