Peace Advocacy: APRCN Honours Belel With UN/Commonwealth Ambassador Award

A Peace Ambassador and Chartered Mediator, Adam Belel, has joined the list of prominent Africans to be honoured with the UN Eminent/Commonwealth Ambassador Award by the Advanced Peace and Reconciliation Centre Of Nigeria (APRCN).

Others, who have been honoured as Ambassadors in Africa include George Weah, president of Liberia, and Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, among others.

This recognition makes Belel the first youngest Nigerian to receive such double honour, joining a distinguished group of global citizens responsible for promoting and ensuring peace and harmony among humanity under the United Nations’ 1994 Resolution of Sustainable Development Goals.

Belel hails from Adamawa State, North-East Nigeria. He is an experienced and a versatile persona, who has been opportuned to attend numerous conferences both local and international. He’s a Certified Peace Ambassador, a Pan-Africanist, a Chartered Mediator, Fellow of the Security and Forensic Studies of Nigeria, Fellow of the College of Detectives, Investigation and Legal Studies of Nigeria, and Fellow, Advanced Peace and Reconciliation Center of Nigeria.

Adam Belel is known for promoting education through the offer of scholarships to the less-privileged by ensuring that every child has access to education. He said, “we can create a society where everyone has equal opportunities to succeed, regardless of their background or social status.” Currently he’s sponsoring 16 orphans, which include both Muslims and Christians in primary and secondary education levels.

Meanwhile, speaking on the double award, an elated Belel said he will work with other changemakers to ensure and promote an equitable world for all.

“I am expected to promote and safeguard the interest of the United Nations and the Commonwealth both in Nigeria and at international level, attend meetings and conferences, work with other Ambassadors and Permanent Representatives with a view of developing common goals and strategies. As changemakers, we must work together and unite forces across all sectors to ensure an equitable future that leaves no one behind,” he stated.

Also, speaking about his family, Belel said: “It is an incredible moment for me. I am almost incapable of finding the right words to convey my appreciation, I am glad to share this glorious moment with them, my sincere thanks to everyone who supported me and encouraged me to get this far.”