Trump's ‘Peace Board’ takes shape as potential UN rival

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump's “Board of Peace,” which was initially seen as a mechanism focused on ending the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, is taking shape with ambitions to have a far broader mandate of other global crises, potentially rivaling the United Nations in what would be a major upheaval to the post-World War 2 international order, AP reported.

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Displaced Palestinians in Jabalia refugee camp, Gaza Strip on Saturday.

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In letters sent Friday to various world leaders inviting them to be “founding members” of the board, Trump says the body would “embark on a bold new approach to resolving global conflict.” The letters note that Trump's 20-point Gaza ceasefire plan, which includes the creation of the Board of Peace, was endorsed by the UN Security Council and indicates that the panel of world leaders may not confine their work to Gaza.

“Now it is time to turn all of these dreams into reality,” Trump wrote. “At the heart of the plan is the Board of Peace, the most impressive and consequential board ever assembled, which will be established as a new International Organization and Transitional Governing Administration.”