Sonia Gandhi arrives in New York

Congress President Sonia Gandhi will address the UN General Assembly in which she is expected to give a message of non-violence, peace and brotherhood in a conflict-ridden world.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi has arrived in New York to address the UN General Assembly in which she is expected to give a message of non-violence, peace and brotherhood in a conflict-ridden world.

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The UPA chairperson, who is accompanied by her son and newly appointed Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi, will address the world body on Tuesday morning when it celebrates the International Day of Non-Violence as a tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary.

She touched down in the city on Sunday night.

Dozens of functions are scheduled across the world to commemorate the day and highlight the message of satyagraha by the Mahatma GAndhi,

In a tribute of Mahatma Gandhi's philosophy of brotherhood and peace, the United Nations' General Assembly had in June declared the Father of the Nation's birth anniversary as the International Day of Non-Violence and urged member states to observe it each year in appropriate manner.

Sonia Gandhi is scheduled to address a public meeting organised by the Indian National Overseas Congress this evening, which is expected to be attended by some 2,000 people.