Which countries are part of Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ and what is its purpose?

Trump wants to expand its remit

The president of the United States has been trying to sell himself as some kind of global peacemaker for some time now.

Whether it was angling to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for claiming to have ended a number of wars across the globe, or straight up setting his own 'peace board', Trump appears to be obsessed with trying to be the good guy.

All this while ICE run rampant in his own country and he prepares an anticipated attack on Iran.

Just last year Trump spoke about how he was "trying to get into heaven" by doing good things.

Well, this could appear to be just the latest of his schemes, with the Board of Peace set up with the intention of overseeing the rebuilding of Gaza, although the board's interest has been widened to include responding to other global conflicts.

Trump claims countries have pledged around £3.75bn to rebuilding Gaza.

Plans that were unveiled last year called the project 'New Gaza' with computer generated videos showing what the rebuild could look like.

The 'Board of Peace' has struggled to make it off the ground in quite the way Trump may have hoped, losing support from some of America's closest allies early on.

Invitations sent out to Russia and Belarus made the likes of the UK and France question their involvement, as well as the $1bn asking price to get involved.

Trump even asked Pope Leo to join the board, who also rejected the invite.

However, today, a number of members of state were in attendance representing their nation.

The list of nations on the board is posted to the organisation's official X account.

They are:

• Argentina
• Albania
• Armenia
• Azerbaijan
• Bahrain
• Belarus
• Bulgaria
• Cambodia
• Egypt
• El Salvador
• Hungary
• Indonesia
• Israel
• Jordan
• Kazakhstan
• Kuwait
• Kosovo
• Mongolia
• Morocco
• Pakistan
• Paraguay
• Qatar
• Saudi Arabia
• Turkey
• United Arab Emirates
• Uzbekistan
• Vietnam

Does it all mean anything?

While the board does seem to just be a tool set up by Donald Trump, the U.N. Security Council did pass a US-drafted resolution which recognises the board.

It welcomed it as a temporary administration that "will set the framework, and coordinate funding for the redevelopment of Gaza".

It authorised a temporary International Stabilization Force in Gaza, limiting involvement only through 2027.

With this in mind, effectively the board does seemingly have approval to intervene in Gaza, although the wider ambitions held by Trump remain uncertain.

While the US and its rag-tag Board of Peace continue to hold meetings and plan the future of Gaza, China and Russia abstained, saying the resolution did not give the U.N. a clear role in Gaza's future.