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Queen Maxima gives speech about financial equality for International Women's Day

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9th March 2021
Queen Máxima has given a speech about financial equality between men and women to mark International Women’s Day.The online event, A Call to Action for Reaching Financial Equality, was hosted by the Better Than Cash Alliance, UNCDF, World Bank Group and Women’s World Banking, the Dutch Royal House outlined.Queen Máxima gave her speech in her capacity as the UN…
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Queen Máxima continues her work with inclusive finance in Africa

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3rd March 2021
Queen Máxima of the Netherlands held a meeting with the President of South Africa on Tuesday as part of her continuing commitment with the United Nations and inclusive financing on the African continent.Queen Máxima’s conversation with President Cyril Ramaphosa stemmed from her role as the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA)…
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Queen Máxima delivers keynote speech at digital ID event

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22nd October 2020
Queen Máxima gave a keynote speech on the importance of owning digital identity documents as part of an event organised by the World Bank Group.The Queen spoke at the Inclusive Digital ID for a Resilient Recovery from COVID-19 event within the framework of the Identification for Development at the World Bank Group, where she advocated for the need for digital identity documents to help…
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Queen Máxima opens Breast Cancer Awareness Month

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2nd October 2020
Queen Máxima officially opened Breast Cancer Awareness Month in the Netherlands on Thursday during a visit to the Breast Cancer Association Netherlands in The Hague.During her visit, Queen Máxima met with some of the 230 volunteers who help out with BCAN to hear about…
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Queen Máxima discusses debts in a series of video calls

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2nd October 2020
Queen Máxima paid a digital visit to the community of Alphen aan den Rijn on Wednesday to discuss debt problems and solutions with a local financial foundation.Queen Máxima was joined by State Secretary Bas van t’ Wout, the State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment, on three video calls with working groups on how to tackle debt. Their goal was to learn how SchuldenlabNL Foundation…
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