Ban Ki-moon Centre Annual Report 2018

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Alpbach Session on Women and Youth Empowerment Development cooperation has an important role to play by empowering women and youth as catalyst for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. During European Forum Alpbach 2018, the Ban Ki-moon Centre co-hosted a breakout session on Women and Youth Empowerment with the Austrian Development Agency (ADA). The workshop featured a welcome by Co-chair Heinz Fischer and keynotes by Co-chair Ban Ki-moon and Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl. The session’s panelists included Minister Kneissl, Martin Ledolter (Managing Director of ADA), Ban Ki-moon Centre Board Members Michael Sheldrick (Vice President of Global Citizen) and Márcia Balisciano (Director of Corporate Responsibility of RELX Group), and Nour Barakeh (Youth Advocate for the SDGs) and showcased success stories of women and youth-oriented advocacy, policies, research and projects that can be scaled and emulated. The session was moderated by Ban Ki-moon Centre Board Member Arrey Obenson (Secretary General of the Junior Chamber International). SDG Nexus: Global Citizenship in a Time of War The challenges of migratory movements and the increasing numbers of refugees will be a major element of the development of the notion of global citizenship. On 27 September, 2018, the Ban Ki-moon Centre hosted a multimedia event on, “Global Citizenship in a Time of War,” co-organized by Heather Wokusch – an educator who works in the field of women and youth empowerment through education and promotion of the SDGs. Having gained international attention while addressing the plight of refugees, three young refugee women – Doaa Al Zamel, Nour Barakeh, and Suad Mohammed – shared their experiences and inspirational stories during the event. Each of them using other means to communicate their unique story. BKMC CEO Monika Froehler delivered welcome remarks and also facilitated a Q&A session. Guests from various sectors including media, international organizations, and NGOs discussed the current refugee crisis and examined ways to address the global challenge while empowering those in need of help. 32 Photo: Future Consensus Forum Future Consensus Forum Global citizenship will be shaped mainly by urban dwellers, as 75% of the world´s population will live in cities by 2050. “2018 Future Consensus Forum: Next Civilized City and Sustainable Development” was co-organized by BKMC partners Yeosijae (Future Consensus Institute), Tsinghua University, and the Institute for Global Engagement and Empowerment (IGEE) in Beijing, China, in November 2018. The Centre’s Co-chair Ban Ki-moon highlighted the importance of sustainable cities both as the greatest inter-connected challenge and the key enabler of the SDGs. It was received with strong endorsement by the audience which included parliamentarians, mayors and academicians from across the world. Ban Ki-moon also addressed the issues and solutions during media interviews. A special discussion hosted by the Centre was moderated by Ambassador Kim Won-soo, who is former UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs and a Board Member of the Centre. Professor Myongsei Sohn of Yonsei University, who serves as Executive Director of IGEE, also participated in a panel discussion during the second plenary session focusing on the digital era and the next civilized city. The audience actively engaged in the discussions on topics including transportation in smart cities and the reinforcement of road safety, the importance of education in the field of sustainable city planning, policy decision and solidarity, and the role of technology needed for sustainable city.
SDG Inspiration Day with RELX Group in Amsterdam “SDG Inspiration Day: The Power of Partnerships to advance the SDGs” was hosted by BKMC partner RELX Group in Zaandam near Amsterdam, the Netherlands on 6 November, 2018. The Centre’s Board Member Márcia Balisciano, Director of Corporate Responsibility at RELX, showcased the power of partnerships in working towards the SDGs. Since RELX Group launched the SDG Resource Center to provide a free, interactive education platform curating content related to sustainability research in June 2017, the group has also organized “SDG Inspiration Day” events to inspire more people with the goals and to help them inspire others. As an early signatory of the UN Global Compact (UNGC), RELX uses the SDGs to chart the participation of businesses in achieving the goals. During the event, the Centre participated in the partnership fair, introducing its vision, mission, and work of the Centre to the participants. During an “Expert Cafe workout session”, people went around the round tables to exchange ideas on how to advance the SDGs. Some of the discussion topics included dealing with cultural gaps, addressing the importance of education, building an effective partnership, and empowering the young generation in Africa. “Leaving No One Behind” World Disasters Report 2018 Launch Millions of people living in crisis are not receiving the humanitarian assistance they desperately need. Global issues need global solutions, and global solutions must not leave anyone behind. This requires strengthened partnerships in global policy-making that builds resilience and reduces vulnerability of people. The World Disasters Report 2018 was launched by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the Austrian Red Cross, the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), and the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens on 12 November, 2018, at the United Nations Headquarters in Vienna . The event featured Co-chair Ban Ki-moon, Chief Luc St-Pierre of Space Applications at UNOOSA, President Annemarie Huber-Hotz of Swiss Red Cross, Under Secretary-General Jemilah Mahmood of IFRC, and Secretary-General Verner Kerschbaum of Red Cross Austria on the panel. Entitled “Leaving No One Behind,” the World Disasters Report 2018 emphasizes that the international humanitarian sector must do more to respond to the needs of the world’s most vulnerable people. 33
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