On the second and final day of his visit on Jan. 22, U.S. President Donald Trump released the Board of Peace charter, which is part of the peace process between Israel and Hamas to end the war in Gaza.
The White House on Jan. 16 named several members of the Trump administration, as well as international leaders, to positions within the Board of Peace, which aims to provide strategic insight, mobilize international resources, and ensure accountability during Gaza’s transition and reconstruction.
Trump will chair the board, which will be tasked with overseeing the next phase in Gaza. Dozens of countries have been invited to join.
As Emel Akan reports for The Epoch Times, members will be tasked with managing the Gaza Strip’s “governance capacity-building, regional relations, reconstruction, investment attraction, large-scale funding, and capital mobilization,” according to the White House.
During a Jan. 20 White House press conference, Trump said the Board of Peace might end up replacing the United Nations.
“I wish the United Nations could do more. I wish we didn’t need a Board of Peace,” Trump told reporters.
“The U.N. just hasn’t been very helpful. I’m a big fan of the U.N. potential, but it has never lived up to its potential.”
Despite criticizing the U.N., Trump didn’t call for the dissolution of the international body.
