H.E. Mohammad Hassan HABIBOLLAH ZADEH, Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the Republic of Türkiye, paid a courtesy visit to H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK at SESRIC Headquarters. During the visit, they explored opportunities for collaboration on capacity-building and technical cooperation initiatives between SESRIC and the national institutions of Iran.

Dr. Saqlain JAVED, Deputy Executive Director of IPHRC and Mr. Hacı Ali AÇIKGÜL, Vice Chairman of IPHRC, paid a courtesy visit to H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK, Director General of SESRIC. The meeting aimed to strengthen the existing partnership between SESRIC and IPHRC in areas of mutual interest.

H.E. Amb. Victor TCHATCHOUWO, Ambassador of Cameroon in Ankara, paid a courtesy visit to H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK at SESRIC Headquarters. During the meeting, H.E. SELÇUK and H.E. Amb. TCHATCHOUWO exchanged ideas on the facilitation of knowledge exchange across various social and economic sectors, aiming to benefit national institutions in Cameroon by strengthening their skills and capacities.

Within the framework of the SESRIC Halal Capacity Building Programme (Halal-CaB), the Centre, in collaboration with the Ministry of National Development Planning of the Republic of Indonesia (BAPPENAS) and the Islamic Centre for Development of Trade (ICDT), successfully organised a Workshop on “Halal Industry Development in OIC Member Countries”. The workshop took place on 24-25 April 2024, through an online video conferencing platform.

Within the framework of its Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, SESRIC organised a Training Course on “SDG 4 (Quality Education) Indicators” on 24-25 April 2024 with the participation of 57 experts from the National Statistical Offices (NSOs) and Ministries of Education of 18 OIC countries through an online video conferencing platform.

H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK paid a courtesy visit to H.E. Amb. Prof. Dr. Mahmud Erol KILIÇ, Director General of IRCICA, in Istanbul. The visit aimed to further strengthen the existing close collaboration between SESRIC and IRCICA in areas of mutual interest and explore potential initiatives and activities to benefit the OIC countries.

A delegation from the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Population (MLSPP) of the Republic of Azerbaijan, led by H.E. Fuad HEYDEROV, Director General of Labour Policies, met with H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK at SESRIC Headquarters.

SESRIC participated in an informative session on the İş Pozitif initiative on 17 April 2024. The session was hosted by the Turkish Employment Agency (İŞKUR) and brought together representatives from various international organisations.

H.E. Mariam A. KHAN, UNFPA Representative for Türkiye and Country Director for Azerbaijan and Georgia, paid a courtesy visit to H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK. The visit aimed to discuss possible cooperation opportunities to leverage the respective expertise of UNFPA and SESRIC for the benefit of OIC countries.

SESRIC held its ninth Technical Review Meeting on 16 April 2024 at its headquarters in Ankara, Türkiye. The meeting aimed to discuss and present the outcomes of the latest SESRIC research report on ‘International Tourism in OIC Countries 2024’.

SESRIC participated in the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum on 16-18 April 2024 at the United Nations (UN) Headquarters in New York. Throughout the Forum, SESRIC’s representative engaged in numerous breakout sessions and side events organised by the OIC countries and relevant institutions. Additionally, the representative held bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the Forum with representatives from the Permanent Observer of the OIC to the UN, Permanent Mission of the Arab Republic of Egypt to the UN, UN Statistics Division (UNSD), UN Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC). These meetings aimed to explore potential collaborations focused on youth empowerment.

SESRIC and the Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) to facilitate the collaboration and cooperation between both institutions within the framework of the project titled “Integration of Tobacco Questions for Surveys of Youth (TQS-Youth) into the National Surveys in Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Member Countries”. The MoA was signed by H.E. Mrs. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK, and H.E. Mr. Nurmahmadzoda JAMSHED, Director of the Agency on Statistics under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan.

A delegation led by H.E. Mr. Joneri ALIMIN, Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Indonesia to the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Jeddah, paid a courtesy visit to HE Mrs. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK. The visit aimed to increase cooperation linkages between SESRIC and national institutions of Indonesia, with a particular emphasis on possible joint activities and projects in areas of common interest.

Within the framework of the SESRIC Competition Authorities Capacity Building Programme (CA-CaB), SESRIC, in collaboration with the Turkish Competition Authority (TCA), organised a Training Course on “Empowering Competition Authorities for Fair Market Competition” on 2-3 April 2024 through an online video conferencing platform.

Within the framework of its Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, SESRIC, in collaboration with the Turkish Statistical Institute (TURKSTAT), organised a Training Course on “Statistical Business Registers” on 1-2 April 2024 through an online video conferencing platform.

Within the framework of its Webinar Series on Statistical Experience Sharing, SESRIC organized a Webinar on “Renewable Energy Statistics” on 28 March 2024 in collaboration with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and with the contributions of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), the International Energy Agency (IEA), the Mozambique National Institute of Statistics and the BPS Statistics of Indonesia.

Following the virtual meeting between SESRIC and the Indonesian Ministry of National Development Planning (BAPPENAS) on 14 December 2023, a consensus was reached to organise a Workshop on “Halal Industry Development in OIC Member Countries”, SESRIC subsequently shared the draft concept note with BAPPENAS. The workshop is scheduled to take place on 24-25 April 2024. In order to refine the specifics of the workshop, a virtual coordination meeting was held on 27 March 2024. The meeting was primarily devoted to deliberations on the logistical framework of the workshop and the identification of prospective speakers for this collaborative undertaking.

Within the framework of SESRIC’s Public Audit Capacity Building Programme (PAU-CaB), SESRIC, in collaboration with the Turkish Court of Accounts (TCA), organised a training course on “Navigating the Audit Landscape of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs)” on 27-28 March 2024 through an online video conferencing platform.

Within the framework of its Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, SESRIC organised a Training Workshop on “SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) Indicators” on 26-27 March 2024 through an online video conferencing platform.

SESRIC participated in the Special Committee for the Coordination of Statistical Activities (CCSA) Meeting on Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) monitoring on 22 March 2024, virtually hosted by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD) in New York.