YOUTHS SHOULD NOT FEAR VOICING OUT RIGHTS - BOB GELDOFF

PUTRAJAYA, Nov 17 (Bernama) -- 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 said Monday.

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 Tuesday 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