The UN Secretary-General's Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development has raised the issue of financial inclusion in the post-2015 development agenda.
The Special Advocate, Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, was speaking with UN General Assembly (UNGA) President John Ashe in New York, US, on 28 October 2013.
28 October 2013: The UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development has raised the issue of financial inclusion in the post-2015 development agenda. The Special Advocate, Her Majesty Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, was speaking with UN General Assembly (UNGA) President John Ashe in New York, US, on 28 October 2013.
Queen Maxima said financial inclusion can accelerate and enable equitable economic growth, job creation, and social and human development. She also noted its role in financing for development. [UNGA President Press Release]