Maluku Set to Hold World Youth Assembly 2011

Antara News, Fri, February 04 2011

Ambon, Maluku (ANTARA News) - Maluku`s Regional Executive Council of the Indonesian Youth National Committee (KNPI) is ready to hold the world assembly of youth scheduled on February 27 and 28, 2011, chairman of KNPI Maluku, Zaharuddin Latuconsina, said here, Friday.

He said preparations are being made for the success of the meeting.

"We are completing the technical matters relating to the preparation in order to make the international event a big success," he noted.

Zaharuddin explained, delegates from 120 countries are scheduled to attend the meeting so that Maluku is determined to be a successful host, both in terms of implementation as well as declarations which are needed for coaching the youth.

The Central Executive Council`s Chairman of the Indonesian Youth National Committee, Ahmad Doli Kurnia, who is also the Deputy Chairman of the World Youth said, Maluku has been designated as the site of the 34th World Peace.

The decision was made related to holding the World Peace Day in Ambon on November 25, 2009 which was attended by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.

Zaharuddin noted, the World Youth Organization agreed to choose Maluku as host because the region is in post-conflict phase in 1999 that its handling of social institutions to promote local culture.

"The `Pela and Gandong" culture is the glue of brothers life as a heritage which should be preserved and promoted to the international world, then became a model of social life with a plurality of society and religion," he said.

Zaharuddin said, the brotherly ties between the Batumerah village people (Muslim majority) and Passo (Christians) will also be shown to the participants in the World Youth meeting.

"We will demonstrate to the international world the brothers who prior to social conflict became the target of study and social researchers, both within and outside the country that the conflict could not destroy the heritage," he said.

The meeting is scheduled to produce a declaration to promote peace which will be distributed internationally.

"So, the world youth will witness the presence of living brothers, then capture the strategic input in order to issue the Declaration of Maluku which speaks of world peace," Zaharuddin hoped.

He added, the meeting will also discuss the world youth program to address global warming which has an increasing impact on the climate and life on earth.

Editor: AA Ariwibowo