The Universal Peace Federation Liberia Chapter has ended a one-day National Peace Lecture series to educate and inspire the youths and citizenry to uphold peace as a means of nation building and development.
Amb. Gerald Coleman, one of the lecturers, encouraged the youthful population to see the need to preach the doctrine of peace in their various communities.
For his part, Amb. John Ballout highlighted the five principles of peace to the participants as well to the new incoming Ambassadors for Peace.
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 Liberians.
Jayjay urged them to work with passion and ensure their contributions to the larger society make a transformative impact on the lives of the people.
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 twelve new ambassadors receiving certificates and 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 and Amb. Pitman T. Clement
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.
After being commissioned, they promised to use unity and togetherness as well as other meaningful initiatives as driving forces in their respective peace endeavors.
