BKMC Annual Report 2023

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greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening resilience,
and enhancing capacities and abilities to adapt to
climate change before the end of the century.
Similarly, the implementation of the 2030 Agenda
for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs), also known as Global
Goals, and their associated 169 targets provide a
roadmap for peace and prosperity, ensuring that
no one is left behind by 2030. The SDGs reflect
an understanding that sustainable development
everywhere must integrate economic growth, social
inclusion, and environmental protection. Each
country has promised to achieve the 17 SDGs by 2030.
Despite the fact that the SDGs and the Paris Climate
Agreement have massively driven action, on all fronts,
much more is needed. Guided by the roadmap laid
out by the 2030 Agenda, we aim to empower women,
youth, and leaders across borders to create change.
Working with governments, civil society, academia,
and international organizations, the BKMC advocates
for agricultural adaptation, global citizenship
education, and SDG implementation, and offers
young global citizens tailor-made academic and
leadership training, networking opportunities, and
guidance to implement SDG Micro-Projects.
The Ban Ki-moon Centre’s mission is to foster
leadership for the Paris Climate Agreement and the
SDGs by inspiring current leaders and empowering
the next generation of changemakers to act as global
citizen leaders for people, planet, and prosperity.
©UN Photo - Mark Garten / Christiana Figueres, Co-chair Ban Ki-moon, Laurent Fabius, and François Hollande celebrate the historic adoption of
the Paris Climate Agreement in Paris, France, December 12, 2015.
OUR FRAMEWORK
In 2015, during his tenure as the 8th Secretary-General
of the United Nations, BKMC Co-chair Ban Ki-moon
led the adoption of two major commitments that aim
to protect our planet and its people: The Paris Climate
Agreement and The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development.
Together, these two frameworks build a roadmap
for humanity to a better future. They are a universal
call to action to eradicate extreme poverty with
strategies that build economic growth and address
social inequalities including education, health, social
protection, and job opportunities while tackling
climate change and environmental protection.
Working tirelessly to make climate action a priority
for national governments, Ban Ki-moon was behind
a once-in-a-lifetime moment in history at the COP21
in 2015 when 196 nations unanimously committed
to the Paris Climate Agreement. It is the first universal,
legally binding global agreement to fight the climate
crisis. This was a crucial starting point in reducing
©UN – The 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
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