PUTRAJAYA, Nov 16 – Youths should voice out their rights although they may have to start at a small scale, singer, song-writer, composer and humanitarian activist Sir Bob Geldof (pic) said today.
Geldof, who is famous for initiating the setting up of the Live Aid Foundation way back in 1985, said there should not be any barrier for youths to speak out the truth, even when dealing with the authorities in certain aspects.
“Being Asian youths who are totally different from the youths in Africa, they have all the abilities to emerge as a gigantic voice to combat every sort of obstacle that comes along the way,” he told a press conference after a session at the Youth Engagement Summit 2009 (YES) held at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC) here.
This is the first YES Summit, with objectives to discuss agendas for youths in handling the 21st century challenges, prior to globalisation and advanced information communication and technology (ICT) usage worldwide.
The inaugural conference drew nearly 3,000 participants, including 500 youths from seven Asian countries namely Vietnam, Indonesia, Brunei, Thailand, Singapore, Laos and Malaysia.
Geldoff disclosed that what he saw in Africa had changed his perception towards many things, which was a key factor that led to setting up the Live Aid Foundation.
Yes Summit will continue tomorrow with sessions from prominent leaders and celebrities, including chess icon Gary Kasparov and a live session with the founder of Trump Organisation, Donald Trump of Trump Towers in New York. – Bernama
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