NYP Speaker receives Peace and Love award

Honourable Lamin F Bojang, the speaker of the National Youth Parliament, has has recieved the award of PEACE and LOVE Medal from Energy Boys and Girls of the World Federation for Peace and Love, based in Taiwan, during the 5th Session of the United Nations Annual Youth Assembly, recently concluded in New York, on Thursday, 14th August 2008.

Honourable Bojang, who was awarded the medal along side over a dozen other young people from around the world, was commended for his contribution to the development of young people in TheGambia.

Presenting the Medal to the Awardees, Ying – Chen, a member of the Energy Boys and Girls said that their parent organization is operating world wide, working to promote world peace and love.

She noted that her organization was indeed very grateful to award a medal to outstanding youth personalities ‘whose contribution to world peace through their respective organizations complements world peace and love.’

Upon receiving the award, Hon. Bojang thanked the Energy Boys and Girls for the encouragement. He called on them to collaborate with young people of the Gambia as there exist a very closer relationship between the governments of The  Gambia and Taiwan. This, he said, could be supported through creation of partnership between like minded organizations in the two countries.

Young people, the NYP speaker went on, has a major stake in the development of their society and the world as a whole. Therefore, the inculcation of responsible behavior and attitude goes a long way in the promotion and protection of world peace.