Founders
The Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens is an independent nonprofit organization under Austrian law. The Centre was founded in 2017 and is co-chaired by Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General from 2007 – 2016 and by Heinz Fischer, President of the Republic of Austria from 2004 – 2016.
“Be inspired to go out in the world and to work not only for the betterment of your own country, but the betterment of humankind. Be a global citizen. Act with passion and compassion. Help us to make the world safer and more sustainable today and for the generations that will follow. That is our moral responsibility.” – Ban Ki-moon
Our Mission
Leadership
Mediation
Advocacy
Education
The Elders call for greater commitments to achieve Justice For All
More than 5 billion people do not have meaningful access to justice. This should shame us all. The Elders are calling on all leaders to make more ambitious commitments to achieve Justice For All at the High-Level Political Forum in New York.
EuroPride 2019
On June 15th, the opening of the EuroPride 2019 took place in Vienna, Austria.
BKMC Co-chair Ban Ki-moon encouraged all global citizens with any gender identity to be proud and to speak out!
Interview with Helen Clark
Listen to the 37th Prime Minister of New Zealand and former UNDP Administrator Helen Clark sharing her idea about what ``global citizenship`` means and how individuals can act as ``global citizens.``
News
Nobel laureate Rae Kwon Chung visits the Ban Ki-moon Centre
On July 19th, 2019, the Centre had a pleasure of welcoming Professor Rae Kwon Chung, a Board member of the Ban ...
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BKMC welceoms Ambassador Shin Chae-hyun on board!
The Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens is happy to have H.E. Ambassador Shin Chae-hyun newly join our Board! On July ...
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BKMC CEO Monika Froehler meets with former UN Under-Secretary-General Dr. Noeleen Heyzer
On July 17th, 2019, BKMC CEO Monika Froehler met with Dr. Heyzer, former Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, in Vienna, Austria. Dr. Heyzer ...
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Ban Ki-moon visits Bangladesh to urge climate adaptation
“We are here to learn from Bangladesh‘s experiences and vision, when it comes to adaptation, our best teachers are opened doors ...
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BKMC attends the UNESCO Conference on ESD and GCED
At the UNESCO Forum on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and Global Citizenship Education (GCED) held on July 2-3, 2019 in Hanoi, ...
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