Editing Queen Máxima of the Netherlands (section)

==Activities==

Queen Máxima has a particular concern for the [[social integration|integration]] of [[immigration to the Netherlands|immigrants]] into [[Culture of the Netherlands|Dutch culture]]. She was a member of a special parliamentary commission which sought to recommend ways to increase the participation of female immigrants in the workforce. Máxima stresses the importance for immigrants of learning the [[Dutch language]] (as she did) in order to fully participate in Dutch society. Dutch is the Queen's third language; she is also fluent in Spanish (her native language) and English. She speaks French at a conversational level.

In 2007, Máxima inadvertently caused a wave of massive criticism{{citation needed|date=September 2020}} when in a speech to the [[Scientific Council for Government Policy]] she said that in the seven years that she had been in the Netherlands, she had been unable to ''find the Dutch identity''.<ref>[http://nos.nl/video/4606-toespraak-prinses-maxima-over-identiteit.html Speech Máxima on identity] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120214194033/http://nos.nl/video/4606-toespraak-prinses-maxima-over-identiteit.html |date=14 February 2012 }}, ''NIS'', 17 July 2008</ref> Maxima is quoted as having said the following:

{{blockquote| ... but 'the' Dutch identity? No, I have not found it. The Netherlands is: large windows without curtains so everyone can look in; but also adherence to privacy and coziness. The Netherlands is: one biscuit at tea; but also great hospitality and warmth. The Netherlands is: sobriety, control and pragmatism; but also the experience of intense emotions together. The Netherlands is far too diverse to summarize in one cliché. 'The' Dutchman  does not exist. As a consolation I can tell you that 'the' Argentine also does not exist. I therefore find it very interesting that the title of the report of the [[Scientific Council for Government Policy]] is not 'the Dutch identity'. But: ''Identification with the Netherlands''. That leaves room for development and diversity.{{efn|Translated from the Dutch original.}}}}

She participates in conferences around the world representing the Netherlands. She was granted a seat in the [[Dutch Council of State]] on 20 October 2004,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nu.nl/algemeen/428094/prinses-maxima-krijgt-zitting-in-raad-van-state.html |title=Prinses Máxima krijgt zitting in Raad van State |date=19 October 2004 |access-date=14 August 2011 |language=nl |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329024304/http://www.nu.nl/algemeen/428094/prinses-maxima-krijgt-zitting-in-raad-van-state.html |archive-date=29 March 2012  }}</ref> the highest advisory body and court of administration. She was a member of the Committee for Ethnic Minority Women's Participation from July 2003 until 2005. She has a seat on the board of governors of the chair on the Management of Diversity and Integration at the [[Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam]]; she (along with her husband) is a patron of the Orange Fund (established to promote [[social welfare]] and cohesion in the Netherlands); and she also chairs the Board of Trustees of the Prince Claus Chair in Development and Equity of the [[International Institute of Social Studies]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iss.nl/news_events/iss_news/detail/article/43326-iss-celebrates-10-years-prince-claus-chair/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219175911/http://www.iss.nl/news_events/iss_news/detail/article/43326-iss-celebrates-10-years-prince-claus-chair/|url-status=dead|title=Iss.nl|archive-date=19 December 2013|access-date=28 March 2023}}</ref> and the [[University of Utrecht]].{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}

Máxima attended a conference concerned with LGBT rights on 5 March 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chicagofreepress.com/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090507044733/http://www.chicagofreepress.com/node/1400|url-status=usurped|title=True royalty|date=5 August 2022|archive-date=7 May 2009|access-date=28 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/homo-emancipatie/documenten-en-publicaties/persberichten/2008/03/05/landelijke-koploperovereenkomst-lesbisch-en-homo-emancipatiebeleid-ondertekend.html |title=Landelijke koploperovereenkomst lesbisch |publisher=Rijksoverheid |date=14 November 2007 |access-date=28 January 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130509014620/http://www.rijksoverheid.nl/onderwerpen/homo-emancipatie/documenten-en-publicaties/persberichten/2008/03/05/landelijke-koploperovereenkomst-lesbisch-en-homo-emancipatiebeleid-ondertekend.html |archive-date=9 May 2013  }}</ref>

Queen Máxima has been honorary chair of the Money Wise Platform since 2010. In this capacity, the Queen focuses attention on the importance of financial education and managing money sensibly, especially where children and young people are concerned. The Queen acts as special advisor to the Platform and consults with interested parties on ways of increasing people's financial awareness and resilience.<ref name="dutchroyalhouse.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.royal-house.nl/members-royal-house/queen-maxima/work-and-official-duties-since-2002|title=Work and official duties of Queen Máxima of the Netherlands since 2002|work=Dutch Royal House|date=15 January 2015}}</ref>

Since 10 June 2015, Queen Máxima has been the honorary chair of the Ambassadors for Music at School Platform. Queen Máxima has for some years been committed to giving as many children as possible the opportunity to create music.<ref name="dutchroyalhouse.com"/>

Queen Máxima is a member of the Committee for Enterprise and Finance, which succeeded the Microfinance Council in 2011. The Queen is committed to extending the reach of various financing opportunities, both through coaching and by providing credit for new and existing small businesses in the Netherlands. She also works to increase the number of women entrepreneurs and the scope they have to expand their businesses.<ref name="dutchroyalhouse.com"/>

