Episode 3187
Board of Peace
Fri, 2026-Jan-23 04:01 UTC
Length - 2:33
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With 353,284 views on Thursday, 22 January 2026 our article of the day is Board of Peace.
The Board of Peace is an international organization established by United States president Donald Trump that is nominally purposed to "promote stability, restore dependable and lawful governance, and secure enduring peace in areas affected or threatened by conflict". Under United Nations Security Council Resolution 2803, the board is mandated with overseeing the post-war reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, alongside the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza.
The board was proposed by Trump in September 2025 and its establishment was announced by Trump on 15 January 2026. Trump said on 20 January 2026 that "the United Nations never helped me" as a reason for his creation of the Board of Peace, claiming his board "might" replace the United Nations (UN). Experts have said Trump is trying to make the organization into an alternative to the United Nations Security Council where only he has veto power. It has been described as "a fledgling club of autocrats" by the Financial Times.
Critics have argued that the institution outlined subsequently bears little resemblance to what was initially envisioned under Resolution 2803; The Guardian described it as a "Trump-dominated pay-to-play club" centred on Donald Trump, rather than a Gaza-focused mechanism. It has been described as a vanity project. It has failed to gain support from a number of European countries. France voiced concern that it seeks to usurp the role of the UN. Few world leaders have publicly accepted Trump's invitations or said if they have paid for membership.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 04:01 UTC on Friday, 23 January 2026.
For the full current version of the article, see Board of Peace on Wikipedia.
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