SESRIC held an online coordination meeting with the Scientific and Technical Information Center (CSTI) of the Republic of Uzbekistan on 14 July 2026 to explore opportunities for strengthening institutional cooperation.

H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK met with H.E. Noureen Bano LEHRI, Chairperson of the National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) Pakistan, on the margins of the 9^th Session of the OIC Ministerial Conference on Women on 13 July 2026 in Islamabad.

H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK and H.E. Imaan SULAIMAN-IBRAHIM, Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, held a bilateral meeting on the margins of the 9^th Session of the OIC Ministerial Conference on Women on 13 July 2026 in Islamabad.

H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK met with H.E. Dr. Ahed Mohammed JASSOUS, Minister of State for Women's Affairs of the Republic of Yemen, on the margins of the 9^th Session of the OIC Ministerial Conference on Women on 13 July 2026 in Islamabad.

SESRIC participated in the Regional Health Invest Forum 2026, held on 13–14 July 2026 in Nouakchott, Mauritania, under the theme "Strengthening Intra-OIC Trade and Investment in the Pharmaceutical Sector: From Strategy to Action. The forum was organized by the Islamic Centre for Development of Trade in collaboration with the Islamic Development Bank and the World Health Organization. It brought together ministers, senior government officials, representatives of international and regional organizations, development partners, financial institutions, private sector leaders, and healthcare experts to explore opportunities for strengthening investment and cooperation in the health and pharmaceutical sectors across OIC countries.

H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK met with H.E. Amb. Habib T.B. JARRA, Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Welfare of the Republic of The Gambia, on the margins of the 9^th Session of the OIC Ministerial Conference on Women in Islamabad.

H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK held a fruitful meeting with H.E. Mona AL KHALILI, Minister of Women's Affairs of the State of Palestine, on the margins of the 9^th Session of the OIC Ministerial Conference on Women in Islamabad.

H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK met with H.E. Khadija MAKHZOUMI, Minister of Family and Human Rights Development of Somalia, on the margins of the 9^th Session of the OIC Ministerial Conference on Women in Islamabad.

SESRIC delegation headed by H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK participated in the Senior Officials Meeting of the 9^th Session of the OIC Ministerial Conference on Women in Islamabad.

H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK met with H.E. Grebe RANDA, Minister of State for Women's Affairs of the State of Libya, on the margins of the 9th Session of the OIC Ministerial Conference on Women in Islamabad.

SESRIC held an expert-level online meeting with the Water and Amelioration Scientific Research Institute (SMETI) of the Republic of Azerbaijan to follow up on the implementation of the MoU previously signed between the two institutions and to discuss future areas of cooperation.

Within the framework of the OIC Public Employment Service Network (OIC-PESNET) Work Plan 2024-2026 and the Public Employment Services Capacity Building Programme (PES-CaB), SESRIC organised a Webinar on “Labour Migration Systems: Strategies for Public and Private Sectors” on 09 July 2026.

The Islamic Centre for Development of Trade (ICDT), in collaboration with SESRIC, organised an “Online Workshop on Destination Marketing Strategies for emerging Markets within the OIC region” on 8-9 July 2026.

SESRIC participated virtually in the Open Session of the 27^th ASEAN-OSHNET Coordination Board Meeting (CBM-27) and the 13^th ASEAN-OSHNET Conference (13^th AOC), held on 8 July 2026 in Da Nang City, Viet Nam.

SESRIC participated in the United Nations High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) 2026, held at the UN Headquarters in New York under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). The forum focused on innovative and coordinated actions for the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for a sustainable future for all. The Forum conducted in-depth reviews of SDGs 6, 7, 9, 11 and 17 and contributed to preparations for the 2027 SDG Summit.

SESRIC and the Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at SESRIC Headquarters in Ankara to enhance their cooperation efforts.

H.E. Nusura TIPERU, Ambassador of the Republic of Uganda to the Republic of Türkiye, and Prof. Ismail Simbwa GYAGENDA, Rector of the Islamic University in Uganda (IUIU), paid a courtesy visit to H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK at SESRIC’s Headquarters in Ankara.

SESRIC hosted the second session of its SESRIC Conversations series on “Digital Addiction and Youth Mental Health” on 1 July 2026, organised in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Türkiye Country Office.

H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK addressed the commemoration of the United Nations World Environment Day, held on 29 June 2026 at the premises of the OIC General Secretariat in Jeddah.

A SESRIC delegation, headed by H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK, participated in Saudi Water Week 2026, held in Jeddah, which served as a global platform for advancing dialogue on water security, climate adaptation, innovation, and sustainable water resources management.