Article 73YWN Melania Trump urges protecting children’s education at UN after Iran school strike

Melania Trump urges protecting children’s education at UN after Iran school strike

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Joseph Gedeon in Washington
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The first lady's UN security council speech came days after Iranian media reported an airstrike killed 165 people and injured 96 others at girls' school

Melania Trump became the first spouse of a sitting world leader to preside over the UN security council on Monday, calling on member states to protect children's access to education days after Iranian state media reported that an airstrike killed at least 165 people at a girls' school in southern Iran.

The meeting, titled Children, Technology and Education in Conflict, had been scheduled before the US and Israel launched strikes against Iran on Saturday.

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