Source: Republic of South Africa (video statements)
Minister Buti Manamela briefs the Media on Mid-Way Mark SETA Administration
Happy Liberation Day, #Bulgaria! 🇧🇬
Source: European Central Bank (video statements)
To celebrate, we’re revisiting the initial steps of Bulgaria’s membership of the euro area, set to the sound of a certified banger 💶💃
#Euro #Europe #ECB
Take control of your financial future: In Conversation with Christine Lagarde
Source: European Central Bank (video statements)
Our podcast has a new name – welcome to Euro Matters!
In the first episode of our In Conversation series, President Christine Lagarde shares her own path to financial knowledge and explains why knowing about money matters – especially for women.
Recorded on 17 February 2026 and published on 3 March 2026.
In this episode:
01:10 – Why do financial topics make people feel uncomfortable?
02:15 – President Lagarde’s early experiences with managing finances
03:15 – Why is low financial knowledge a problem in Europe? And why does it matter for women in particular?
05:38 – How can women build confidence and take ownership of their finances?
06:40 – President Lagarde talks about the first time she realised that financial independence matters
07:50 – President Lagarde’s first jobs
08:55 – The best financial advice President Lagarde has ever received
09:52 – The financial advice President Lagarde would give to her younger self
10:25 – President Lagarde shares her hot tip
ECB web page on the gender gap
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/ecb-and-you/financial_literacy_europe/The-gender-gap-in-financial-literacy/html/index.en.html
Financial literacy in Europe
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/ecb-and-you/financial_literacy_europe/html/index.en.html
ECB Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/europeancentralbank/
EuroSteps Walking Challenge
https://www.walk15.app/en/download
Children, Technology, Education in Conflict – DPPA Briefing | United Nations
Source: United Nations (video statements)
Briefing by Rosemary DiCarlo, Under-Secretary-General for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs, on Children, Technology and Education in Conflict.
Iran on the Middle East – Media Stakeout | United Nations
Source: United Nations (video statements)
Informal comments to the media by Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani, Permanent Representative of Iran to the United Nations, on the situation in the region.
First Lady of the US chairs UN Security Council
Source: United Nations (video statements)
Against the backdrop of US-Israeli air strikes against Iran, and widening instability in the Middle East, the Security Council hears a briefing on ‘Children, technology, and education in conflict’.
The meeting is chaired by Melania Trump, First Lady of the United States, which holds the Council’s presidency for March. While First Ladies have previously addressed Council meetings, this marks the first occasion on which a First Lady chairs the body.
US First Lady – photo-op with members of the Security Council | United Nations
Source: United Nations (video statements)
The First Lady of the United States, Melania Trump, during the photo-op with members of the Security Council.
Middle East, UNIFIL & other topics – Daily Press Briefing (2 March 2026) | United Nations
Source: United Nations (video statements)
Noon Briefing by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.
The Debt Reckoning: Rodrigo Valdés and Era Dabla-Norris
Source: International Monetary Fund – IMF (video statements)
Unprecedented debt levels are pressing governments to make tough choices. While aging populations demand more public spending, resources are stretched thin, and the days of cheap borrowing that allowed the debt burden to be kicked down the road are behind us. Rodrigo Valdés and Era Dabla-Norris head the IMF Fiscal Affairs department and write about high debt and hard choices in the March edition of Finance & Development magazine. In this podcast, they say the erosion of public trust is a factor in reconciling competing fiscal priorities.
Transcript (https://traffic.libsyn.com/imfpodcast/Valdes-Dabla-Norris-AUDIO-transcript-IMF_Podcast.pdf) : https://traffic.libsyn.com/imfpodcast/Valdes-Dabla-Norris-AUDIO-transcript-IMF_Podcast.pdf
Read the article at IMF.org/fadd
UN peacekeepers sounding the alarm over violence in #southsudan
Source: United Nations (video statements)
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is alarmed by surging violence in Abiemnom, Ruweng Administrative Area, in the past 48 hours.
According to UNMISS, a group of armed youth stormed the Abiemnom county headquarters on Sunday morning, wounding at least 23 people. As tensions spiralled, peacekeepers opened their gates and are now sheltering more than 1,000 civilians inside their base, while providing emergency medical care for the injured.
The Mission is gravely concerned by reports that dozens of civilians, along with local officials, may have been killed in the clashes. We call on all parties to halt the violence immediately and resolve this through dialogue. Meanwhile, peacekeepers remain on the ground, doing everything within their mandate to try to protect those who are seeking refuge. ​