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Melania Trump Chairs UN Security Council on Children in Conflict
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Melania Trump Chairs UN Security Council on Children in Conflict

First Lady Melania Trump presided over a UN Security Council session on protecting children in war, urging enduring peace and safeguarding education amid Middle East tensions as the U.S. and Israel challenge Iran; the meeting highlighted civilian harm, with Iran condemning the session and reports of a deadly airstrike on a girls’ school in Iran, while the U.S. has cut funding to UNICEF and UNESCO and withdrawn from the UN’s Office for Children in Armed Conflict.

Melania Trump chairs UN Security Council amid ongoing Iran strikes
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Melania Trump chairs UN Security Council amid ongoing Iran strikes

First Lady Melania Trump presides over a U.N. Security Council session in New York focused on education’s role in advancing tolerance and peace, as the U.S.-led strikes in Iran continue. She offers condolences to families of service members, while U.N. officials underscore the toll of conflict on children and schooling in the region. The meeting mostly features statements from member-state delegates, with the White House noting her historic chairing role.