[🇺🇸] Board of Peace

Saif · Monday at 8:32 PM

Trump to charge $1b for ‘peace board’ membership

US president Donald Trump’s government has asked countries to pay $1 billion for a permanent spot on his ‘Board of Peace’ aimed at resolving conflicts, according to US media reports.

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Trump to charge $1b for ‘peace board’ membership
Agence France-Presse . Washington 20 January, 2026, 03:44

US president Donald Trump’s government has asked countries to pay $1 billion for a permanent spot on his ‘Board of Peace’ aimed at resolving conflicts, according to US media reports.

The White House has asked various world leaders to sit on the board, chaired by Trump himself, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Hungarian premier Viktor Orban and Canada’s Mark Carney.

Member countries — represented on the board by their head of state — would be allowed to join for three years, or longer if they contributed more than $1 billion within the first year, according to Bloomberg, which first reported the sum.

‘Each Member State shall serve a term of no more than three years from this Charter’s entry into force, subject to renewal by the Chairman,’ stated the board’s draft charter obtained by Bloomberg and other media.

‘The three-year membership term shall not apply to Member States that contribute more than USD $1,00,00,00,000 in cash funds to the Board of Peace within the first year of the Charter’s entry into force.’

The board was originally conceived to oversee the rebuilding of Gaza, but its charter, widely cited by US media, does not appear to limit its role to the Palestinian territory.

The White House said there would be a main board, a Palestinian committee of technocrats meant to govern the war-wracked territory, and a second ‘executive board’ that appears designed to have a more advisory role.

‘The Board of Peace is an international organisation that seeks to promote stability, restore dependable and lawful governance, and secure enduring peace in areas affected or threatened by conflict,’ the charter says.

The document was sent to dozens of world leaders who were invited to join the board, the Times of Israel reported.

It appears to take a swipe at international institutions such as the United Nations, saying that the board should have ‘the courage to depart from approaches and institutions that have too often failed.’

Trump has regularly criticised the United Nations and announced this month that his country will withdraw from 66 global organisations and treaties — roughly half affiliated with the UN.

Membership of the board would be ‘limited to States invited to participate by the Chairman’, according to the full draft charter published by the Times of Israel.

Trump would have the power to remove member states from the board, subject to a veto by two-third of members, and choose his replacement should he leave his role as chairman.

The ‘Board of Peace’ began to take shape on Saturday as the leaders of Egypt, Turkey, Argentina and Canada were asked to join.

Trump also named his secretary of state Marco Rubio, former British prime minister Tony Blair, and senior negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff as members.

Israel has objected to the line-up of a ‘Gaza executive board’ to operate under the body, which includes Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan and Qatari diplomat Ali Al-Thawadi.

Saif · Wednesday at 7:46 PM

Pakistan to join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ on Gaza, says foreign office

Pakistan will join US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” to help achieve lasting peace in Gaza, its foreign ministry said on Wednesday. Pakistan hoped “concrete steps will be taken towards the implementation of a permanent ceasefire” as well as to boost aid and

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Pakistan to join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ on Gaza, says foreign office

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Jan 21, 2026 21:04
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Jan 21, 2026 21:04

Pakistan will join US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” to help achieve lasting peace in Gaza, its foreign ministry said on Wednesday.

Pakistan hoped “concrete steps will be taken towards the implementation of a permanent ceasefire” as well as to boost aid and Gaza’s reconstruction, the ministry said in a statement.

The announcement came after Pakistani army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir flew to Davos, three Pakistani officials told Reuters.

Munir, along with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, is likely to see Trump, they said.

They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to disclose the information to the media.

Pakistan army’s public relations wing did not respond to a Reuters request for comment.

The board, set up late last year under Trump’s Gaza plan, is aimed at resolving global conflicts.

Some countries have reacted with caution to the initiative, although the US has said that over 20 countries have agreed to join so far.

Pakistan was invited by Trump to join the board, the ministry said.

Saif · Wednesday at 8:18 PM

What is Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’?

US President Donald Trump’s government has asked countries to pay up to $1 billion for a permanent spot on his “Board of Peace” aimed at resolving conflicts, according to its charter seen by AFP. The board was originally conceived to oversee the rebuilding of Gaza, but the charter does not...

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What is Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’?
AFP Brussels, Belgium
Published: 21 Jan 2026, 11: 40

US President Donald Trump AFP file photo

US President Donald Trump’s government has asked countries to pay up to $1 billion for a permanent spot on his “Board of Peace” aimed at resolving conflicts, according to its charter seen by AFP.

The board was originally conceived to oversee the rebuilding of Gaza, but the charter does not appear to limit its role to the Palestinian territory.

What will it do?

The Board of Peace will be chaired by Trump, according to its founding charter.

It is “an international organization that seeks to promote stability, restore dependable and lawful governance, and secure enduring peace in areas affected or threatened by conflict”, reads the preamble of the charter sent to countries invited to participate.

It will “undertake such peace-building functions in accordance with international law”, it adds.

Who will run it?

Trump will be chairman but also “separately serve” as representative of the United States.

“The chairman shall have exclusive authority to create, modify or dissolve subsidiary entities as necessary or appropriate to fulfil the Board of Peace’s mission,” the document states.

He will pick members of an executive board to be “leaders of global stature” to “serve two-year terms, subject to removal by the chairman”.

The charter says the chairman can be replaced only in case of “voluntary resignation or as a result of incapacity”.

A US official confirmed that Trump can keep the chairmanship, even after leaving the White House, “until he resigns it”, although a future US president can appoint a different US representative.

