00:06Melania Trump set to make history by chairing U.N. Security Council meeting.
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00:16to MHM News for daily global updates. U.S. First Lady Melania Trump will make history
00:23on March 2nd when she presides over a U.N. Security Council meeting, becoming the first
00:29spouse of any world leader to do so, the United Nations said on February 26th.
00:37The United States assumes the rotating presidency of the 15-member council for the month of March
00:42next week, taking over from the United Kingdom. Her appearance will coincide with renewed debate
00:55over Washington's role at the world body, as U.S. President Donald Trump balances pointed
01:00criticism of the U.N. with declarations of its potential.
01:05When asked at a regular briefing whether Melania Trump's appearance was a positive sign for
01:09U.N. U.S. relations, U.N. spokesperson Stefan Dejarik said it showed the importance that the
01:15United States feels towards the Security Council and the subject at hand, referring to the meeting's
01:20agenda. He said that Rosemary DiCarlo, the U.N. Undersecretary General for Political and Peace
01:26Building Affairs, would brief the council on behalf of U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres during the
01:31session. The U.S. mission to the U.N. said in a February 26 post on X that as Washington
01:36assumes
01:37the council presidency, the First Lady will make history, taking up the gavel, and will promote
01:41education's role in securing peace. The mission added that the Trump administration continues to do
01:47more for world peace than any other in American history, and said it would provide updates on
01:51the March 2nd meeting.
01:55Melania Trump has made children affected by armed conflict a signature issue.
02:05On October 16, 2025, during a summit in Anchorage, Alaska, she sent a letter to Russian President
02:11Vladimir Putin that President Trump personally delivered, urging protection for children caught
02:16up in the Russia-Ukraine war.
02:24In October 2025, that the effort had led to eight war-displaced children being reunited with their
02:29families.
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