Ban Ki-moon Centre Annual Report 2018
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Dear reader,<br />
One year has passed in the blink of an eye. Since the inauguration, it has been an incredible journey<br />
of growth, challenges and successes for the young <strong>Centre</strong> for Global Citizens.<br />
In this first year, our Co-chairs <strong>Ban</strong> <strong>Ki</strong>-<strong>moon</strong> and Heinz Fischer and our Board members ably led<br />
the activities spanning from Seoul to New York, from Oslo to Johannesburg, from Beijing to<br />
Bahrain and from Vienna to Montevideo. We have reached far more than 200.000 people via our<br />
social media activity, have actively introduced the work of the <strong>Centre</strong> to thousands of people, have<br />
inspired hundreds and supported women and future young leaders while working tirelessly to<br />
build our programs, forge meaningful partnerships and secure funding for the years to come.<br />
So why do we do this? Why is it important to focus on global citizens?<br />
Today the world is more connected than ever. We are bound together by global developments and<br />
are confronted with challenges that affect us all. The Sustainable Development Goals are an important<br />
depiction of that.<br />
However, today only few leaders actively live and act with the full understanding of the implications<br />
of this global interconnectedness - too scarce is the understanding of our shared fate as citizens of<br />
this fragile planet.<br />
In times of rising nationalism and populism, short-term thinking and the expectation of immediate<br />
gains, we must do our utmost to curtail these developments and to grow and foster our future<br />
leaders. How do we do that? With education, advocacy, leadership and mediation to support future<br />
leaders who are truly engaged global citizens, surpassing local and national interests with a global<br />
perspective and understanding for complexities of the challenges we face. This is imperative for all<br />
global citizens and we believe women and youth have a special role to play in this.<br />
Therefore, let me thank all those who are with us on this journey, as none of our work would be<br />
possible without the support of our partners and funders. We need your inspired and generous<br />
leadership and we thank you all for your commitment to our common goal of promoting global<br />
citizenship.<br />
Monika Froehler<br />
Chief Executive Officer<br />
<strong>Ban</strong> <strong>Ki</strong>-<strong>moon</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> for Global Citizens<br />
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