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Turkish first lady meets head of UN-Habitat

Turkish first lady meets head of UN-Habitat

Published February 25,2023


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Turkish first woman Emine Erdoğan met Maimunah Mohd Sharif, government director of the UN Human Settlements Program (UN-Habitat), in Istanbul.

In a gathering on the Huber Villa on Friday, Sharif conveyed her condolences to the Turkish nation over the lethal Feb. 6 earthquakes, which have now claimed greater than 44,200 lives and affected greater than 13 million individuals within the nation’s southern components.

The magnitude 7.7 and seven.6 quakes have been centered in Kahramanmaraş and struck 10 different provinces-Adana, Adıyaman, Diyarbakır, Elazığ, Hatay, Gaziantep, Kilis, Malatya, Osmaniye, and Şanlıurfa.

Sharif mentioned UN-Habitat has groups working within the affected areas and stands able to assist reconstruction efforts.

She additionally invited Erdoğan to inaugurate the International Zero Waste Day on March 30 in New York, in addition to ship a keynote tackle on the UN-Habitat General Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya on June 5-8.

Led by Erdoğan, Türkiye launched the zero waste challenge in 2017, drawing widespread worldwide recognition, together with from UN chief Antonio Guterres.

Last December, the UN General Assembly unanimously adopted Türkiye’s decision to declare March 30 because the International Day of Zero Waste.

Source: www.anews.com.tr