India, Jan. 22 -- On January 22, 2026, ex-US President Donald Trump launched the Board of Peace (BoP) at the World Economic Forum in Davos. With 19 nations at its heel as founders, President Donald Trump inaugurated this initiative and tagged it "the most consequential body ever created" for promoting peace globally, focusing particularly on Gaza. The launch of BoP marked an audacious leap beyond institutional boundaries such as those of the United Nations.

The Board of Peace would be an international body designed to bring stability to regions hit or threatened by conflict. It was first proposed in September 2025 as part of a 20-point plan for a Gaza ceasefire. That month, the UN Security Council ratified the board, giving it the mandat...