DAVOS, Switzerland — 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.
President Donald Trump holds the charter during a signing ceremony on his Board of Peace initiative Thursday at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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Journalists ask questions to President Donald Trump, right, as he walks up a stairwell Thursday during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook, center, attends a meeting of Global Business Leaders at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Donald Trump speaks during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
United States Mideast envoy Steve Witkoff, left, and Jared Kushner address the audience after the signing of a Board of Peace charter during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Donald Trump, center, sits on stage with international leaders after the signing of a Board of Peace charter during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Donald Trump, center, holds up a signed Board of Peace charter during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Javier Milei, President of Argentina, arrives for a Board of Peace charter announcement during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz sits on the podium during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
FIFA President Gianni Infantino, center left, applauds after President Donald Trump delivered an address during a meeting of Global Business Leaders at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Donald Trump arrives to address a meeting of Global Business Leaders at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, right, arrives for the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)
Journalist ask questions to President Donald Trump, right, as he walks up a stairwell during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
From right, Ayman Al Safadi, Deputy PM of of Jordan, Prabowo Subinato, President of Indonesia, Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Bulgaria's Prime Minister Rossen Jeliazkov and Ilham Aliyev, President attend a Board of Peace charter announcement during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The windows of the Congress Center, center top, where the Annual Meeting of the World Economy Forum take place are illuminated in Davos, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio, center, right, sits with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, center, and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, center left, as they listen to the address of President Donald Trump during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
French President Emmanuel Macron is seen during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney reacts as French President Emmanuel Macron walks into the room for a meeting during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)
Jared Kushner, left, and Steve Witkoff walk in the corridors during the 56th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP)
Tim Cook, Apple CEO, makes a victory sign to the photographer in the corridors during the 56th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP)
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks at the USA house during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, January. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
President Donald Trump, center, speaks as he steps off Air Force One after arriving at Zurich International Airport for the World Economic Forum, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, in Zurich, Switzerland. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Donald Trump walks toward Marine One to transfer to Davos after arriving at the airport in Zurich, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
President Donald Trump speaks during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Audience members listen to the address of President Donald Trump during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
The USA House is illuminated at the eve of the start of the Annual Meeting of the World Economy Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
People walk at the Promenade in front of the Congress Center where the Annual Meeting of the World Economy Forum take place in Davos, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Former soccer player David Beckham, left, speaks with American popular science author Adam Grant, right, in a podcast booth during of the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Former US Vize-President Al Gore is pictured during of the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen talks during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
A woman makes a selfie with her phone with American actor Matt Damon during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
A man dressed as a clown waits for the start of a demonstration against President Trump and the Annual Meeting of the World Economy Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
People with masks on Elon Musk, center, and United States Vice President JD Vance, right, attend a demonstration against the United President Donald Trump and the Annual Meeting of the World Economy Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Two women with posters attend a demonstration against United States President Donald Trump and the Annual Meeting of the World Economy Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