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Since March 2022 Queen Máxima is a Honorary President of "MIND Us" – a mental health platform created in collaboration with the [[Stichting MIND|MIND Foundation]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Máxima roept jongeren op om over mentale gezondheid te praten |url=https://www.vorsten.nl/vorstenhuizen/nederland/maxima-roept-jongeren-op-om-over-mentale-gezondheid-te-praten/ |access-date=30 May 2022 |work=Vorsten |date=30 March 2022 |language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=van Ginneken |first1=Door Philippine |title='Haar dood maakte heel veel gevoelens los,' aldus Maxima over de dood van haar zus Inés |url=https://www.jan-magazine.nl/psyche/a39592826/maxima-over-dood-zus-ines/ |access-date=30 May 2022 |work=Jan |date=31 March 2022 |language=nl-NL}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Stichting MIND Us officieel gelanceerd door Koningin Máxima – MIND Us |date=30 March 2022 |url=https://mindus.nl/stichting-mind-us-officieel-gelanceerd-door-koningin-maxima/ |publisher=MIND Us |access-date=30 May 2022 |language=nl}}</ref>

=== UNSGSA ===
Queen Máxima currently serves as the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development (UNSGSA). In September 2009 then UN Secretary-General [[Ban Ki-moon]] designated her to this role in order to raise awareness on the importance of inclusive financial systems for achieving economic and development goals such as [[poverty alleviation]], [[food security]] and education. In her work as UNSGSA, the Queen focuses on how formal [[financial services]] such as savings, [[insurance]], and credit can prevent people from falling into poverty due to expenditures on [[healthcare]], and people who are not able to protect themselves against rising food prices and poverty because they do not have access to basic [[savings account]]s. The role of the UNSGSA is to foster action by governments, private sector, financial system standard setters, and others towards a more inclusive financial system that works for the poor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.unsgsa.org/node/1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130608153551/http://www.uncdf.org/en/UNSGSA-old|url-status=dead|title=UNSGSA Queen Máxima|date=12 September 2020|archive-date=8 June 2013|website=United Nations|access-date=28 March 2023}}</ref> In later years, her focus as a special advocate expanded to advocating digital financial inclusion, financial health, responsible technology for financial inclusion to support [[Sustainable Development Goals]] and agricultural finance.<ref name="august22"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.undp.org/africa/press-releases/unsgsa-queen-m%C3%A1xima-visit-c%C3%B4te-divoire-senegal-advance-financial-and-digital-inclusion|title=UNSGSA Queen Máxima to Visit Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal to Advance Financial and Digital Inclusion|website=[[United Nations Development Programme]]|date=10 June 2021|archive-date=17 August 2022|access-date=17 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817112440/https://www.undp.org/africa/press-releases/unsgsa-queen-m%C3%A1xima-visit-c%C3%B4te-divoire-senegal-advance-financial-and-digital-inclusion|url-status=live}}</ref> Máxima is also an advocate for increasing access to financial services, improving consumer protection and enhancing financial literacy.<ref name="aug22">{{cite web|url=https://www.royal-house.nl/members-royal-house/queen-maxima/inclusive-finance-for-development|title=Inclusive finance for development|website=Dutch Royal House|date=15 January 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817110455/https://www.royal-house.nl/members-royal-house/queen-maxima/inclusive-finance-for-development|archive-date=17 August 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> According to the UNSGSA website, she "aims to unlock development opportunities and economic inclusion for all."<ref name="august22"/>

Queen Máxima visited several countries on behalf of the United Nations.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unsgsa.org/country-visits|title=Country Visits|website=United Nations Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development|date=10 November 2020 |access-date=11 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811133745/https://www.unsgsa.org/country-visits|archive-date=11 August 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> She also recorded a video for the launch of the Global Findex Database 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unsgsa.org/speeches/unsgsa-queen-maxima-remarks-launch-global-findex-database|title=UNSGSA Queen Máxima Remarks for the Launch of the Global Findex Database|date=29 June 2022|location=The Hague|access-date=11 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811173836/https://www.unsgsa.org/speeches/unsgsa-queen-maxima-remarks-launch-global-findex-database|archive-date=11 August 2022|url-status=live|website=United Nations Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development}}</ref> Queen Máxima is also the honorary patron of the G20 Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) since June 2011. In this role she works with governments and partners to advance the G20 Action Plan on Financial Inclusion, and the G20 Financial Inclusion Peer Learning Program. Previously, the Queen was a member of the Advisors Group for the United Nations' International Year of [[Microcredit]] 2005<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.yearofmicrocredit.org/pages/whosinvolved/whosinvolved_patronsgroup_maxima.asp |title=International Year of Microcredit 2005 |publisher=Year of Microcredit |access-date=28 January 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121126075746/http://www.yearofmicrocredit.org/pages/whosinvolved/whosinvolved_patronsgroup_maxima.asp |archive-date=26 November 2012  }}</ref> and until 2009, was a member of UN Advisors Group on Inclusive Financial Sectors. She also work as the Global Agenda Trustee for the World Economic Forum's Global Challenge Initiative on the Future of the Global Financial System.<ref name="august22">{{cite web|url=https://www.unsgsa.org/the-unsgsa|title=Queen Máxima as the UNSGSA|website=United Nations Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development|date=15 September 2020 |access-date=11 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811132316/https://www.unsgsa.org/the-unsgsa|archive-date=11 August 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> Máxima convened the CEO Partnership for Economic Inclusion.<ref name="august22"/>