Who can be a member?

Member states must be invited by the US president, and will be represented by their head of state or government.

Each member “shall serve a term of no more than three years”, the charter says.

But “the three-year membership term shall not apply to member states that contribute more than USD $1,000,000,000 in cash funds to the Board of Peace within the first year of the charter’s entry into force”, it adds.

The US official said that membership itself “does not carry any mandatory funding obligation beyond whatever a state or partner chooses to contribute voluntarily”.

The board will convene annual meetings with decisions by a majority vote, with the chairman breaking any tie.

Who’s on the executive board?

The executive board will be chaired by Trump and include seven members:

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio

Steve Witkoff, Trump’s special negotiator

Jared Kushner, Trump’s son-in-law

Tony Blair, former UK prime minister

Marc Rowan, billionaire US financier

Ajay Banga, World Bank president

Robert Gabriel, loyal Trump aide on the National Security Council

Which countries are invited?

Dozens of countries and leaders have said they have received an invitation, including close US allies but also adversaries.

China has been invited and both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, despite Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.

A number of governments immediately said they would join. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, a nationalist who is Trump’s most ardent supporter in the European Union, is in, as is the United Arab Emirates, a close US partner.

Canada said it would take part, but explicitly ruled out paying the $1 billion fee for permanent membership.

Who won’t be involved?

Longtime US ally France has indicated it will not join. The response sparked an immediate threat from Trump to slap sky-high tariffs on French wine.

Zelensky said it would be “very hard” to be a member of a council alongside Russia, and diplomats were “working on it”.

Britain echoed the sentiment, saying it was “concerned” that Putin had been invited.

“Putin is the aggressor in an illegal war against Ukraine, and he has shown time and time again he is not serious about peace,” said a Downing Street spokesperson.

The charter says the board enters into force “upon expression of consent to be bound by three States”.

Saif · Thursday at 8:18 PM

Trump to unveil 'Board of Peace' at Davos after Greenland backtrack

US President Donald Trump will show off his new "Board of Peace" and meet Ukraine's leader at Davos on Thursday -- burnishing his claim to be a peacemaker a day after backing off his own threats against Greenland.

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Trump to unveil 'Board of Peace' at Davos after Greenland backtrack

AFP Davos, Switzerland
Published: 22 Jan 2026, 13: 19

US President Donald Trump attends the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, 21 January, 2026. Reuters

US President Donald Trump will show off his new "Board of Peace" and meet Ukraine's leader at Davos on Thursday -- burnishing his claim to be a peacemaker a day after backing off his own threats against Greenland.

Trump abruptly announced on Wednesday that he was scrapping tariffs against Europe and ruling out military action to take Greenland from Denmark, partially defusing a crisis which has shaken the meeting of global elites.

On his second day at the Swiss ski resort, Trump will seek to promote the "Board of Peace", his controversial body for resolving international conflicts, with a signing ceremony for the organisation's charter.

The fledgling board boasts a USD 1 billion price tag for permanent membership and Trump has invited leaders including Russia's Vladimir Putin, Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu and Hungary's Viktor Orban to join.

"I think it's the greatest board ever formed," Trump said Wednesday as he met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, another of the leaders who have agreed to join.

The launch of the board comes against the backdrop of Trump's frustration at having failed to win the Nobel Peace Prize, despite his disputed claim to have ended eight conflicts.

Originally meant to oversee the rebuilding of Gaza after the war between Hamas and Israel, the board's charter does not limit its role to the Strip and has sparked concerns that Trump wants it to rival the United Nations.

Key US allies including France and Britain have expressed skepticism but others have signed up, particularly in the Middle East where Trump-friendly Saudi Arabia, and Qatar have agreed to join.

About 35 world leaders have committed so far out of the 50 or so invitations that went out, a senior Trump administration official told reporters on Wednesday.

Trump also said on Wednesday that Putin had agreed to join -- despite the Kremlin so far saying it was still studying the invite.

'Framework of a future deal'

The inclusion of Russian president Putin has caused particular concern among US allies, but especially in Ukraine as it seeks an end to Moscow's nearly four-year-old invasion.

Trump said he was due to hold talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky after the "Board of Peace" meeting as difficult negotiations for a ceasefire in the Ukraine war continue.

At Davos on Wednesday, Trump said Russia and Ukraine would be "stupid" not to reach a peace deal in the conflict that he said he could solve within a day of taking office a year ago.

Trump repeated his oft-stated belief that Putin and Zelensky were close to a deal, although he has veered between blaming one or the other for the lack of a ceasefire so far.

"I believe they're at a point now where they can come together and get a deal done. And if they don't, they're stupid -- that goes for both of them," said the US president.

Trump has long been a skeptic of US support for Ukraine and says that it is now up to NATO and Europe to back Kyiv. But his belief that he has a personal connection with Putin has not brought an end to the war so far.

The US leader's roving special envoy, businessman Steve Witkoff, is set to travel to Moscow from Davos with Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and hold talks with Putin on Thursday.

Zelensky has meanwhile voiced fears that Trump's push to seize Greenland could divert focus away from Russia's invasion of his country.

Trump however said late Wednesday he had reached a "framework of a future deal" after meeting NATO chief Mark Rutte, and that he would therefore waive tariffs scheduled to hit European allies on 1 February.

Rutte told AFP in Davos that the meeting had been "very good" but that there was "still a lot of work to be done" on Greenland.

Trump insists the mineral-rich Arctic island is vital for US and NATO security against Russia and China.