UN chief says he is cooperating with Trump's Board of Peace on Gaza, Politico reports

UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres welcomed the aim of ​Donald Trump's Board of Peace to ‌fund and deliver the basics of a Gaza reconstruction plan to rebuild Palestinian homes and infrastructure, Politico reported ​on Saturday.

“There is an objective there ​that was defined, approved by the Security ⁠Council, and we are cooperating actively with ​structures created by the Board of Peace,” Guterres ​told the news outlet in an interview.

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Guterres saw no need for the board beyond Gaza's reconstruction: “This is not ​the effective way to address the dramatic ​problems that we have now. We need to be clear ‌about ⁠international law, to be clear about the values of the Charter of the United Nations. That is essential in any peace initiative.”

He called ​for an ​end to ⁠Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz, suggesting the UN could ​help protect the waterway and be ​part ⁠of a plan to de-escalate attacks.

Guterres said he had not spoken with Trump since the start ⁠of ​the war, although he has ​spoken to others in the administration.