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US President Donald Trump has said that his proposed 'Board of Peace' for Gaza could replace the United Nations, as he calls for more participation in the so-called grouping.
When asked if the new body can replace the UN, Trump said, "It might." According to a report by Fox News, a national security analyst has called Trump's plan to supplant the UN a revision of the "existing international order."
"The UN just hasn’t been very helpful. I’m a big fan of the UN, but it has never lived up to its potential. The UN should have settled every one of the wars that I settled," Trump said ahead of his trip to Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum.
National security analyst Kobi Michael said, "The norms, international institutions and organisations and liberalism are out, and real politics, interests and power are in."
Trump is expected to formalise the Gaza peace board at a signing ceremony this week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
The charter appears to take a swipe at the United Nations, saying that the new board should have “the courage to depart from approaches and institutions that have too often failed.”
Trump has regularly criticised the United Nations and announced this month that his country will withdraw from 66 global organisations and treaties – roughly half affiliated with the UN.
Meanwhile, Trump has put a price of $1 billion on the permanent membership of the Board of Peace.
The White House has asked various world leaders to sit on the board, chaired by Trump himself, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Hungarian Premier Viktor Orban and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
The board’s charter says that member countries will serve no longer than three years, subject to renewal by the chairman. That is, unless they “contribute more than $1,000,000,000 in cash funds to the Board of Peace within the first year of the Charter’s entry into force.”
When asked if the new body can replace the UN, Trump said, "It might." According to a report by Fox News, a national security analyst has called Trump's plan to supplant the UN a revision of the "existing international order."
"The UN just hasn’t been very helpful. I’m a big fan of the UN, but it has never lived up to its potential. The UN should have settled every one of the wars that I settled," Trump said ahead of his trip to Davos, Switzerland, for the World Economic Forum.
National security analyst Kobi Michael said, "The norms, international institutions and organisations and liberalism are out, and real politics, interests and power are in."
Trump to formalise board at Davos event
Trump is expected to formalise the Gaza peace board at a signing ceremony this week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
The charter appears to take a swipe at the United Nations, saying that the new board should have “the courage to depart from approaches and institutions that have too often failed.”
Trump has regularly criticised the United Nations and announced this month that his country will withdraw from 66 global organisations and treaties – roughly half affiliated with the UN.
‘Pay $1 bn to stay a member’
Meanwhile, Trump has put a price of $1 billion on the permanent membership of the Board of Peace.
The White House has asked various world leaders to sit on the board, chaired by Trump himself, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Hungarian Premier Viktor Orban and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney.
The board’s charter says that member countries will serve no longer than three years, subject to renewal by the chairman. That is, unless they “contribute more than $1,000,000,000 in cash funds to the Board of Peace within the first year of the Charter’s entry into force.”
