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Virtual United Nations Environment Southeast Asia Youth Environmental
Network (SEAYEN) Innovation Breakthrough Workshop 2020

During the COVID-19 pandemic, NYAA Gold Award
holders continue their effort to raise awareness of
the importance of environmental sustainability in the
South East Asian region. With youth comprising a large
chunk of the global population, it becomes a reality
that the world’s future rests on the young people
of today. Empowering young people to be more
innovative can lead to creative ideas that answer the
issues that the world faces today. The time for youth
to step forward to innovate is now.

Mr Kenneth Wong is the Youth Advisor of SEAYEN
and NYAA Gold Award holder (2004 Cohort), led the
United Nations Environment South East Asian Youth
Environment Network (SEAYEN). Ms Cheryl Lee, Youth
Advisor, SEAYEN and NYAA Gold Award holder (2017
Cohort), jointly facilitated the virtual United Nations
Environment South East Asia Youth Environmental
Network Innovation Breakthrough Workshop on
21 and 22 November 2020. More than 220 youth
environmentalists from the 10 ASEAN member nations
attended the workshop and pledged to play their part
in supporting a sustainable South East Asian region.
Mr Kenneth Wong, NYAA Gold Award holder (2004
Cohort) and Ms Cheryl Lee, NYAA Gold Award holder
(2017 Cohort).

The Third Youth4Climate Global Conservations with Young Champions

Ms Cheryl Lee, an outstanding youth environment
advocate and an NYAA Gold Award holder (2017
Cohort), was invited to moderate the Third
Youth4Climate Global Conservations with young
champions in the South East Asian region on 12
November 2020 on Sustainable Consumption and
Waste Reduction in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia.
More than 300 young leaders from the 10 ASEAN
member nations and India, China, Japan and Korea
participated in the webinar.

NYAA is proud that our youth environmental leaders
contribute their leadership and passion to mitigating
Climate Change in Singapore and various United
Nations platforms.

Ms Cheryl Lee
NYAA Gold Award holder (2017 Cohort)

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