UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday praised Türkiye's organisation of the COP31 Climate Change Conference in the Turkish Mediterranean city of Antalya.
“I have attended many COP summits, and I have been genuinely impressed by the high quality of Türkiye’s organisation of COP,” Guterres told Anadolu about the annual climate conference, which began on Monday and runs until November 20.
Guterres's remarks followed praise on Monday from Dana Gunders, head of US-based nonprofit ReFED, who commended Türkiye's efforts to unite countries in tackling food waste.
Gunders highlighted Türkiye's Zero Waste initiative and First Lady Emine Erdogan's role in bringing the issue to greater international attention.
“Through COP and the Zero Waste Foundation, Türkiye is demonstrating strong leadership,” she said, pointing to the annual Zero Waste Forum, which brings together participants from around the world.
She also credited Erdogan with helping push food waste higher on the international agenda.
“I think the attention to this topic has really risen with the help of the First Lady for sure,” she said.
