Emine Erdoğan will attend events organized as part of the 81st United Nations General Assembly meetings during President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's visit to New York. The program focuses on climate, sustainable development and children's access to safe digital environments.
Climate and sustainable development program
Emine Erdoğan is scheduled to begin her program in the United States with a meeting with economist Jeffrey Sachs. She will then attend the 2026 opening ceremony of New York Climate Week and deliver the opening address during the second part of the program titled "Real momentum, concrete transformation."
Emine Erdoğan will also attend meetings organized by the World Economic Forum on the impact of sustainable development. A high-level dialogue program with the International Energy Agency, to be held in the United Nations Trusteeship Council Chamber, is also on the schedule.
Children's digital safety on the agenda
Emine Erdoğan is also scheduled to speak at the meeting titled "Invisible infrastructure: Building safe digital systems for children, advancing international standards and shared responsibility," which will be organized by the Ministry of Family and Social Services at the United Nations Headquarters. She will share her views on protecting children in the digital environment.
The meeting will be held as one of the side events of the 81st United Nations General Assembly.
Diplomatic meetings and invitations
Emine Erdoğan will attend the "100 years of friendship: Türkiye and the United States" event together with President Erdoğan. She will also follow President Erdoğan's address from the United Nations General Assembly Hall.
Emine Erdoğan is expected to meet the spouses of some heads of state and government at the gathering hosted by Melania Trump. She will also attend, together with President Erdoğan, a dinner hosted by the Trump family in honor of heads of state and government and their spouses.
Emine Erdoğan is also scheduled to hold bilateral meetings with several leaders' spouses at the Turkish House in New York. As part of this program, she is expected to meet Rosângela Lula da Silva, the spouse of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva; Rachel Ruto, the spouse of Kenyan President William Samoei Ruto; and Fatima Maada Bio, the spouse of Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio.
In the final part of the program, Emine Erdoğan will attend an event organized by the Türkiye-US Steering Committee, the Independent Industrialists and Businessmen's Association and the Council of American Islamic Organizations together with President Erdoğan.
