Emine Erdoğan discussed the Zero Waste Project with Jeffrey Sachs.

Emine Erdoğan, the wife of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, began her intensive meetings in New York with Prof. Dr. Jeffrey Sachs, the President of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). Sachs congratulated Emine Erdoğan for her leadership in the Zero Waste project.

Emine Erdoğan, who traveled to the US for the 79th UN General Assembly with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, welcomed Jeffrey Sachs, the President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, at the Turkish House in New York. During the meeting with Emine Erdoğan, Sachs signed the 'Global Zero Waste Goodwill Declaration.' In a statement regarding the meeting, it was noted that Sachs discussed the contributions they could make to the 'Zero Waste' project with the Global Sustainable Development Solutions Network, which includes 2,000 universities from 150 countries, and expressed his appreciation for Emine Erdoğan's leadership in this regard. Sachs, who stated that global development cannot be achieved without peace, emphasized the importance of Turkey's mediation and efforts towards solutions regarding conflicts, especially the war in Ukraine and ongoing wars. After the meeting, Sachs signed the 'Global Zero Waste Goodwill Declaration,' which was opened for global signatures at the 78th UN General Assembly in 2023, and of which President Erdoğan was the first signatory. Emine Erdoğan thanked Sachs for the signature.

"I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT"

After the meeting, Emine Erdoğan stated the following in her social media post:

"During our visit to the Turkish House in New York within the scope of the 79th United Nations General Assembly, we met with Jeffrey Sachs, the President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN). We exchanged views on the momentum that the 'Zero Waste' implementation will bring in achieving sustainable development goals. We discussed the contributions they could make to the project with the global sustainable development solutions network, which includes 2,000 universities from 150 countries. We agree that global development can primarily be achieved through joint efforts in a peaceful environment for a fairer and more inclusive future. On this occasion, I thank Mr. Sachs for his support for a cleaner and more livable world by signing the 'Global Zero Waste Goodwill Declaration.'"