First Lady Signs Global Waste Management Declaration

First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa joins her counterparts Mrs Emine Erdogan of Türkiye and Mrs Fatima Maada Bio of Sierra Leone and other environment champions for a group photo during the signing of Global zero waste goodwill declaration on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York on Monday

Tendai Rupapa in NEW YORK

ENVIRONMENT patron, First Lady Dr Auxillia Mnangagwa on Monday joined other global First Ladies in signing a Global Zero Waste goodwill declaration to implement sustainable waste management practices on the sidelines of the 78th UN General Assembly meeting in New York. She becomes one of the 30 First Ladies who have appended their signatures to the pledge. The theme of the event is “The world is our common home: Path to Global Zero Waste Movement.” The movement is being spearheaded by First Lady of Türkiye, Mrs Emine Erdogan. Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan became the first zero waste volunteer by being the inaugural signatory of the Global Zero Waste declaration, made available for individual participation on its website. The First Ladies and other high-profile environment champions pledged to promote the zero waste approach worldwide and share best practices for its wider recognition and application. They also pledged to support initiatives, campaigns, programmes, projects and activities that promote zero waste to encourage responsible waste production and consumption. ReadMore