Emine Erdoğan met Fatima Maada Bio, the wife of Sierra Leone’s president, in New York on Monday. The meeting addressed issues of common interest, particularly the environment, education, and the well-being of women and children.
The meeting at the Turkish House took place ahead of the work of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, which is set to begin on Tuesday.

Emine Erdoğan, who chairs the United Nations Advisory Board of Eminent Persons on Zero Waste, said in a statement on her social media account following the meeting that they had exchanged views on various issues of shared importance.
Health Minister Kemal Memişoğlu also attended the meeting.