The Ban Ki-moon Foundation, together with the Vienna School of International Studies, is pleased to invite you to the symposium “State of the World,” taking place on Friday, 23 October, at 10:30 a.m. Against a backdrop of growing geopolitical fragmentation, the climate crisis and mounting challenges to multilateralism, the symposium will examine the role of international cooperation and political leadership in addressing global challenges and shaping the future of the multilateral system. Following welcoming remarks by Deputy Director Martina Schubert, H.E. Ban Ki-moon, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations and Co-chair of the Ban Ki-moon Foundation, will deliver the keynote address.

The keynote will be followed by a panel discussion featuring H.E. Ban Ki-moon, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations and Co-chair of the Ban Ki-moon Foundation; Dr. Heinz Fischer, 11th Federal President of Austria and Co-chair of the Ban Ki-moon Foundation; Prof. Holger Hestermeyer, Professor of International and European Union Law at the Vienna School of International Studies; and Adel Mussabekova, President of the Diplomatic Academy Student Initiative (DASI). The discussion will be moderated by Monika Froehler, CEO of the Ban Ki-moon Foundation. Register here. Join us via livestream here.