Melania Trump will preside over a UN Security Council meeting next week, her office has announced, in the first such appearance by a US first lady. “First Lady Melania Trump is set to make history at the United Nations, taking the gavel as the United States assumes the Security Council Presidency to emphasise education’s role in advancing tolerance and world peace,” her office said in a statement Wednesday. The meeting at 3:00 pm (2000 GMT) on Monday will focus on education, technology, peace and security and marks the first time a sitting US first lady presides over the Security Council, the statement added. READ ALSO: IMF Urges US To Work With Partners To Ease Trade Restrictions Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN secretary-general, said Thursday that the visit represents “a sign...