RECENT NEWS
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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New Report: Europe and North America Regional GCED Network
We are very excited to share our new research report titled “Mapping the GCED sector in Europe and North America” together ...
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World Leaders Pledge to Save the Planet at Global Citizen
$100B Climate Pledge, $6B for Famine Relief, and Vaccine Justice at Global Citizen Live! Official partner of Global Citizen through a joint ...
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Virtual Ceremony – Women’s Empowerment Programme Latin America
On September 23, 2021, the virtual ceremony of the Women’s Empowerment Programme (WEP) Latin America gave occasion to celebrate the achievements of ...
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Eröffnung des ersten “SDG Dialogforum Österreich: Building forward mit der Agenda 2030”
Am 28. September 2021 wurde das allererste “SDG Dialogforum Österreich: Building forward mit der Agenda 2030” als hybrides Format im Naturhistorischen ...
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Coldplay Supports the Ban Ki-moon Centre’s Call for Climate Action
Coldplay’s call to action echoed the urging of Indonesian climate advocates, who co-signed a letter to President Joko Widodo, widely known ...
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Co-chair Ban Ki-moon Visits Vienna
On September 7 – 9, 2021 – Vienna, Co-chair of the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens (BKMC), Ban Ki-moon and ...
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How Funding for Farmers Can Help End Hunger and Poverty
Guest Blog By Joe McCarthy Globally, there are over 500 million smallholder farms, working on which are over a billion people who cultivate ...
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Roundtable on Effective Women Leadership – Women’s Empowerment Programme Latin America
On the 19th of August 2021, the Roundtable on Effective Women Leadership took place as part of the Women’s Empowerment Programme Latin America. ...
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Joining forces with CARE Nederland
In the second half of 2021, the Ban Ki-moon Centre and CARE Nederland – CARE Climate Change and Resilience Platform signed a ...
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Education 4 Justice Roundtable of the Women’s Empowerment Programme Latin America
On the 22nd of July 2021, the Roundtable on Education 4 Justice (E4J) took place as part of the Women’s Empowerment Programme Latin America. The aim of this Roundtable was to foster ...
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SDG Dialogueforum Austria “Building forward better with Agenda 2030”
SDG Dialogueforum Austria “Building forward better with Agenda 2030″ on the theme ‘Together for sustainable development after Covid-19’ is an event ...
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Opening Week of the Women’s Empowerment Programme Latin America (WEP)
On July 12, 2021, we launched the Women’s Empowerment Programme (WEP) Latin America, which brings together 20 young women changemakers from Bolivia, Brazil, ...
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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.
