Melania Trump chairs UNSC meeting on children in conflict draws backlash from intl society, Iranian envoy calls it ‘deeply shameful and hypocritical’
By: Global Times | Published: Mar 03, 2026 05:22 PM
US first lady Melania Trump became the first spouse of a sitting world leader to preside over the UN Security Council (UNSC) on Monday. Yet her calling on member states to protect children's access to education has sparked wave of sarcasm and criticism after media reported that an airstrike killed at least 165 people at a girls' school in southern Iran.