Many world leaders have expressed reservations about the initiative amid fears that its goal is to replace the United Nations. On February 19, Trump said: 'The Peace Council will almost oversee the United Nations and ensure that it works properly... We will work to strengthen the United Nations.' The White House said that Melania Trump, wife of US President Donald Trump, will chair a UN Security Council meeting on Monday amid the United States' monthly rotational presidency. The First Lady's office said in a statement released Wednesday that Melania Trump will focus on education as a means of promoting tolerance and consolidating world peace, the first time a US First Lady whose husband holds the presidency has chaired a meeting of the 15-member council. President Trump is known for his sharp criticism of the United Nations since his first term in the White House, seeing the 198-member international organization as ineffective and in need of reform. However, last week he adopted a more conciliatory tone at the first meeting of the Peace Council, an initiative he says aims to resolve global conflicts. 'We will ensure that its facilities are good... We will provide it with financial support, and we will ensure that the United Nations has the means to survive.'
