BANGKOK: A Form Three student from SM Maktab Sabah has been named Best Delegate at the Asia Youth International Model United Nations (Ayimun) conference held here from June 26 to 29.
Alexa Elayndra Adrian Validy
(pic) received the top award in the World Health Organization (WHO) council after representing the committee on the topic of safeguarding indigenous knowledge of traditional medicine while ensuring scientific validation.
"I hope more participants from Sabah will join such programmes and that Sabah will have its own Model United Nations team in the future," she said in a statement.
The Best Delegate award recognises outstanding performance in committee debates, diplomacy, leadership and policy-making throughout the conference, which was attended by Malaysian Ambassador to Thailand Datuk Wan Zaidi Wan Abdullah.
Alexa also received a certificate, trophy and a scholarship to participate in the next Ayimun conference in Bali, with the latest accolade marking her fourth award at the international event.
