RECENT NEWS
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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SDG ACTION ZONE IS NOW AVAILABLE ON DEMAND!
This year the UN SDG Action Campaign became an online space engaging world leaders and emerging leaders to accelerate solutions for ...
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BKMC Hosts Final Mentoring Workshop with Mentees for 2020 on the Importance of Network Building for Young Women
Last week, the BKMC, in cooperation with the Muslim Youth of Austria (MJÖ), hosted its third and final mentee workshop for ...
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Ban Ki-moon Contributes to Bahrain Visions Forum
On September 29, 2020 Ban Ki-moon Centre Co-chair, Ban Ki-moon contributed to the Bahrain Visions Forum taking place on the sidelines ...
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BKMC at the SDG Marketplace
On September 24th, the BKMC participated in an SDG Marketplace event organized by the Directorate of Education of the City of ...
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BKMC CEO MONIKA FROEHLER JOINS BLOOMBERG GREEN FESTIVAL
#BKMC CEO Monika Froehler was a panelist for an online discussion part of the five-day Bloomberg Green Festival organized by ...
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Ban Ki-moon Joins the Annual Meeting of the Asia Development Bank
Asia Development Bank: Developing Asia Beyond the Pandemic On September 18, 2020, Co-chair Ban Ki-moon participated in the Asia Development Bank’s ...
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Second Expert Workshop with our Global Citizen Scholars!
“Start small, start with something and have trust that it will grow.” Zoe Kelland This week, our Global Citizen Scholars had ...
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Ban Ki-moon Delivers Speech on Anti – Corruption at Forum Alpbach
On September 1, 2020 – Ban Ki-moon Centre Co-chair, Ban Ki-moon participated in a discussion panel hosted by IACA – International ...
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Ban Ki-moon and Vanessa Nakate discuss how to save the world at Forum Alpbach
On August 26, 2020, Ban Ki-moon Centre Co-chair Ban Ki-moon and young climate activist Vanessa Nakate from Uganda, took the stage ...
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BKMC CEO Monika Froehler Speaks at European Forum Alpbach – ‘Women in Crises’
Part of the European Forum Alpbach, this week, BKMC CEO Monika Froehler joined fellow speakers Dr. Katharina Mader (Dept. of Economics ...
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Watch The First #superwomen Interview with Aya Chebbi
On August 6, 2020, the Ban Ki-moon Centre launched a new interview series: #superwomen. The first guest for the series hosted ...
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BKMC joined the #Y20 Working Meeting on Global Citizenship
On 28 July 2020, the Ban Ki-moon Centre along with UNICEF and Generation Unlimited featured in a Y20 working meeting on ...
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The First Expert Workshop for our Scholars is Complete!
The BKMC Global Citizen Scholars attended their very first “Expert Workshop” on Thursday, July 23rd. The scholars had the unique opportunity ...
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Austria’s First Voluntary National Review at the HLPF
On July 15th, 2020 Austria presented its first Voluntary National Review (#VNR) on SDG implementation as a part of the High-Level ...
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Getting to Know our Global Citizen Scholars
On July 10, the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens hosted an introductory session with the BKMC Global Citizen Scholars 2020. ...
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Partnership and Cooperation for the Future: The role of youth, security and education
On July 8th, the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens joined the second online session for RAUN scholars 2020. This year, ...
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From Victory Day to Corona Disarray: 75 years of Europe’s Collective Security and Human Rights System
© IFIMES, 2020 On July 1, 2020, IFIMES with other partners organized a conference with over 20 speakers from all around ...
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Be Proud by Guest Writer Stephane Magloire
Guest Blog Post by Stephane Magloire Creative Director and LGBTQ+ Activist based in Vienna, Austria. 2.07.2020 “My rule of thumb is: ...
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Final Day of Online Training with the University of Bordeaux: Global Citizen Scholars 2020
Last Friday, June 26th, the 2020 Global Citizen Scholars completed their online intensive training course on “Africa and COVID-19: Multidisciplinary Insights” ...
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BKMC Took Stage at the RELX #SDGinspiration Day
On June 24th, RELX hosted the seventh SDG Inspiration Day filled with partnered with a series of engaging, interactive and stimulating events. The ...
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Eco-Ambassador Talk: Monika Froehler
On June 22nd, 2020, Ban Ki-moon Centre CEO Monika Froehler was a guest speaker for the Eco-Ambassador Talks. The Eco-Ambassador Talks is ...
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Global Citizen Scholarship Program 2020 is Launched!
On June 22nd, 2020, the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens launched the Global Citizen Scholarship Program 2020 in partnership with ...
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Kick-Off Event Hosted with Bildungsdirektion
The year 2020 marks the beginning of an impactful cooperation between the Bildungsdirektion Wien and the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global ...
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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
The Ban Ki-moon Centre uses its independence, network and expertise to empower women and youth worldwide. We believe that leadership and mediation are essential to peace; that advocacy and participation are critical to empowerment; and that education is fundamental to fostering global citizenship.
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 also include an open forum where learners and educators can communicate with each other and actively share their own opinions about the discussion topics.
POSTER COMPETITION
We are calling all artists around the world to participate in our Global Citizenship poster competition. Artists, designers, activists, students, and change-makers are invited to design a poster about “Global Citizenship”. We invite you to use your creativity as a communication tool and inspire others to take action.
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.
