SESRIC participated in the 25th Meeting of the COMCEC Tourism Working Group, held under the theme of “Improving the Quality and Sustainability of Heritage Tourism in OIC Countries” on 15-16 September 2025, in Ankara, Republic of Türkiye.

SESRIC participated in the 25th Meeting of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC) Poverty Alleviation Working Group, held on 15-16 September 2025 in Ankara, Republic of Türkiye. The meeting focused on the theme “Decent Housing for the Poor in the OIC Member Countries”.

H.E. Dr. Faed Halid Abd MUSTAFA, Ambassador of the State of Palestine to the Republic of Türkiye, paid a farewell visit to H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK at SESRIC HQs.

SESRIC organised a Training Course on “Unconventional Water Resources Practices to Enhance Agriculture Productivity in Water-Scarce OIC Countries” on 15–18 September 2025 at its headquarters in Ankara, Republic of Türkiye, within the framework of the SESRIC Project on “Promoting Unconventional Water Resources to Enhance Agriculture Productivity in Water-Scarce OIC Member Countries.”

SESRIC paid a courtesy visit to the Ministry of National Education of Türkiye and held a consultative meeting with Mr. Hüseyin KENDİRCİ, Deputy Director General of the Directorate General for Lifelong Learning.

H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK exchanged views with Mariam A. KHAN, Representative for Türkiye and Country Director for Azerbaijan at UNFPA in Türkiye, at SESRIC HQs.

SESRIC participated in the 7^th Meeting of the Lead Country Coordinators for the OIC Strategic Health Programme of Action (SHPA) and also the 15^th Meeting of the OIC Steering Committee on Health (SCH) held at the OIC General Secretariat in Jeddah on 10 and 11 September, respectively.

SESRIC participated in the Regional Workshop on “Implementing 2025 SNA and Compiling Digital Supply and Use Tables”, held on 9–11 September 2025 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The workshop was organised by the Arab Monetary Fund and UNESCWA in collaboration with SESRIC, the United Nations Statistics Division and the Arab Institute for Training and Research in Statistics.

The Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) and Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA), in collaboration with SESRIC, United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), Arab Institute for Training and Research in Statistics (AITRS), and International Monetary Fund (IMF), organised a Regional Workshop on “Implementing 2025 SNA and Compiling Digital Supply and Use Tables” on 9-11 September 2025 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK met with H.E. Noura AL SUWAIDI, Secretary General of the General Women's Union, on 8 September.

H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK exchanged views with H.E. Reem AL FALASI, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for Motherhood & Childhood of the UAE, to discuss avenues for advancing cooperation in family empowerment and child development across OIC countries.

H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK addressed the Symposium on "Empowering Youth in the OIC Member States through Video Games and Social Media: Opportunities and Challenges," organised by OIC, UNA-OIC and the Ministry of Sports of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as the Chair of the 5^th Session of ICYSM, in Jeddah on 4 September 2025.

H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK paid a courtesy visit to H.E. Amb. Mohamed Salah TEKAYA, Director General of Political Affairs at OIC. She conveyed her best wishes on his new assignment as Director General of the Cabinet and Senior Advisor to the OIC SG.

H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK met with H.E. Amb. Tariq Ali BAKHEET, OIC Assistant Secretary-General for Humanitarian, Cultural and Social Affairs, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

The OIC General Secretariat and the Union of OIC News Agencies (UNA), in coordination with SESRIC and other relevant OIC organs and institutions, and in collaboration with the Ministry of Sports of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Chair of the Fifth Session of the Islamic Conference on Youth and Sports Ministers), organised a Symposium on “Empowering Youth in Member States Through Video Games and Social Media: Opportunities and Challenges” on 4 September 2025. The Symposium was conducted in a hybrid format at the Headquarters of the OIC General Secretariat in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK held a bilateral meeting with H.E. Amadou Moustapha Ndieck SARRE, Minister of Vocational Training of Senegal on 2 September 2025 in Dakar.

On the occasion of SESRIC’s commemoration ceremony of Dakar as the OIC City of Tourism 2025, H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK signed a MoU with H.E. Mountaga DIAO, the Minister of Tourism and Handicrafts of Senegal on 2 September 2025 towards contributing to the advancement of tourism sector in Senegal as a promising destination.

H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK held a bilateral meeting with H.E. Dr. Abdou DIOUF, Director General of the National Agency for Statistics and Demography (ANSAD) of Senegal on 2 September 2025 in Dakar.

H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK held a bilateral meeting with H.E. Ms. Karima BOUNEMRA, Director of the African Institute for Economic Development and Planning (IDEP) on 2 September 2025 in Dakar.

H.E. Zehra Zümrüt SELÇUK held a bilateral meeting with H.E Dr. Maxime HOUINATO, Regional Director of UN Women for West and Central Africa on 2 September 2025 during the mission to Dakar, Senegal. Both sides discussed ways and means of leveraging expertise for joint initiatives geared towards women and girls’ empowerment on topics related to entrepreneurship, skills development, and the care economy.