Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko has been invited to attend the United Nations General Assembly conference on roles of the cities in the global agenda. The event, which has been organised jointly by the Office of the President of the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN, will be held on February 19, 2019, at the UN Headquarters in New York, US. The office of the President of the 73rd session of the General Assembly, Maria Fernanda Espinosa, said the purpose of the event is to address global challenges from a local perspective. It also aims to give voice to cities from around the world through the sharing of successful experience towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Read: Sonko secures Sh500m funding to tackle HIV-AidsClick here for the latest political news

Source: The Star February 01, 2019 15:00 UTC