WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump mentioned the Board of Peace member states will announce at an upcoming meeting on Thursday (Feb 19) a pledge of greater than $5 billion for reconstruction and humanitarian efforts in Gaza.
In a submit on Reality Social on Sunday, Trump wrote that member states have additionally dedicated hundreds of personnel towards a UN-authorised stabilisation drive and native police within the Palestinian enclave.
The US president mentioned Thursday’s gathering, the primary official assembly of the group, will happen on the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace, which the State Division just lately renamed after the president. Delegations from greater than 20 international locations, together with heads of state, are anticipated to attend.
Whereas regional Center East powers, together with Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Israel, in addition to rising nations comparable to Indonesia, have joined the board, world powers and conventional Western US allies have been extra cautious.
PERMANENT MEMBERS PAY $1 BILLION
Its everlasting members should pay $1 billion to affix, resulting in criticism that the board may develop into a “pay-to-play” model of the UN Safety Council.
Trump launched his “Board of Peace” on the World Financial Discussion board in Davos in January.
Some international locations, together with Croatia, France, Italy, New Zealand and Norway, have declined to affix.
The board’s creation was endorsed by a United Nations Safety Council decision as a part of the Trump administration’s plan to finish the struggle between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
The 2 sides agreed to the plan final yr with a ceasefire formally taking impact in October, though each have accused one another repeatedly of violating the ceasefire.
In accordance with Gaza’s Well being Ministry, greater than 590 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli troops within the territory for the reason that ceasefire started. Israel has mentioned 4 of its troopers have been killed by Palestinian militants in the identical interval.
