Called the Grassroots Assembly, it offered a space for grassroots leaders from all over the world to share their experiences in advocating the New Urban Agenda (NUA) in their cities and communities. Apart from the Grassroots Assembly, other assemblies were also held at WUF9 such as the Women’s Assembly, Business Assembly, World Assembly of Local and Regional Governments, and the Children and Youth Assembly. The World Assembly of Local and Regional Governments focused on the experiences and challenges faced by local and regional governments in implementing the NUA. World Assembly of Youth president, Malaysia’s own Datuk Seri Idris Haron, was a speaker at the Youth Assembly. He talked about the challenges facing local governments around the world in implementing the NUA and Malaysia’s experiences with transformative partnerships.

Source: The Star February 26, 2018 23:26 UTC