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Mrs. Emine Erdoğan met with

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres

First Lady Mrs. Emine Management and Sustainable She further stated that warfare
Erdoğan, wife of Development Goals, and devastates ecosystems and
President Recep Tayyip conveyed her appreciation for their inhabitants, contami-
the robust support of the UN
nates natural resources, and
Erdoğan, met with concerning this vital matter. exacerbates the climate crisis.
UN Secretary-General In their discussion, Emine
Antonio Guterres in her Erdoğan noted the ongoing After the meeting, Mrs. Emine
collaboration with Azerbaijan
Erdoğan posted the follow-
capacity as the Chair in relation to the upcoming ing on her social media, “We
of the United Nations 29th Conference of the Parties had a constructive discussion
Advisory Board of (COP29) of the UN Frame- with Mr. Antonio Guterres,
work Convention on Climate
the Secretary-General of the
Eminent Persons on Change, which will be hosted United Nations, at the UN
Zero Waste. by Azerbaijan in November, Headquarters. In the context
and mentioned that one of the of the UN Advisory Board
Sources from the presidential themed days at the conference of Eminent Persons on Zero
office indicated that during would focus on "Zero Waste," Waste, which I lead, we
her visit to New York with with various activities planned explored our global efforts
President Erdoğan, who was for this theme. on waste management and
there to attend the 79th UN sustainable development
General Assembly, Emine Mrs. Erdoğan informed goals. On this occasion, I also
Erdoğan expressed her plea- Guterres that the 3rd in-per- extended an invitation to Mr.
sure at meeting Guterres once son meeting of the Advisory Guterres for our Advisory
again during their discussion Board would occur alongside Board's 3rd official meeting,
at the UN Headquarters. COP29 and invited him to anticipated to take place
attend that event. during Azerbaijan COP29. I
It was highlighted that Mrs. She emphasized that the want to express my gratitude
Erdoğan, in her role as the recent conflicts have been dis- to the Secretary-General for
Chair of the UN Adviso- tressing and highlighted that his unwavering support of our
ry Board on Zero Waste, war results not only in loss Advisory Board's endeavors.”
shared updates with Guterres and ruin but also transforms
regarding the initiatives nature into an overlooked
aligned with Global Waste casualty.

Jeffrey Sachs signs

the Global Zero Waste

Declaration of Goodwill “
I thank

Prof. Jeffrey Sachs, the Sustainable Development
President of the United Solutions Network, which him for his
Nations Sustainable Deve- consists of 2,000 universities
lopment Solutions Network across 150 nations, and he
(SDSN), endorsed the expressed his appreciation
“Global Zero Waste Decla- for Mrs. Emine Erdoğan's support for
ration of Goodwill” during leadership in this area. He
his encounter with Mrs. emphasized that global
Emine Erdoğan, the wife development cannot be a cleaner
of President Erdoğan. Mrs. achieved without peace,
Emine Erdoğan traveled to highlighting the significan-
the U.S. to participate in the ce of Türkiye’s initiatives in and livable
79th General Assembly of seeking mediatory solutions
the UN alongside President to conflicts, particularly
Erdoğan, where she greeted concerning Ukraine and
Sachs at the Turkish House ongoing wars. After the world.
in New York. meeting, Sachs signed the
“Global Zero Waste Decla-
The discussion betwe- ration of Goodwill,” which
en Emine Erdoğan, who was made available for
chairs the UN High-Level global endorsement at the In a social media update following the meeting, Emine Erdoğan wrote: “At the Turkish House in
Advisory Board on Zero 78th UN General Assembly New York, where we visited as part of the 79th United Nations General Assembly, we had a meeting
Waste, and Sachs was not in 2023, where President with Jeffrey Sachs, the President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN).
open to the media. During Erdoğan was the initial sig- We shared our thoughts on how the 'Zero Waste' initiative can drive progress towards achieving
their conversation, Sachs natory. Mrs. Emine Erdoğan sustainable development goals. We talked about Mr. Sachs' role in the project through the global
mentioned they explored expressed her gratitude to Sustainable Development Solutions Network, which consists of 2,000 universities across 150 nations.
the contributions they could Sachs for his signing. We concurred that global development and a more equitable and inclusive future can be achieved
make to the “Zero Waste” only through collective efforts in a peaceful environment. I want to take this chance to express my
initiative with the Global
gratitude to Mr. Sachs for endorsing the 'Global Zero Waste Declaration of Goodwill' and for his
dedication to creating a cleaner and more livable world.”

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