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Melania Trump will preside over a UN Security Council meeting in a first for a first lady
Melania Trump will lead the UN Security Council's first-ever session chaired by a sitting first lady, focusing on education’s role in promoting tolerance and peace, U.S. officials said.
- First Lady Melania Trump will preside over the United Nations Security Council on March 2 as the U.S. assumes the council’s rotating presidency.
- With Washington pressing its new initiative, President Donald Trump has criticised the United Nations as ineffective, saying last week `Trump said on Feb. 19` he aims to strengthen it.
- The agenda focuses on Children, Technology, and Education in Conflict, with First Lady Melania Trump breaking new ground as a sitting U.S. first lady presiding over the Security Council, which has 15 members.
- Organisers say the meeting will emphasise education as a pathway to tolerance and world peace, which could advance U.S. diplomatic priorities amid debates over the Board of Peace and U.S.-U.N. relations.
- With mixed reception abroad, the initiative shapes expectations as President Donald Trump framed the Board of Peace to 'strengthen' and financially support the United Nations, though some international leaders remain hesitant.
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First American Mrs Melania Trump is following up a UN Security Council meeting - a prime - announces its services, reports the AFP.
For the first time, the wife of an acting head of state takes over the chair of the most important UN body. A UN spokesman regards this as a positive signal.
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Unusual role for Melania Trump: The First Lady is to lead a meeting of the UN Security Council, a symbolic gesture in times of tense U.S.-UN relations.
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Melania Trump will preside over a UN Security Council meeting in a first for a first lady
U.S. first lady Melania Trump will preside over a U.N. Security Council meeting in what the United Nations said Thursday would be a first.
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