WORLD NEWS HEADLINE-56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF) | Davos, Switzerland: RI joins Board of Peace despite domestic unease
United States President Donald Trump (center) gestures toward President Prabowo Subianto (right) and Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban, as they take part in a charter announcement for his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts, alongside the 56th annual World Economic Forum (WEF), in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 22, 2026. (Reuters/Denis Balibouse)
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Trump launches ‘Board of Peace’ aimed at resolving international conflicts
US President Donald Trump has launched his ‘Board of Peace’ – a body for resolving international conflicts, with a US$1 billion price tag for permanent membership. The ceremony took place on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The board was originally conceived to oversee the rebuilding of Gaza. But a draft of the charter does not limit its role to the Palestinian territory. Mr Trump said 59 countries have expressed support to bring peace to the Middle East. The US President offered few details on the board’s mandate, specifically on how the panel will work or might pursue efforts to end global conflicts
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I ndonesia’s entry onto the Board of Peace for Gaza on Thursday has stoked fresh fears that Jakarta could be coerced into a United States-controlled agenda in the war-torn territory, amid concerns it might stray from or even rival existing United Nations mechanisms to restore peace.
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President Prabowo Subianto signed off on Indonesia’s membership of the board at the launch ceremony held by US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland.
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The move came after the Foreign Ministry confirmed earlier that day that Indonesia would accept Trump’s invitation together with a coalition of countries from the Islamic world: Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
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The board’s creation was first proposed in November as part of Trump’s Gaza peace plan under United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 2803.
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Why aren’t US allies participating in Trump’s Board of Peace?
President Donald Trump on Thursday inaugurated his Board of Peace to lead efforts at maintaining a ceasefire in Israel’s war with Hamas, insisting that “everyone wants to be a part” of the body he said could eventually rival the United Nations — despite many U.S. allies opting not to participate. In a speech at the World Economic Forum, Trump sought to create momentum for a project to map out a future of the war-torn Gaza Strip that has been overshadowed this week, first by his threats to seize Greenland, then by a dramatic retreat from that push. “This isn’t the United States, this is for the world,” he said, adding, “I think we can spread it out to other things as we succeed in Gaza.” The new peace board was initially envisioned as a small group of world leaders overseeing the ceasefire, but it has morphed into something far more ambitious — and skepticism about its membership and mandate has led some countries usually closest to Washington to take a pass. Trump tried not to let those not participating ruin his unveiling party, saying 59 countries had signed onto the board — even though heads of state, top diplomats and other officials from only 19 countries plus the U.S. actually attended the event. He told the group, ranging from Azerbaijan to Paraguay to Hungary, “You’re the most powerful people in the world.” Norway and Sweden have indicated they won’t participate. France declined after its officials stressed that while they support the Gaza peace plan, they were concerned the board could seek to replace the U.N. Canada, Ukraine, China and the executive arm of the European Union also haven’t committed. Trump calling off the steep tariffs he threatened over Greenland could ease some allies’ reluctance, but the issue is still far from settled.
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The board is a US-driven panel tasked with overseeing the territory’s post-conflict administration and reconstruction.
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“[As] endorsed by the UNSC resolution, [the board is] aimed at consolidating a permanent ceasefire, supporting the reconstruction of Gaza, and advancing a just and lasting peace grounded in the Palestinian right to self-determination and statehood in accordance with international law,” the Foreign Ministry said.
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But with details and mechanisms of the Board of Peace still largely unclear, and what has been widely seen as an underrepresentation of Palestinian voices within its structures, experts have criticized Indonesia’s decision to join the board as “hasty”.
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“This is a slippery slope. It is unclear whether the board is genuinely intended to manage the Palestinian issue or deliver peace, let alone advance a two-state solution,” Lina Alexandra, head of the international relations department at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), told The Jakarta Post on Thursday.
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