More than 50 countries from different parts of the world have already received invitations to join the Board of Peace, a new body created by President Donald Trump, with at least 20 of them having already accepted.
Trump first mentioned this framework in September 2025, after the war between Hamas and Israel had subsided, saying that he would determine a way to allow Gaza to develop again and be rebuilt after the countless bombs that had been dropped on it.
Among the countries that have been invited and accepted are many of the United States’ friends, such as Saudi Arabia, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar, and Egypt. These are some of the countries in the Middle East.
There are also other NATO members such as Turkey and Hungary while others including Morocco, Pakistan, Indonesia, Kosovo, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Paraguay and Vietnam have also accepted the invitation.
Two African countries, Morocco and Egypt, have already joined this framework. Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs told IGIHE that Rwanda “was not invited”. He continued by saying that because this Board of Peace has not yet started, Rwanda has no idea about it. He said, “It has not started yet so we do not know how it will work.”
The US says the organization will help promote peace and resolve conflicts, and help rebuild countries or areas that have been devastated by war. This goes beyond the Gaza reconstruction plan announced by Trump.
America’s allies not in this category include Canada, the United Kingdom, and all other countries on the European continent except Hungary and Bulgaria.
Many countries that have refused to join this body say that their non-participation is based on the fact that they believe it will hinder the functioning of the United Nations, and that they believe it would be better for them to remain within the international organizations to which they belong.
The President of the United States is the first Chairman of this body, a role that he is said to continue to hold even after his term.
Countries that form part of this organization are only allowed to be members for a period of three years, unless they pay one billion US dollars to support the organization’s activities, and are granted permanent membership.
The organization’s Board of Directors includes US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Trump’s Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.
Trump said that once the Board of Peace is fully established, “we will do a lot of things, anything we want to do, we will do it together with the UN.” These were words he made after criticizing the UN for not doing enough to stop the war
