H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK held a productive bilateral meeting with H.E. Dr. Fahad ALDOSSARI, President of the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on the side-lines of the Saudi Statistics Forum on 28 April 2025.

SESRIC held a meeting with representatives from the General Directorate of Agricultural Research and Policies (TAGEM) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Türkiye and the Faculty of Agriculture of Ankara University (AÜZF). The meeting took place at SESRIC HQs and aimed to explore potential areas of collaboration in the field of agricultural water management.

SESRIC held a technical meeting with representatives from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) on 28 April 2025, as a follow up to the bilateral meeting held between H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK and H.E. Navid HANIF, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development at UNDESA, which took place in New York on 13 March 2025.

Under the patronage of H.E. Faisal bin Fadhel Al-Ibrahim, Minister of Economy and Planning and Chairman of GASTAT’s Board of Directors, the General Authority for Statistics (GASTAT) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has successfully organised the first-ever Saudi Statistics Forum on 27-28 April 2025, in Riyadh, under the theme “Statistics for Sustainable Opportunities”. The Forum brought together high-level participants, including ministers, leaders and representatives of international organizations, statistical office experts, and both local and international specialists working in the field of statistical development.

SESRIC participated in the 24^th Meeting of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC) Transport and Communications Working Group, held virtually on 24 April 2025. The main theme of the meeting was “Enhancing and Sustaining Rural Accessibility in the OIC Member Countries”. It brought together 42 representatives from relevant national public and private institutions of OIC countries, as well as international and regional organisations.

SESRIC participated in the 24^th Meeting of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC) Poverty Alleviation Working Group, held on 24 April 2025, under the theme “Decent Housing for the Poor in the OIC Member Countries.”

SESRIC participated in the 24^th Meeting of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC) Agriculture Working Group, held virtually on 22 April 2025. The meeting focused on the theme “Strengthening the Resilience of Family Farmers and Small-Scale Producers in the Agriculture and Food Sector in OIC Member Countries,” with the participation of relevant national public and private institutions from OIC Member Countries, as well as international and regional organizations.

SESRIC participated in the 6^th Meeting of the Steering Committee for the OIC STI Agenda 2026, which was held in a hybrid format on 22–24 April 2025 at COMSTECH Headquarters in Islamabad, Pakistan.

SESRIC participated in the 23^rd Meeting of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC) Financial Cooperation Working Group, held on 22 April 2025. The meeting focused on the theme “Promoting Sustainable and Environmentally Friendly Islamic Financial Instruments to Combat the Adverse Effects of Climate Change and Natural Disasters in the OIC Member Countries.” It brought together 58 representatives from relevant national public and private institutions of OIC member countries, as well as international and regional organisations.

SESRIC participated in the 24^th Meeting of the COMCEC Tourism Working Group, held on 21 April 2025. The meeting brought together 38 representatives from the relevant national institutions of 19 OIC countries, as well as representatives from the OIC General Secretariat, SESRIC, COMCEC Coordination Office, and IRCICA. It focused on the theme “Improving the Quality and Sustainability of Heritage Tourism in OIC Countries.”

SESRIC participated in the 24^th Meeting of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC) Trade Working Group, held virtually on 21 April 2025. The meeting focused on the theme “Improving Export Strategies in the OIC Member Countries”. It brought together 72 representatives from relevant national public and private institutions of OIC Countries, as well as international and regional organisations.

SESRIC, in collaboration with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), successfully organized a Technical Workshop on “Marriage and Divorce Registration and Vital Statistics Production in Central Asia” on 18 April 2025 at SESRIC Headquarters in Ankara, Republic of Türkiye.

SESRIC hosted a delegation of diplomats from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Islamic Republic of Pakistan at its Headquarters in Ankara on 16 April 2025.

A SESRIC delegation, led by H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK, participated in the 47^th Session of the Islamic Commission for Economic and Social Affairs (ICECS) held on 15-17 April 2025 at the OIC Headquarters in Jeddah. The 47^th Session of the ICECS was attended by the delegates from the OIC countries and representatives of the relevant OIC institutions, working in the domains of economy, education, health, science and technology, culture, social, family and youth affairs.

Within the framework of the Social Security Institutions Capacity Building Programme (SSI-CaB), SESRIC organised a Workshop on “Extending Social Security Coverage to Informal Workers” on 15-16 April 2025 through an online video conferencing platform.

SESRIC, in collaboration with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), organized the Meeting of Central Asian Civil Registrars from 15 to 17 April 2025 at its Headquarters in Ankara, Republic of Türkiye.

Within the framework of the Social Development Capacity Building Programme (SD-CaB), SESRIC, in collaboration with the Ministry of Social Affairs of the Republic of Tunisia, organised a Training Course on “Developing Effective, Reliable, and Affordable Social Protection Services for Women in OIC-Africa Countries” on 15-16 April 2025.

SESRIC and the Technical Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the margins of the Human Capability Initiative Conference, held in Riyadh, to foster the collaboration between the two institutions. H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK and H.E. Dr. Adel ALZENEDY, Acting Governor of the TVTC, signed the MoU on 14 April 2025, aiming to further strengthen collaboration between SESRIC and TVTC in training and education.

Within the framework of SESRIC Disaster Risk Management Capacity Building Programme and in collaboration with the National Disaster Management Authority (BNPB Indonesia) and the Ministry of Environment of Tunisia, SESRIC organised a Workshop on “Multi-sectoral Mechanisms for Regular Evaluations on Disaster Risk Reduction” on 14-15 April 2025 through an online video conferencing platform.

H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK participated in a panel discussion titled “No Sustainability Without Women” during the Antalya Diplomacy Forum.