The Universal Peace Federation,Liberia Chapter has ended a one day National Peace Lecture series.
Held at the auditorium of the University of Liberia, the series was among other things meant to Educate and to inspire the youths and citizenry to up hold Peace as a means of nation building and development.
Serving as one of the Lecturers was Amb.Gerald Coleman who encouraged the youthful population to see the need to preach the doctrine of peace in their various communities.
Also speaking at the forum was Amb. John Ballout who hailed the organizers for such a meaningful initiative.
Amb. Ballout who highlighted the five principles of Peace to the new incoming Ambassadors for Peace also reminded them that peace begins with themselves.
At the same time, The President of UPF Liberia Chapter Dr. Roosevelt G.Jayjay cautioned all Ambassadors to be steadfast in their peace messages in order to help unite all Liberians.
He encouraged them to work with passion and to ensure that their contributions to the larger society make a transformative impact on the lives of the people.
His statement was buttreseed by the Secretary General of UPF-Liberia’s chapter Amb. McCarty G Teayeh who challenged the new Ambassadors to see their role and responsibilities to peace initiatives as key to national development.
Amb. Teayeh also urged the new Ambassadors to work hard and set good examples wherever to go and work especially in their homes and communities.
The forum with focus on Peace as a major pillar to National development initiative, brought together stakeholders ranging from academicians, students, professors , NGO leaders, Government officials , current and former, Ambassadors for peace among others.
The informative and educative Peace Lecture forum ended with thirteen new Ambassadors who received certifices and were commissioned respectively.
Those certificated and Commissioned as new Ambassadors for peace include: Amb Prof.Sekou W Konneh,
Amb. John Y. Tokpa, Amb . Samuel F.Argbason , Amb.Teddy E. Seyon, Amb.Charlene Abijah Sevee, Amb. Pitman T. Clement and Amb. Samuel ASA Cheneken.
Others are: Amb. Boakai M.Kamara, Amb.Bettina B. Zeon, Amb. Leona Y. Gono, Amb. Saydah Williamson Taylor, Amb. Alfreda BS Tozay, and Amb. George Ayea Kamwie.
Meanwhile, as they go out into the larger society to help contribute to peace related initiatives, the new Ambassadors for peace promised to make an impact in the society through their works and messages of peace to all.
They promise to use unity and togetherness as well as other meaningful initiatives as driven forces in their respective peace endeavors.
