Paraguay’s President Santiago Pena (2L), Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (5L), Kosovo’s President Vjosa Osmani (C-R), Argentina’s President Javier Milei (5R), Armenia’s Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (4R), Bulgaria’s former Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov ((3R), Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev (2R) and Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban (R) applaud as U.S. President Donald Trump (C) holds a signing founding charter at the “Board of Peace” meeting during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on Jan. 22, 2026. Originally meant to oversee the rebuilding of Gaza after the war between the Hamas terrorist network 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. | Mandel NGAN/AFP via Getty Images
President Donald Trump unveiled the charter of the newly established Board of Peace in a ceremony at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Thursday. The Board of Peace will work to rebuild the war-torn Gaza Strip in the Middle East, which has borne the brunt of bloodshed since Israel launched its defensive military action to destroy the Hamas terrorist network after the Oct. 7, 2023, terror attacks.
While several countries have joined the Board of Peace, others have opted out thus far. Several notable political figures at home and abroad have also joined the international body, which constitutes one of several aspects of a deal designed to secure peace in Gaza.
Here are five things to know about the Board of Peace.
