Delhi MLA Atishi To Present 'Delhi Model Of Governance' At UN General Assembly

The UNGA event is scheduled for April 27 and 28. The theme on which Atishi will be presenting is the ‘New Urban Agenda’.

Senior AAP leader & Delhi MLA Atishi

Source : ANI

New Delhi: Delhi MLA Atishi Marlena will be addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York where she will present the Delhi model of governance at the international level, the Delhi legislator informed via Twitter on Wednesday. The UNGA event is scheduled for April 27 and 28. The theme on which Atishi will be presenting is the ‘New Urban Agenda’.

“As the world prepares for inevitable, increasing urbanisation, the @UN General Assembly will be gathering to discuss a ‘New Urban Agenda’; am proud to share that I will be addressing the United Nations General Assembly to share @ArvindKejriwal’s Delhi Model of Governance,” she wrote. 

As the world prepares for inevitable, increasing urbanisation, the @UN General Assembly will be gathering to discuss a ‘New Urban Agenda’; am proud to share that I will be addressing the United Nations General Assembly to share @ArvindKejriwal’s Delhi Model of Governance

— Atishi (@AtishiAAP) April 27, 2022

“The @ArvindKejriwal model of governance in Delhi can provide solutions to many challenges faced by cities and countries all over the world. This is the reason why the world stage wants to learn more about the Delhi model!” she added in a tweet thread. 

According to a press release by the Delhi government, “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.”

At this event, Atishi 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 of how a thriving, diverse, and the densely populated city can strive to provide a high quality of life to all its citizens by ensuring everyone has equitable access to power, water, education, health, and public transport,” stated the press release. 

Talking of the event, Atishi said, “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.”