Turkish first lady meets UN chief in New York

Turkish first lady meets UN chief in New York

The Turkish First Lady, Emine Erdoğan, met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York on Thursday throughout her go to for the International Day of Zero Waste.

The assembly was additionally attended by Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, and Türkiye’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Sedat Önal.

During the assembly, Guterres praised the Zero Waste Project, and first woman’s contributions in combat towards local weather change.

The UN chief stated that the Zero Waste Project will make an essential contribution to the UN’s millennium improvement objectives to be introduced in September.

The UN provided the primary woman the chairmanship of the advisory board to be established within the context of zero waste.

At the assembly, Guterres acknowledged Türkiye’s efforts in humanitarian points, and despatched his regards to the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

On Dec. 15, 2022, the UN General Assembly declared March 30 as International Day of Zero Waste in a landmark decision offered by Türkiye together with 105 different nations.

The Zero Waste undertaking was launched by first woman with the goal of highlighting the significance of zero waste in combating the local weather disaster.

Emine Erdoğan, for her half, stated that she believes the Zero Waste Project can be an essential answer for the environmental issues.

She expressed gratitude to the UN for its assist after the earthquakes that occurred in Türkiye on Feb. 6, and invited Guterres to the UN-Habitat World Cities Day occasion to be held in Istanbul on Oct. 31.

Source: www.anews.com.tr