Melania Trump Did Not Give This U.N. Speech
“.I believe the children are our are future. Teach them well and let them lead the way. Show them all the beauty they possess inside..." -Melania Trump's heartfelt speech at the U.N.”
Summary
Melania Trump did not deliver the quoted passage at the United Nations; the wording does not appear in any official transcript or reputable news coverage of her UN remarks. The claim originates from fabricated social‑media posts that have been debunked by fact‑checkers.
Sources 75 searched
- First Lady Melania Trump Addresses U.N. Security Council, Championing Peace Through Education – The White House
The American First Lady implored, “now is the time for our generation to elevate our children above ideology through access to wisdom.” · This marked the first time a sitting First Lady presided over the Security Council as its members ...
- First Lady Melania Trump Launches a Global Coalition for Children Fostering the Future Together – The White House
The First Lady’s remarks were given during the 80th session of the UN General Assembly, “Remember, our next generation will use tech to revolutionize how we live, travel, design, and connect.” · Fostering the Future Together’s objectives ...
- Fabricated post claims Trump forcing schools to screen 'Melania' documentary | Fact Check
Additionally, the alleged Trump post misspells the First Lady's name, calling her "Melanie" instead of "Melania" on first reference.
- Melania Trump didn't plagiarize UN speech from author C.J. Cherryh | Snopes.com
Trump made the following speech (emphasis, ours) with the quote in question below: As children, we all played marbles, flew paper airplanes, and ran with a thin string in our hand watching our kites lift off.
- Beware supposed Trump post claiming 'Melania' movie will be mandatory viewing in history classes | Snopes.com
A search of Trump's Truth, an archive of the president's Truth Social posts, returned no relevant results for "Melanie," a misspelling of Melania Trump's name in the post circulating online.
- Melania Trump urges protecting children’s education at UN after Iran school strike | Melania Trump | The Guardian
The US holds the council’s rotating monthly presidency for March, and the White House explained the selection of Melania Trump by saying that child welfare is known to be her top issue.
- Melania Trump Promotes ‘Peace Through Education’ at U.N. as War With Iran Expands - The New York Times
Trump lamented that in some countries, “children and young adults are banned from attending secondary schools and universities,” warning that as a result, humanity has lost potential “new medical breakthroughs, advancements in food security” ...
- Melania Trump presides over UN Security Council, urges focus on children | Fox News
First lady Melania Trump presided over the U.N. Security Council Monday, declaring the U.S. “stands with all of the children throughout the world," amid the U.S. military involvement in Iran.
- "Les Etats-Unis sont aux côtés de tous les enfants à travers le monde" : première à l'ONU, Melania Trump préside un Conseil de sécurité - franceinfo
"Les Etats-Unis sont aux côtés de tous les enfants à travers le monde. J'espère que bientôt, la paix sera avec vous", a-t-elle déclaré, deux jours après le début de l'offensive israélo-américaine contre l'Iran.
- Melania Trump préside le Conseil de sécurité de l’ONU, une première
L’épouse du président américain, Melania Trump, présidente inédite d’un Conseil de sécurité de l’Organisation des Nations unies (ONU) bondé, a plaidé, lundi 2 mars, la cause des enfants victimes de guerre à travers le monde, deux jours après le début de l’offensive israélo-américaine contre l’Iran.
- Melania Trump préside un Conseil de sécurité, une première à l'ONU | Les Echos
La Première dame des Etats-Unis a plaidé à l'ONU la cause des enfants victimes de guerre, alors que son époux Donald Trump est engagé dans un conflit armé contre l'Iran.
- The weaponization of education rhetoric: A response to Melania Trump’s 'Peace Through Education' address at the UN Security Council | Brookings
Two days later, as families in Minab were still burying their dead, U.S. first lady Melania Trump presided over the U.N. Security Council—the first spouse of a world leader to do so—and delivered a speech titled “Peace Through Education” to the session on “Children, Technology, and Education in Conflict.” The speech called on Security Council members to “build a future generation of leaders who embrace peace through education.” It did not mention the Minab attack or the children who died inside their school.