RECENT NEWS
“One planet, one future – engaging youths for #SDGs”
On March 26th, the Dewey Centre hosted the event “One planet, one future – engaging youths for #SDGs” from Beijing, China, ...
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ASEAN YOUTH FOR THE SDGs
The ASEAN Youth for SDGs Webinar Series aims to elevate the knowledge and skills of 33 youth representatives to effectively contribute to the SDGs, take ...
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“Building Bridges”: The BKMC promotes Youth Engagement for the Sustainable Development Goals and the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
As part of the Decade of Action to advance the SDGs and the Paris Climate Agreement, the BKMC is taking part in the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization’s (CTBTO) “Building ...
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Ban Ki-moon Centre 2020 Annual Report is Out!
We are thrilled to share the 2020 Annual Report of the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens with you. We hope ...
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ENLIGHT Kickoff Week: University Network Launches with Energy and Ambition!
From March 1-5, 2021, the BKMC took part in ENLIGHT European University Network‘s official virtual kickoff, an alliance of nine European universities, striving for students to become ...
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Launch of Cooperation with UNODC to foster ASEAN Youth Leadership for the SDGs
On Monday, 22 February, the BKMC signed a Project Cooperation Agreement with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), ...
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The Shadow Pandemic Action Brief
The 25th of every month has been designated “Orange Day” by the United Nations Secretary-General’s Campaign UNiTE to End Violence Against ...
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Climate Adaptation with Global Citizen
The COVID19 pandemic and its far-reaching impacts on the economy, climate, health, hunger, and education have halted and reversed the ...
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Conversation with Young Global Citizens
BKMC COO Katrin Harvey joined a group of young global citizens from France, USA, and Canada to discuss the idea behind ...
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Program Officer Julia Zimmerman & GC Scholar Ruvimbo Samanga at Goals Afrika Awareness Campaign: SDGs and Agenda 2063 for Africa
On February 15, 2021, BKMC Program Officer Julia Zimmerman and Global Citizen Scholar 2020 Ruvimbo Samanga joined as speakers at the ...
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Where Does Our Breakfast Come From?
Guest Blog by SIMC Master Student, Adélaïde MORILLOT As the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) continue to gain importance and visibility ...
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Joining forces with the Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy
Starting the new year with a new partnership, the BKMC and the Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy (CFFP) signed a Memorandum ...
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The 3rd Global Engagement and Empowerment Forum on Sustainable Development (GEEF2021)
Co-hosted by the BKMC, the 3rd Global Engagement and Empowerment Forum on Sustainable Development (GEEF2021) aimed to diagnose the global crisis caused by ...
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“New Generations, New Visions – Rebooting Dialogues on Civilizations between East & West” – Dewey Centre x BKMC
On February 3rd, the Dewey Centre hosted the event “New Generations, New Visions – Rebooting Dialogues on Civilizations between East & ...
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Climate Adaptation Summit 2021
The Climate Adaptation Summit 2021 led by Co-chair Ban Ki-moon, hosted by the Netherlands and the Global Center on Adaptation convened ...
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Conclusion of First Research Cycle with Students of University of Economics, Vienna
On January 26th, the BKMC successfully concluded the first research cycle in partnership with the institute for Public Management and Governance ...
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Ban Ki-moon in conversation with die Furche: “We need more Global Citizens”
The Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens Co-chair Ban Ki-moon was interviewed by Die Furche for its January Edition about the ...
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Global Citizen Scholar Samuel Afadu & Global Citizen Fellow Horia Sardarzada at VEF
The VEF Virtual Series “Empowering Women and Youth to Accelerate the Clean Energy Transition”, on January 12-13, invited women and young ...
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Launch of Mission 4.7 at the Vatican Youth Symposium
On December 16th, the Ban Ki-moon Centre, along with UNESCO, the SDSN, and the Center for Sustainable Development (CSD) at Columbia ...
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Ban Ki-moon Global Citizen Scholars 2020 – Closing Ceremony
On December 15, 2020, the Ban Ki-moon Global Citizen Scholarship Program 2020’s Closing Ceremony took place. The BKMC, together with RELX & University of Bordeaux awarded, six extraordinary African ...
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The Earth is Running a Fever
Today, on December 12th, 2020, we are commemorating the 5th year anniversary of the Paris Climate Agreement and the leaders who ...
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BKMC RAUN scholars present paper on “Global Citizenship Education in the European Union: Dimensions and Differences”
On 10 and 11 December, RAUN held its online closing event for this year’s program “Partnership and Cooperation for the Future: ...
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Innovative Initatives to Prevent Gender-Based Violence
As a part of 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence and the Orange the World Campaign, the Ban Ki-moon Centre hosted an interactive session ...
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Tackling the Shadow Pandemic: Violence Against Women During COVID-19 Times
Before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, data estimated that 1 in 3 women will experience violence in their lifetime. As countries went into lockdown, reports on domestic violence have spiked. ...
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Turning challenges into opportunities – Global Citizen Scholars engage in inspiring talk with Arrey Obenson, CEO of Transformunity
Last week, our current Global Citizen Scholars and Alumni from the program had the chance to attend an expert workshop ...
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Inspiration in focus at the Closing Ceremony of the 2020 Mentorship Program
This week, on November 17, 2020, the Ban Ki-moon Centre, in partnership with the Muslim Youth of Austria (MJÖ), successfully hosted its second closing ...
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Accelerating Action for SDGs in Austria
Following Austria’s presentation of its first Voluntary National Review (VNR) to the United Nations in July 2020, the Ban Ki-moon Centre, ...
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CEO Froehler Moderates Food Systems Panel at VEF
On November 4, 2020, Ban Ki-moon Centre CEO Monika Froehler moderated a breakout session during the “Priorities at the Farm Level” ...
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Participation is everything!
On 21 October 2020, Chief Operating Officer of the BKMC, Katrin Harvey participated in the 15th Austrian CSR-Day, organized by respACT, ...
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Co-chair Ban Ki-moon Celebrates United Nations Day
Message from Co-chair and 8th Secretary-General of the UN, Ban Ki-moon Today, on October 24th, 2020, we are commemorating the anniversary ...
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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.
