Synopsis
President Donald Trump has launched a new Board of Peace. Initially focused on Gaza’s ceasefire, it aims for a wider global role. Trump stated it will work with the United Nations. Several nations have joined, but major global powers remain cautious. The board seeks to address international challenges beyond Gaza.
Trump’s Gaza ‘Board Of Peace’ takes off, Pakistan joins, India absent from stage | WEF 2026 Davos: US President Donald Trump on Thursday launched his Board of Peace, initially designed to cement Gaza’s rocky ceasefire but which he foresees taking a wider role worrying to other global powers, although he said it would work with the United Nations.
“Once this board is completely formed, we can do pretty much whatever we want to do. And we’ll do it in conjunction with the United Nations,” Trump said, adding that the UN had great potential that had not been fully utilised.
Trump, who will chair the board, invited dozens of other world leaders to join, saying he wants it to address challenges beyond the stuttering Gaza ceasefire, stirring misgivings that it could undermine the UN’s role as the main platform for global diplomacy and conflict resolution.
While regional west Asia powers including Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Qatar, as well as major emerging nations such as Indonesia, have joined the board, global powers and traditional Western US allies have been more cautious.
Trump says permanent members must help fund with a payment of $1 billion each, and Reuters could not immediately spot any representatives from governments of top global powers or from Israel or
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