Máxima - News and events 2024

[Principessa]

Ahum, she decided to use a wrinkled trash bag, pimp it a bit with kind of feathers and decided to wear it??

[lyndell75]

Ahum, she decided to use a wrinkled trash bag, pimp it a bit with kind of feathers and decided to wear it??

Queen Máxima speaks at the seminar with stakeholders from the construction sector, government and science about the energy transition and material transition and about challenges and solutions for the new construction market. Afterwards she visits 'Smûk' and speaks to employees of Bouwgroep Dijkstra Draisma about the design, sustainable applications and production.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DAGdqelNCHo/

[Principessa]

https://nos.nl/video/2538...j-geen-armoede-laten-zien


Contains a video, about Maxima being at VN for 15 years now.

NOS Nieuws

vandaag, 10:08

Koningin Máxima 15 jaar bij de VN: 'Ze wilden mij geen armoede laten zien'
Koningin Máxima is in New York benoemd tot speciale pleitbezorger van de VN voor financiële gezondheid. Bijna 80 procent van de volwassenen wereldwijd heeft nu toegang tot een betaalrekening.


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NOS News

today, 10:08

Queen Máxima 15 years at the UN: 'They didn't want to show me poverty'
Queen Máxima has been appointed UN special advocate for financial health in New York. Nearly 80 percent of adults worldwide now have access to a checking account.

[Principessa]

https://nos.nl/artikel/25...e-bij-de-verenigde-naties

loosely translated as:

NOS News
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yesterday, 23:43

Queen Máxima takes on new role at the United Nations

Queen Máxima has been appointed in New York as the UN Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Financial Health. The new appointment ends her previous role at the UN as Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development, a role she held for fifteen years.

"In a world of economic uncertainty, conflict and climate change, financial services are crucial to helping people take control of their own lives and futures," says Secretary-General of the United Nations António Guterres about Máxima's appointment.

"As Special Advocate for Financial Health, Her Majesty Queen Máxima will continue her important work to ensure that financial systems can support the dreams, hopes and aspirations of people around the world," Guterres continues.

Queen Máxima herself says that there is still plenty to do and that her work for the UN is far from over. "The work is never done, and as long as I continue to get energy from this work, I will continue to do it," she said.

It was sometimes difficult to combine it with her role as queen: "Of course my priority is my husband and my children and my work in the Netherlands. So I try to use my time effectively. I travel as little as possible and only when it is really necessary: ​​occasionally to New York, Washington or Davos. And I also consult a lot on the phone or I give speeches live via a connection. Technology makes it all easier."

Previous position
Máxima's new UN portfolio is an extension of her previous position.

In the Netherlands, Queen Máxima is also committed to financial health. She does this on behalf of the SchuldenlabNL foundation, the National Coalition for Financial Health and the Wijzer in geldzaken platform.

Financial health
Almost 80 percent of adults worldwide now have at least access to a current account, for example. The Queen says that this has laid "a solid foundation".

"We are very proud with all our partners that this has been achieved, but the work must continue. We really need to offer much better financial products that actually help people, so that they do not end up with unnecessary debts, so that people in the Netherlands can really make it to the end of the month. Or in India: to the end of the day, it is that small."

Máxima hopes that people worldwide, even in the face of adversity, can always keep their heads above water financially: "If people really have a problem, have a sick family member or a death in the family or are dealing with floods or extreme drought, that they have the means to protect themselves."

[Principessa]

https://www.nu.nl/konings...bij-verenigde-naties.html

loosely translated as:

Queen Máxima gets new job at United Nations after fifteen years

By our news editors
25 Sep 2024 at 21:44
Update: 4 hours ago

Queen Máxima will work as a special advocate for the UN Secretary-General for financial health in the coming years. This means that she will get a new position within the United Nations after fifteen years.
According to the Government Information Service, Máxima's new position is an extension of her previous position. For the past fifteen years, the Queen has been a special advocate for inclusive financing for development at the UN.

António Guterres, the Secretary-General at the UN, appointed Máxima to her new position on Wednesday during the UN General Assembly in New York. According to Guterres, her work ensures "that financial systems can support the dreams, hopes and aspirations of people all over the world".

The Queen is also committed to financial health in the Netherlands. This includes preventing financial problems through financial education, making financial problems discussable and solving debts in a proper way. She does this on behalf of various organisations, such as the SchuldenlabNL foundation, the National Coalition for Financial Health and the Wijzer in geldzaken platform.

[lyndell75]

Queen Máxima is also at two discussion meetings about current initiatives and fundamental elements that contribute to financial health. In addition, she has a number of bilateral discussions with important partners, such as the deputy governor of the central bank of Brazil.

This is Queen Máxima’s first official appearance as Special Ombudsman of the United Nations Secretary-General for Financial Health (UNSGSA). Last Wednesday she was appointed by Secretary-General Guterres in this new position.
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[Paulina]

https://www.nu.nl/konings...bij-verenigde-naties.html

loosely translated as:

Queen Máxima gets new job at United Nations after fifteen years

By our news editors
25 Sep 2024 at 21:44
Update: 4 hours ago

Queen Máxima will work as a special advocate for the UN Secretary-General for financial health in the coming years. This means that she will get a new position within the United Nations after fifteen years.
According to the Government Information Service, Máxima's new position is an extension of her previous position. For the past fifteen years, the Queen has been a special advocate for inclusive financing for development at the UN.

António Guterres, the Secretary-General at the UN, appointed Máxima to her new position on Wednesday during the UN General Assembly in New York. According to Guterres, her work ensures "that financial systems can support the dreams, hopes and aspirations of people all over the world".

The Queen is also committed to financial health in the Netherlands. This includes preventing financial problems through financial education, making financial problems discussable and solving debts in a proper way. She does this on behalf of various organisations, such as the SchuldenlabNL foundation, the National Coalition for Financial Health and the Wijzer in geldzaken platform.

I like this role for her. It's in her wheelhouse. She's legitimate in her experience and interest in finance, and even if she hasn't been working in the field since becoming CP and Queen, she's kept up in the field and brought visibility to it. The UN is lucky to have her in this role. It's believable and she is smart enough to probably have something useful to offer and good analysis.

The turquoise outfit looks good.

[Principessa]

Maxima opened a ballet academy, video of the event in link below (titled 'Dansen voor Máxima'):

https://nos.nl/

[Principessa]

A YT video of the event:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfgYNZ6Y4Wc

[lula]

Máxima and her friends at Club 55 in Saint-Tropez last weekend

https://www.lanacion.com....saint-tropez-nid02102024/

[bumbershoot]

The thing about Max is that somehow she manages to be outrageously overdressed even on such an informal occasion.  These days everything she wears seems to scream ``look at me!!!!!"

[Florine]

Máxima’s worst nightmare is having to spend a whole week in The Netherlands, even the weekend. Maybe she could tolerate it when the kids were still living at home, but only just.

[getafix]

Máxima’s worst nightmare is having to spend a whole week in The Netherlands, even the weekend. Maybe she could tolerate it when the kids were still living at home, but only just.

who called the paps I wonder

G

[lyndell75]

Queen Máxima reaches out the Appeltjes van Orange at the North End Palace in the presence of the King and Princess Beatrix. The winner of the Big Apple is the Aruban project 'Hunto Grandi, Grandi Hunto' of Fundacion Movemiento ta Bida. The winners of the other two Apples are the Al Amal Foundation with the Domino-Effect program and the Join Us Foundation.
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[ralf103]

Really does seem they holiday a lot. I think its a bit different if they just move residences to another part of their country and still do duties but jetting off to Greece, St Tropez etc all the time is a bit much.