For the first time, a sitting First Lady of the United States will preside over a meeting of the Security Council
The First Lady of the United States will preside over a meeting of the United Nations Security Council, as soon as the United States assumes the rotating leadership of the body, on March 2, announced the North American Presidency.
The Presidency of the United States declared, in a statement, that “First Lady Melania Trump is about to make history at the United Nations, as soon as the United States assumes the presidency of the Security Council, by underlining the role of education in promoting tolerance and world peace.”
For the first time, a sitting First Lady of the United States will preside over a meeting of the Security Council, when the body’s members will address topics such as education, technology, peace and security.
A meeting on “Children, Technology and Education in Times of Conflict” is scheduled for the same day, according to the White House, with the participation of the United States representative to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, as well as other members of the UN Security Council.
The decision was communicated by the White House to the UN Security Council, according to United Nations sources, indicating that the message conveyed by US authorities included an appeal by Melania Trump for peace through education.
