US Seeks to Play Down Fears Around Trump’s Gaza Board of Peace

WATCH: “I’m a big fan of the UN potential, but it has never lived up to its potential,” President Donald Trump said on Tuesday.Source: Bloomberg

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By Donato Paolo Mancini and Eric Martin

January 21, 2026 at 11:03 PM UTC

The State Department has instructed US diplomats to suggest President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace isn’t meant to replace the United Nations but is designed to complement it, according to people familiar with the matter.

That message — part of a list of talking points sent to US missions around the world — comes despite Trump suggesting several times this week that the board is needed because the UN hasn’t been effective in solving the world’s pressing conflicts.