US President Donald Trump’s government has asked countries to pay $1 billion for a longer-term seat on a proposed “Board of Peace”, according to US media reports cited by AFP.

Under a draft charter obtained by Bloomberg and cited by other outlets, member states would serve up to three years, but the time limit would not apply if a country contributed more than $1bn in cash within the first year of the charter’s entry into force, according to the reported document.

The White House has asked various leaders to sit on the board, chaired by Trump himself — including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Canada’s Mark Carney, AFP reported.

Role, Structure and Criticism of Existing Institutions

AFP reported the body was originally conceived to oversee the rebuilding of Gaza, but the reported charter “does not appear to limit its role” to the territory.

The reported plan includes a main board, a Palestinian committee of technocrats intended to govern Gaza, and a second “executive board” described as more advisory. The charter describes the body as an international organisation that seeks to “promote stability, restore dependable and lawful governance, and secure enduring peace” in conflict-affected or threatened areas.

The document also appears to criticise international institutions such as the United Nations, arguing the board should have “the courage to depart” from approaches that have “too often failed”, according to AFP’s summary of the charter.

Israel objects to proposed board lineup

AFP reported the White House sent the document to dozens of leaders invited to join, and that membership would be limited to states invited by the chairman. Israel has objected to the proposed “Gaza executive board” line-up, which AFP said includes Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Qatari diplomat Ali Al-Thawadi.