During the AFF Future Forum, Mr. Chhuon and Ms Xuanny had the privilege to meet with the Prime Minister of Timor-Leste, Xanana Gusmão. We had a short conversation on young people's engagement within ASEAN and how eager they are to support the ASEAN Community.

On 10 June 2026, Mr Vanndasambath, General Coordinator of ASEAN-UK YLI and Cambodian Youth Representative for AFF NextGen Fellow, attend the Workshop on Commemorating 5 Years of ASEAN-UK Dialogue Relations (2021-2026).

On 9 June 2026, Mr. Chhuon Vanndasambath, General Coordinator of the ASEAN-UK Young Leaders Initiative (ASEAN-UK YLI), was selected as the Cambodian representative to the AFF NextGen Fellow alongside other representatives from ASEAN Member States and the United Kingdom. As part of the official youth-side event for the 3rd ASEAN Future Forum (AFF), AFF NextGen Fellows finalized and put together the AFF Youth Statement: Aspiration 2030, which raised the concerns and benefits of

During the AFF Youth Roundtable 2026 in Hanoi, our General Coordinator, Mr. Vanndasambath Chhuon, was pleased to meet Her Excellency Ms. Helen Fazey, UK Ambassador to ASEAN. This is the follow-up meeting with her after the virtual meeting last time. Mr. Chhuon also presented her with our flagship publication on Cambodia-UK at 70. We expressed our gratitude for the kind support of Ambassador Fazey and her team on our project, and look forward to the positive contribution we co

Mr. Vanndsambath Chhuon, General Coordinator of the ASEAN-UK Young Leaders Initiative (ASEAN-UK YLI), attended the ASEAN Future Forum (AFF) Youth Roundtable, the official youth-side event for young representatives of ASEAN Member States and the United Kingdom, on 8 June 2026 in Hanoi, Viet Nam, where he attended as the Cambodian youth representative. This programme is a continuation of the AFF ASEAN NextGen Workshop held in March 2026 in Jakarta, Indonesia. 14 ASEAN youth rep

From 9 -10 March 2026, Mr Vanndasambath Chhuon, General Coordinator of the ASEAN-UK Young Leaders Initiative, was selected to be participate in the ASEAN Future Forum NextGen Workshop 2026 under the theme “Strategic and Skills for Regional Leadership”, in Jakarta, Indonesia. During this workshop, youths from ASEAN and the UK collaborated to draft the ASEAN Future Forum Youth Vision Statement 2030, which will be presented at the ASEAN Future Forum in Hanoi, Vietnam, in the upc

ASEAN-UK Young Leaders Initiative is proud to collaborate with the British Chamber of Commerce to produce the flagship publication "BritCham Cambodia: The Story of a Chamber" to celebrate 30 years of enterprise, community, and partnership between Cambodia and the United Kingdom, in which our General Coordinator served as the Editor. We would like to thank all ambassadors, founders, former executive directors, and Board of Directors members of BritCham Cambodia who contributed

On November 7, 2025, ASEAN-UK Young Leaders Initiative team met with Her Excellency Helen Fazey, the UK Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the UK Mission to ASEAN, based in Jakarta. During the meeting, Ambassador Fazey warmly welcomed the group for their active involvement in promoting ASEAN-UK relations. Mr. Vanndasambath then introduced the project to Ambassador Fazey, explaining that ASEAN-UK YLI aims to strengthen relations through youth dip