RECENT NEWS
“The beautiful dream of a world without war and poverty” President Van der Bellen, Ban Ki-moon, and Heinz Fischer in Krone Zeitung
On September 8th, the President of Austria, Alexander Van der Bellen, visited the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens office ...
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COP27 is a Crucial Moment to Join Efforts in Advancing the Global Goal on Adaptation
An exchange between all-female global leaders called for an increase in cooperation between countries to upscale action in climate change adaptation. ...
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8th UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY BAN KI-MOON COMMENDS AUSTRIA’S LEADERSHIP FOR THE WORK ON THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS and CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION
During a mission trip to Vienna, Austria, Former Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with Chancellor Nehammer and Minister Karoline Edtstadler and discussed ...
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The Demand Paper Presentation Brings the Youth Agri Champions Webinar Series to a Close
After a month of working together, the efforts of the Youth Agri Champions came to a culmination in the final workshop ...
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Upcoming Event: Climate Adaptation – The Road Beyond COP26: COP27 & COP28
We are excited to announce that the High-Level Ministerial Roundtable: “Climate Adaptation – The Road Beyond COP26: COP27 & COP28″ will take ...
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Concretising the Demands: what needs to change to help smallholder farmers adapt to climate change?
What do smallholder farmers need to adapt to climate change? That was the question posed to the Youth Agri Champions as ...
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Youth Agri Champions underway with the development of climate demands for agricultural adaptation
The Youth Agri Champions Webinar Series is underway. Launched with speeches from CEO Monika Froehler and Elizabeth Nsimadala, President of the ...
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CEO Froehler mission trip to New York for the HLPF 2022
BKMC CEO Monika Froehler mission travel to New York for the UN High-Level Political Forum for Sustainable Development July 2022 During ...
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HLPF 2022 High-Level Side Event “Linking SDG 16 & SDG 5 in a time of crisis – Women in Peacebuilding & Justice”
The Republic of Austria and the Hashemite Kingdome of Jordan in cooperation with UN-Women, SDG Watch Europe, and the Ban Ki-moon ...
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2. SDG Dialogforum – Aktuelle Chancen und Perspektive zur Umsetzung der Agenda 2030
6. October 2022, 9:00 – 13:00 CEST, Virtual Event 7. October 2022, 9:00 – 12:30 CEST, Livestream from MQ Libelle Against ...
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#WeChampion Interview with Yasmine Sherif – New Date & Time
We have postponed our We Champion Interview with Yasmine Sherif to next Tuesday, 5 July at 4:30 PM CEST. The Ban ...
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Virtual Roundtable “Voices of Hope: Realities of Afghan Women”
On Wednesday 25 May 5 PM CEST (8:30 PM AFT), the Ban Ki-moon Centre (BKMC) and its Afghan fellows from the ...
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Join us for our Virtual Roundtable “Voices of Hope: Realities of Afghan Women”
On Wednesday 25 May 5 PM CEST (8:30 PM AFT), the Ban Ki-moon Centre (BKMC) and its Afghan fellows from the ...
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Investing In Development Programs Means Investing In Our Future
As host of this year’s G7 summit, Germany can set an example. Ban Ki-moon Author: Ban Ki-moon May 19, 2022 ...
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GC Scholars Discuss Sustainable African Cities at Bordeaux Summer School
Our 2022 Global Citizen Scholars attended the Bordeaux Summer School on “Sustainable African cities: multidisciplinary research to meet health, demographic, economic ...
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Launch Global Citizen Scholarship Program 2022
On 29 April 2022, the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens launched its 5th Global Citizen Scholarship Program in partnership with ...
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Ban Ki-moon Centre Board Members and CEO Monika Froehler reappointed
The Ban Ki-moon Centre is delighted to announce the prolongation of its board members, and the reappointment of Monika Froehler as ...
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Closing Ceremony – Online Executive Training “Young Women Leadership on Climate Adaptation”
The first Online Executive Training “Young Women Leadership on Climate Adaptation” concluded on Thursday, 17 March 2022, celebrating six months of ...
