Atishi to address UN General Assembly on ‘best practices to lead locally’

New Delhi, April 27: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Atishi has been invited to speak at the United Nations General Assembly at their headquarters in New York. The UN General Assembly is convening to discuss local and regional governments’ priorities for the ‘New Urban Agenda’. The event is scheduled for April 27 and 28. In this high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly, speakers will focus on their contributions to the overall vision, goals, and targets of achieving the New Urban Agenda. Member States will be encouraged to describe national and regional challenges and policy responses, and to state commitments to achieve transformative outcomes. The senior AAP leader will speak alongside the Mayors of Bogota and Barcelona on the ‘Best Practices of Leading Locally’ where she will present the Delhi Government’s vision and implementation to provide a high quality of life to all its citizens by ensuring that everyone has equitable access to power, water, education, health and public transport, according to a statement issued from Atishi’s office. Atishi will be addressing the members of the UN general assembly along with others on best practices being followed in the national capital by the Delhi government, and how progressive government policies developed in consultation with citizens have positively impacted the lives of millions of people in Delhi. Talking about the event, Atishi said it will a great opportunity to learn and grow from experience across the world. “It is a privilege for me to join the panel of eminent mayors from all across the globe and discuss the effective people-centric policies of the Kejriwal Government at such a prestigious international forum. This is a great opportunity for governments to learn from one another and help people all over the world through policies that are closely connected to the needs of citizens,” she added. UNI