Last week Turkish first lady Emine Erdoğan accompanied President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan during his official visit to New York City for the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). As the Turkish president carried out bilateral meetings and delivered a historic speech on global injustices during his UNGA address, first lady Erdoğan also had a busy schedule. During her visit to New York, first lady Erdoğan attended a luncheon hosted by her U.S. counterpart, Jill Biden, and also met with Ilyasah Shabazz, daughter of U.S. civil rights leader Malcolm X, at the Turkish House (Türkevi). Erdoğan also held bilateral meetings and hosted events on themes that occupied her agenda to raise awareness, promote dialogue and reinforce Ankara’s diplomatic ties.
First lady Erdoğan has been determined to raise awareness and take action with tangible projects on cultural diplomacy, global environmental crises and sustainability of children and women’s rights. In one of the key organizations, the first lady, who chairs the U.N. Advisory Board on Zero Waste, hosted Jeffrey Sachs, president of the U.N. Sustainable Development Solutions Network, at Turkish House and signed the “Global Zero waste Declaration of Goodwill.”
Erdoğan initiated the Zero waste Project to raise awareness about the importance of waste elimination in addressing climate change. The project, which is managed by the Turkish Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, tackles waste on a multilevel system, from preventing waste, optimizing resource use, reducing waste generation, and establishing effective collection systems to promoting recycling. Across Türkiye, both public and private institutions have joined the project. Legal measures have been introduced, including a nationwide plastic bag ban in 2019, to support these environmental goals. In line with the aims of the project, the “Global Zero waste Declaration,” was launched at last year’s U.N. General Assembly to promote sustainable practices worldwide. The first lady also met with the outgoing U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to discuss the current status of the Zero waste Project.
Zero waste Goodwill Declaration, New York, U.S., Sept. 22, 2024. (AA Photo)” onerror=”this.style.display=’none’;”/>Erdoğan is deeply committed to the issues of sustainability and climate change as they are not only existential threats for today’s generation, but she also sees them as issues that must be tackled for future generations. “Acting in accordance with…
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Emil Kovács graduated from the Journalism program at Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary. During his journalism studies, he focused on data journalism, investigative reporting, and multimedia storytelling. He gained experience by writing for the university’s student newspaper, where he gained attention for his articles on social issues. After graduation, Emil began working as a reporter at a European news agency, where he conducts in-depth analyses of international news and current events.
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