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President Donald Trump’s suggestion Tuesday that his Board of Peace “might” replace the United Nations is likely to compound concerns that the body meant to oversee the reconstruction of Gaza — and that he will indefinitely chair — will instead become a vehicle for him to attempt to supersede the body established 80 years ago to maintain global peace.


Before Trump’s comments, some diplomats already had myriad concerns over the board’s possible membership and the fact a permanent seat is up for sale at $1 billion. Trump made the remarks before heading to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he faces mounting anger from NATO members over his insistence that the US should own Greenland

The White House on Friday announced a “founding Executive Board,” including Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, special envoy Steve Witkoff and former British prime minister Tony Blair.

And according to the charter draft, a copy of which was obtained by CNN, Trump will serve as indefinite chairman of the board, possibly holding the post beyond his second term as president. Trump will be replaced only due to “voluntary resignation or as a result of incapacity, as determined by a unanimous vote of the Executive Board.” A future US president can appoint or designate the US representative to the board in addition to Trump, a US official said.


Trump has sent invitations in recent days to dozens of countries to join and is expected to host a signing ceremony in Davos on Thursday. A senior administration official said around 35 of the approximately 50 countries invited to join that ceremony are expected to attend. The official did not provide further details.


Questions remain about which countries will actually join the board. Although some, such as the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, have confirmed their participation, others have yet to commit — and some, such as France, have declined.


Russia and China invited
Russia is among the nations invited to join, raising alarm about how a country actively waging war could be involved in an effort to secure peace. China and Belarus have also been invited.


Trump told CNN on Wednesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin has “accepted” his invitation to join the Board of Peace. He acknowledged that Putin’s participation would be “controversial” but defended inviting “people that get the job done.”


So he was invited,” Trump said. “He’s accepted.”

But at a meeting Wednesday of the Russian Security Council, Putin did not commit to joining the board but said his Foreign Ministry would “study the documents” and “consult with our strategic partners.” He also floated using Russian assets frozen in the US to pay the $1 billion fee for a permanent seat and for further reconstruction of Gaza.


“Putin would certainly use Russia’s membership on the Board of Peace to undermine the UN and, by extension, sow further divisions in America’s alliances,” said Robert Wood, a former deputy US ambassador to the UN.


Putin is not a man of peace, and I don’t think he belongs in any organization with peace in the name,” British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said Tuesday.

On Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he has accepted Trump’s invitation to join the Board of Peace, even though he has openly fumed at the inclusion of Turkish and Qatari officials on the executive board for the implementation of the 20-point Gaza ceasefire plan.


There are major concerns among some officials that the board’s broad charter is an attempt to replace the work of the UN, an organization that Trump has consistently berated. The charter draft, which was sent along with the invitations to join, does not even reference Gaza.


The charter describes the Board of Peace as “an international organization that seeks to promote stability, restore dependable and lawful governance, and secure enduring peace in areas affected or threatened by conflict.”

Trump on Tuesday seemed to confirm that intention as he took a swipe at the UN, saying his board “might” replace the international body.

“The UN just hasn’t been very helpful. I’m a big fan of the UN’s potential, but it has never lived up to its potential,” Trump told reporters during a White House press briefing. “The UN should have settled every one of the wars that I settled. I never went to them. I never even thought to go to them.”


On Wednesday, UN deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq said the organization “will continue to relentlessly work for peace.”

He noted that “there have been any number of organizations … that have coexisted with the UN over the 80 years that the UN’s been in existence.”


“It’s too early to tell what the Board of Peace will look like,” Haq said. “One thing we are aware of is, of course, that the Security Council has endorsed the Board of Peace strictly for the work on Gaza, and, of course, we continue to abide by that resolution.” He referred to a UN Security Council resolution passed last year that codified Trump’s 20-point plan on Gaza.

Allies voice concerns
France and Norway have declined to become members of the board for now, in part citing questions about how it would operate in conjunction with the UN.

“The American proposal raises a number of questions that requires further dialogue with the United States,” Norwegian State Secretary Kristoffer Thoner said in a statement. “Norway will therefore not join the proposed arrangements for the Board of Peace, and will therefore not attend a signing ceremony in Davos.”



https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/20/politics/trump-gaza-board-of-peace-united-nations

Not only board of piece, board of lunacy.

You want Nobel prize for attacking a sovereign nation.

What is happening now shows white people are manipulators.

If this was China Europe would have sent war ships and bomber jets since.

Fifa would have banned China from their satanic worship

And a host of other sanctions.

But now Europe is caught in their Web of deceit. So they are looking for soft landing

Their God the United States of America have gone rogue and they have forgotten how to place sanctions. On dictators.

But time will tell.

Old age is catching up with Trump...


Man is showing early signs of being senile!

brain54:
Old age is catching up with Trump...

Man is showing early signs of being senile!

He talks like his term will never end and he will live forever.

Later, it would be "we rebuilt Gaza,, we are stupid to have given it back. We need it for national security!"

Ironfaceman:
Not only board of piece, board of lunacy.

You want Nobel prize for attacking a sovereign nation.

What is happening now shows white people are manipulators.

If this was China Europe would have sent war ships and bomber jets since.

Fifa would have banned China from their satanic worship

And a host of other sanctions.

But now Europe is caught in their Web of deceit. So they are looking for soft landing

Their God the United States of America have gone rogue and they have forgotten how to place sanctions. On dictators.

But time will tell.

Pray next president doesn't follow his plans. If not good bye UN.

I would rather pray for my business to multiply UN has non impact in terms of Africans.

I just calling out the hypocrisy in the UN

Scholes007:
Pray next president doesn't follow his plans. If not good bye UN.