Key Takeaways
- Global Coalition Launch: First Lady Melania Trump unveiled “Fostering the Future Together” at the U.N., a worldwide initiative to protect and empower children in the digital era.
- Safety First: Trump emphasized that while technology saves lives and spreads knowledge, its rapid growth demands simple, effective safeguards: “Nothing comes before safety.”
- White House Summit: The first meeting of the coalition will be hosted at the White House in early 2026, bringing nations and the private sector together to expand access to AI, robotics, and other advanced education tools.
First Lady Melania Trump took the world stage at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, delivering a clear message: as technology surges ahead, children’s safety and potential must come first.
Unveiling her new initiative, “Fostering the Future Together,” Trump called for a global coalition of nations to advance children’s well-being in the digital era through education, innovation, and technology.
“As children, we all played marbles, flew paper airplanes and ran with the string in our hand, watching our kites lift off,” she said. “Great minds have turned marbles into microchips, paper airplanes into drones and kites into satellites.”
The First Lady praised technology’s achievements—saving lives, spreading knowledge, connecting people—but warned that its rapid evolution outpaces lawmakers. “Since technology is evolving at a pace that exceeds lawmaking, we must identify simple solutions to protect our children’s ingenuity,” she said.
The coalition, she explained, will ensure every child can flourish in the digital age. Its first meeting will be hosted at the White House in early 2026, and the initiative will partner with private industry to expand access to advanced education tools like AI, robotics, and blockchain—at little or no cost to participating nations.
“The moment is now. Please join me to foster the future together,” Trump urged. “Work with me to empower children to achieve new heights across our planet.”
By elevating children’s safety and opportunity to the global stage, Melania Trump is reminding leaders worldwide: nothing comes before safeguarding the next generation.