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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY (INTERNATIONAL)

UNE SEAYEN Youth Environmental Webinar
2020
The United Nations Environment South East Asian
Youth Environment Network (UNE SEAYEN) hosted
the SEAYEN Youth Environmental Webinar 2020.
Youth Representatives from the 10 ASEAN member
nations participated in the webinar and provided
SEAYEN with a progress report on the environmental
activities in their respective countries.

Mr James Soh, Advisor to the United Nations
Environment South East Asian Youth Environment
Network, chaired the UNE SEAYEN webinar. Mr
Soh was encouraged by the various environmental
initiatives by ASEAN youth groups despite the
constraints presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr
Soh hopes we can hold a physical regional conference
in Singapore when the pandemic situations ease.

Virtual UNE SEAYEN Innovation Breakthrough Workshop 2020.

The Third Youth4Climate Global Conversations
with Young Champions
Ms Cheryl Lee, NYAA Gold Award Holder and
Singapore’s Youth Representative at the United
Nations Environment South East Asia Youth
Environmental Network, represented NYAA at the
Third Youth4Climate Global Conversations with Young
Champions event. Cheryl’s unique experiences made
Mr James Soh, NYAA Executive Director and Advisor, United her a sought after speaker at many environment
Nations Environment South East Asian Youth Environment events in Singapore and internationally.
Network, chairing the virtual UNE SEAYEN Regional Meeting.

The World Press Clubs Alliance for Climate
The Singapore Press Club, in partnership with NYAA,
put together a video presentation for the World
Press Clubs Alliance for Climate in Brussels on 23
October 2020. Dr Angela Lee Hui Mien, NYAA Gold
Award holder and Adviser, NYAA Environmental
Sustainability Committee, was featured in the video
presentation on Singapore’s response to Climate
Change and how we are mitigating the issues.

Dr Angela Lee’s interview for the World Press Clubs Alliance for
Climate 2020.

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