Within the framework of its Poverty Alleviation Capacity Building Programme (PA-CaB), SESRIC, in collaboration with the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC), organised a Workshop on “The Potential of Utilizing South-South and Triangular Cooperation Mechanisms towards Alleviating Poverty in the OIC Region” on 16-17 October 2024 through an online video conferencing platform.

SESRIC and Statistical Centre for the Cooperation Council of the Arab Countries of the Gulf (GCC-STAT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) enhance their efforts in strengthening national statistical systems of the common member countries. The ceremony took place at the Headquarters of SESRIC in Ankara, Türkiye during the 13^th Session of the OIC Statistical Commission (OIC-StatCom).

SESRIC, in its capacity as the Secretariat of the OIC Statistical Commission (OIC-StatCom), organized the 13^th Session of the OIC-StatCom in a hybrid format at its Headquarters in Ankara, Republic of Türkiye, on 15-16 October 2024. The session was held in collaboration with the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group.

SESRIC participated in the Regional Training of Trainers (ToT) on the Gender Statistics Training Curriculum for Monitoring the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), organised by the UN Women Centre of Excellence for Gender Equality (UN Women CoE) and the Statistical Institute for Asia and the Pacific (SIAP) on 14 - 17 October 2024 in Seoul, Republic of Korea.

SESRIC participated in the Second Arab Forum for Tourism Statistics, held on 14-16 October 2024 in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. The event gathered regional and international experts to discuss tourism statistics, with SESRIC presenting its latest findings on Islamic tourism.

H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK held a bilateral meeting with H.E. Prof. Dr. Mesut ÖZCAN, Director of the Diplomacy Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye, to reinforce collaboration in areas of shared goals, with a specific focus on capacity-building programmes.

SESRIC participated in the 12^th Meeting of the OIC/ COMCEC Private Sector Tourism Forum, which was held virtually on 10 October 2024, under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Türkiye, with the theme of “Sustainable Destination Development and Management in OIC Countries”.

H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK held a bilateral meeting with H.E. Mr. Tahir Yagub BUDAGOV, Chairman of the State Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Republic of Azerbaijan, on 9 October 2024, to discuss strengthening cooperation in statistical research, analysis, and capacity-building.

H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK held a bilateral meeting with H.E. Mr. Farid MAMMADOV, Chairman of the Agency for Sustainable and Operative Social Provision (DOST) of Azerbaijan, on the sidelines of the Azerbaijan Halal Business Forum (AZHAB) on 9 October 2024, to discuss strengthening cooperation in social protection and capacity-building.

H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK held a bilateral meeting with H.E. Anar KARIMOV, Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Population of Azerbaijan, on the sidelines of the Azerbaijan Halal Business (AZHAB) Forum, which took place in Baku on 8-9 October 2024.

SESRIC hosted a coordination meeting with the Social Security Institution (SGK) of Türkiye at its Headquarters in Ankara, Türkiye, to discuss potential collaboration opportunities between the two institutions.

Within the framework of its Statistical Capacity Building (StatCaB) Programme, SESRIC, in collaboration with the OIC Labour Centre, the State Statistical Committee (SSC) of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and the National Observatory on Labour Market and Social Protection Affairs of Azerbaijan, organized a training course on “Conducting and Analyzing Labour Force Surveys for Monitoring the Labour Market” on 9-10 October 2024, through an online video conferencing platform.

H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK participated in the Panel Discussion on the Role of SMEs in the Global Halal Industry at the Azerbaijan Halal Business and Tourism (AZHAB) Forum in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 8 October 2026.

H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK held a bilateral meeting with H.E. Bahar MURADOVA, Chairperson of the State Committee for Family, Women and Children Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, on the sidelines of the Azerbaijan Halal Business (AZHAB) Forum, which took place in Baku on 8-9 October 2024.

H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK held a bilateral meeting with H.E. Orkhan MAMMADOV, Chairman of the Small and Medium Business Development Agency (KOBİA) of the Republic of Azerbaijan, on the sidelines of the Azerbaijan Halal Business (AZHAB) Forum, which took place in Baku on 8-9 October 2024.

H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK held a bilateral meeting with H.E. Mukhtar BABAYEV, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and President-Designate of 29^th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29), on the sidelines of the Azerbaijan Halal Business Forum on 8-9 October 2024 in Baku.

H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK participated in the Halal Business Forum (AZHAB) held on 8-9 October 2024 in Baku, Azerbaijan. The forum was organised by the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Small and Medium Business Development Agency (KOBIA) in partnership with international organisations such as OIC, SESRIC, SMIIC and ICCD.

H.E. Mr. Muhittin ÖZDEMİR, President of the Justice Academy of Türkiye, paid a courtesy visit to H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK, Director General of SESRIC, at SESRIC Headquarters in Ankara.

SESRIC hosted a Brainstorming Session with the participation of TVET-related Turkish Institutions on 7 October 2024 at its Headquarters in Ankara, as part of the Vocational Education and Training Programme for the Member Countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC-VET).

SESRIC held a coordination meeting with the Turkish Employment Agency (İŞKUR) on 3 October 2024, at IŞKUR headquarters in Ankara, Türkiye, to strengthen collaboration within the OIC Public Employment Services Network (OIC-PESNET) framework.