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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The BKMC becomes Knowledge Partner for the Climate Walkers
BKMC RAUN research mentee Eva-Maria Holzinger got inspired by her academic work on sustainability and together with other young changemakers initiated ...
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BAN KI-MOON STAGE at the RELX INSPIRATION DAY
On June 22nd, RELX hosted the seventh SDG Inspiration Day in collaboration with several organizations including the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens, Global Citizen, ...
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BKMC teams up with Global Citizen to Promote Climate-Resilient Agriculture
Climate change is already transforming humanity’s relationship with nature, and nowhere is this shift more apparent than in the field of ...
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Global Citizen Scholars Attend Bordeaux Summer School on “African Cities in 2030”
From May 31 – June 4, the 2021 cohort of BKMC Global Citizen Scholars (GC Scholars) attended an intensive 1-week summer ...
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„Only the Beginning“– Closing of the ASEAN Youth for SDGs Webinar Series
Throughout a two-month period, 33 young leaders from the Southeast Asian Region took part in the ASEAN Youth for SDGs Webinar ...
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BKMC Celebrates Africa Day 2021
May 25th is celebrated as Africa Day 2021 around the globe to mark the founding of the African Union 🌍🌍 This ...
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Ban Ki-moon Calls on Countries to Invest in Climate Adaptation
Global Citizen, 22 April 2021 “Only through such solidarity can we limit climate risks.” Countries must use this Earth Day ...
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BKMC IS FUNDING STIPENDS FOR SUMMER SCHOOL GHENT 2021
The Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens is excited to announce that it will fund 10 stipends for the Ghent University 2021 Summer School Program in cooperation with the Ghent University, ...
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“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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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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Die Presse: “It’s in Our Hands”
The Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens Co-chairs Ban Ki-moon and Heinz Fischer have co-authored an article for the Austrian newspaper ...
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Integrating SDGs in Viennese Curriculum
May 27th 2020, marked the start of an influential partnership between the Ban Ki-moon Centre and the Bildungsdirektion fur Wien. (Directorate of ...
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Finalizing Women’s Empowerment Program #GCC SDGs Projects
The last conference call of the Women’s Empowerment Program, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) was held today, 18 May 2020, in an ...
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Is preparing for peace and global citizenship a priority?
Watch our CEO Monika Froehler in the Online Education Leadership Forum panel on Education in the Times of Corona: Is preparing for ...
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Women’s Empowerment for Latin America
The Ban Ki-moon Centre is excited to soon start a new Women’s Empowerment Program catering to young dedicated women from Latin ...
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Ban Ki-moon Centre 2019 Annual Report is Out!
We are thrilled to share the 2019 Annual Report of the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens with you. We hope ...
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The Ban Ki-moon Centre partcipated in the GenZ Solvers Interactive
The Ban Ki-moon Centre partcipated in the GenZ Solvers Interactive initiative. The “Gen-Z Solvers Interactive” organized by Worldview Education facilitates inspiring and ...
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THE CRUCIAL ROLE OF WOMEN PEACEBUILDERS DURING COVID-19
© IPHRD-Africa Image: The 2nd International Young Women Mediation Forum organized by International Center for Peace, Human Rights and Development (IPHRD-Africa) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft ...
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SDGs Adaptation: The OPEC Fund Quarterly
The new edition of the #opecfund magazine is all about #ClimateChange adaptation. The magazine covers subjects from climate action, SDGs, to ...
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