Overview
- The White House says President Trump will unveil the initiative in Davos on Thursday, with reports he will sign a charter laying out its statutes.
- Annalena Baerbock argues a new peace body is unnecessary, citing the United Nations’ mandate and its forum where all states have a voice.
- Baerbock says the Security Council envisioned the council only for a transitional Gaza task with a clearly limited scope.
- Trump criticized the UN as having not lived up to its potential and "not very helpful," while adding he supports the organization continuing to exist.
- Critics warn the council’s remit could expand into a rival platform to handle global crises, as initial international reactions remain restrained.