US EditionMelania Trump will preside over a UN Security Council meeting in a first for a first lady
- 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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The wife of US President Trump, Melania, is to lead a meeting of the UN Security Council.
The First Lady of the United States will preside over the United Nations Security Council for the first time in history, and Melania Trump will preside over the United Nations Council meeting on March 2, reporting to the Associated Press, referring to the statements of the First Lady's office.
The wife of US President Donald Trump is said to be particularly important to children in conflict regions. Melania will put this issue on the agenda in the United Nations Security Council. She will lead a meeting herself - and thus "enter history".
On Monday, for the first time, the wife of an acting head of state holds a meeting of the 15-member body.
US First Lady Melania Trump will chair a meeting of the United Nations Security Council next Monday. It will be the first time a first lady has ever done so. The US will hold the Security Council presidency for a month in March, at a time when relations between the US and the UN are tense.
This will be the first time, according to the UN, that a first lady or first gentleman has been given such a role.
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