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International Women’s Day: Celebrating Women who #AdaptOurWorld
Guest blog post by Gabriela Díaz Musmanni for International Women’s Day. The Covid crisis has exposed the depths of gender inequality ...
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Ban Ki-moon and CEO Monika Froehler mission trip to the UAE
BKMC Co-chair Ban Ki-moon and CEO Monika Froehler travel to the United Arab Emirates for a mission trip on climate change ...
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8th UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY BAN KI-MOON COMMENDS UAE’S LEADERSHIP FOR CLIMATE ACTION AND CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION LEADING UP TO COP28
Ahead of COP27 and COP28, during a mission trip, Ban Ki-moon congratulates the government of the United Arab Emirates on their climate ...
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Ban Ki-moon in “The ASEAN” on multilateralism
Ban Ki-moon Centre Co-chair Ban Ki-moon reflects in “The ASEAN”‘s December/ January Edition on his 10-year tenure as chief diplomat of the ...
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GEEF 2022 “Remember our Common Future”
Under the theme “Remember our Common Future”, the Global Engagement and Empowerment Forum on Sustainable Development (GEEF) reviewed the Past, Present ...
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How Can Investing in Youth Leaders Combat Record Unemployment in Nigeria?
Guest Blog By Joe McCarthy Nigeria has struggled with an unemployment crisis for several years. In 2021, unemployment in the country ...
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Closing Ceremony – Global Citizen Scholarship Program 2021
On December 15th, the Global Citizen Scholarship Program 2021 held its virtual Closing Ceremony. The Ceremony honored this year’s eight ...
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Mid-Term Reflections on the Online Executive Training “Young Women Leadership on Climate Adaptation”
End of the first term of the Online Executive Training The Ban Ki-moon Centre launched a new Online Executive Training aiming to foster Young ...
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Why Is Agriculture Key to Ending Unemployment in Kenya
Guest Blog By Joe McCarthy Kenya’s economy revolves around farming. More than 40% of the population, including 70% of rural adults, ...
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Orange the World through Activism: The BKMC hosts Video Campaign on Anti-Femicide Movements
In support of the 2021 Orange the World Campaign, the BKMC launched a video trilogy spotlighting anti-femicide movements from different parts ...
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Beyond COP26 – Moving Towards a Green Economy
First Virtual Climate Symposium hosted by the Ban Ki-moon Centre & the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the ...
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26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) – There is No Time to Waste
First Pledge for Smallholder Farmers, Agricultural Innovation and Research reaches $575M! Between October 31st and November 12th, the United Kingdom (UK) ...
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PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
Online Courses
We have produced three online courses partnered with the Yonsei University and APCEIU. The courses are free and self-paced. They include forums where learners and educators can communicate with each other and actively share their own opinions about the discussion topics.
SDG Micro-Projects
BKMC fellows, scholars, and mentees are encouraged to spot a real-world challenge, work on solutions, and venture out to make a change with targeted actions for the SDGs that reach a wide network of people.
Global Citizen Scholarships
The GC Scholarship Program empowers young people by facilitating their participation in international conferences as well as tailor-made, short-term academic training and mentoring during the development of their own “SDG Micro-Project.”
Global Citizen Fellowships
The GC Fellowships are leadership development opportunities for young leaders who seek to strengthen their changemakers capacities for sustainable development. The fellows take part in a six-month SDG-Micro-Project implementation period.
OUR FOUNDERS
The Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens is a Quasi-International Organization based in Vienna, Austria. The Centre was established in January 2018 and is co-chaired by Ban Ki-moon (Secretary-General of the UN 2007 – 2016) and by Heinz Fischer (President of the Republic of Austria 2004 – 2016).
OUR MISSION
The Ban Ki-moon Centre empowers women and youth to live in a peaceful and prosperous world. We strive for a world based on universal respect for human rights, regardless of age, gender, identity, religion, and nationality, where sustainable development is achieved through global citizenship in shared responsibility, understanding and empathy.
OUR WORK
Our projects and programs are grounded in four pillars of work: Advocacy, Education, Leadership and Peace and Security. We use our independence, network, and expertise to engage with leaders, governments, academia, civil society, and international organizations to promote global citizenship.
