The announcement was to be a breakthrough in international attempts at rebuilding Gaza when U.S. President Donald Trump signed the Gaza Board of Peace into existence at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 22, 2026. However, rather than a worldwide thumbs up, the incident soon turned into a platform of scandal – whether or not the particular nations opted to take part, which ones remained out and what it meant to international relations in 2012.
The board, which is signed by such countries as the United Arab Emirates, Hungary, and Pakistan, has its goal to control the situation in Gaza which is being rebuilt. Nevertheless, the large European powers, including Canada, the U.K., France, Germany, and Italy, were not present in great numbers. Even Russia, although formally invited, was in no attendance at the signing. Such cherry-picking has raised some eyebrows and has led to debates whether the Trump board is a true instrument of diplomacy or a political indicator.
Who Joined the Gaza Board of Peace
Some of the key countries represented at the signing ceremony included:
- United Arab Emirates (special envoy Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak)
- Pakistan (Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif)
- Hungary (Prime Minister Viktor Orban)
- Bahrain, Morocco, Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Paraguay, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Mongolia
Who Stayed Away from Gaza Board of Peace
- Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, Slovenia, Norway, Belgium
- Spain and the United Kingdom
- Russia (invited but no representative present)
Executive Members of Gaza Board of Peace
To manage the board’s work, a founding Executive Board was confirmed:
- Marco Rubio – U.S. Secretary of State
- Steve Witkoff – U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East
- Jared Kushner – Trump’s son-in-law
- Sir Tony Blair – Former UK Prime Minister
- Marc Rowan – CEO, Apollo
- Ajay Banga – World Bank President
- Robert Gabriel – Security Advisor
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