Page 48 - NYAA Annual Report 2020

To Singapore: Matterhorn, Love from
Switzerland
To thank Singapore and NYAA for their partnership
and friendship over the last 20 years, Switzerland
honoured Singapore with an impressive visual
effort of the Singapore state flag projected at the
Matterhorn peak. It was indeed a magnificent sight.
Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat thanked
the Swiss government for its kind gesture of casting
the Singapore National Flag on the most famous
mountain in Switzerland.

Singapore flag projected on the famous Swiss mountain,
NYAA Gold Award Holder Contribution during the Matterhorn, to commemorate the partnership between
the Singapore General Election 2020 Singapore and Switzerland over the last 20 years.
Channel News Asia invited Assoc Prof Eugene Tan,
former NYAA Council Member and a law professor
with the Singapore Management University and Dr
Mustafa Izzuddin, NYAA Gold Award holder and a
lecturer with the National University of Singapore to
analyse the results of the Singapore General Election.
It was broadcast live on national TV as the results
streamed in.

Both Professor Tan and Dr Mustafa offered the
viewers a balanced view and analysis of Singapore’s
general election. Singapore General Election 2020 analysed by two NYAA leaders
on national TV as the election results streamed in.

INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT - THE WORLD IS THEIR OYSTER

The NYAA Council believes in the importance of grooming and developing our young leaders for a more critical
role in the future. To achieve this, the Council provides opportunities and platforms for them to interact with
government ministers, government officials and business leaders.

The NYAA Council works closely with foreign governments and international agencies to enable our youth
leaders to interact with the global community. Through these international exposures, our youth leaders
acquire new experiences, create alliances and gain different perspectives. These enjoyable learning and
bonding experiences generate friendship, understanding and valuable impressions. By providing these
international networks, the NYAA encourages and equips youth leaders to be responsible for their future.
These activities and opportunities continued in 2020.

New United Nations Environment Assembly’s
President
H.E. Sveinung Rotevatn was elected President for
the Fifth Session of the United Nations Environment
Assembly in 2020. H.E. Rotevatn was the former
Minister of Climate and the Environment of Norway.
The NYAA Singapore congratulated H.E. Sveinung
Rotevatn for being elected as President of the UNE
Assembly and pledged our support and offered to
work closely with the UNEA under his leadership.

H.E. Sveinung Rotevatn, former Minister of Climate and the
Environment of Norway, was elected the President for the Fifth
Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly in 2020.

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