First Lady Sajidha Mohamed Meets Türkiye's First Lady Emine Erdoğan at COP31 to Advance Zero Waste Initiative

First Lady Sajidha Mohamed met with the First Lady of Türkiye, Emine Erdoğan, on the sidelines of the COP31 Summit, where the two held extensive discussions on areas in which the Maldives and Türkiye could work together in advancing the "Zero Waste Initiative". During the meeting, the two First Ladies also highlighted the importance of increasing the participation of youth, women and children in efforts to protect the environment and reduce waste. The President's Office said on social media that the two First Ladies discussed potential areas of cooperation in advancing the Zero Waste initiative and the importance of engaging youth, women and children in environmental protection and waste reduction efforts. At the summit, First Lady Sajidha Mohamed participated and delivered remarks at the high-level meeting of the "Global Zero Waste Alliance", held specially for the spouses of heads of state from around the world. In her remarks, she said that building a world with reduced waste, or "Zero Waste", should be a promise made to future generations rather than merely an environmental target, and noted that the decisions made today are important work carried out to deliver a clean environment to future generations. COP31 brings together world leaders and representatives of UNFCCC member countries in one place to accelerate global efforts against climate change. Businesses, youth, climate scientists and civil society organisations will also share their experiences and findings at the meeting, in order to carry out collective work that includes everyone's participation.