The inaugural meeting of the Board of Governors and Associates of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre took place in London on Nov. 4, 2018. Amb. Dho Young-shim, UN SDGs Advocate and Chairperson of the International Charity Foundation (ICF) attended this meeting as Board Member.
The meeting was chaired by former United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Secretary General, Dr Taleb Rifai, who has committed to serving as Chairman pro tem, with Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, the Hon. Edmund Bartlett serving as co-chair.
The mission of the Global Tourism Resilience & Crisis Management Centre is to carry out policy-relevant research and analysis on destination preparedness, management and recovery from disruptions or crises that impact tourism and threaten economies and livelihoods globally. The Centre, which will be headquarted in Montego Bay, Jamaica, offcially launched in January 2019.

​Amb. Dho Young-shim, UN SDGs Advocate and Chairperson of the International Charity Foundation (ICF) had a meeting at the headquarters of the Education Above All (EAA) Foundation, established and chaired by Her Highness Sheikha Moza Bint Nasser of Qatar, UN SDGs Advocate, and Founder and Chair of the EAA Foundation. Amb. Dho took this opportunity to promote the UN SDGs Ball, a awareness-raising and educational initiative led by Prime Minister of Norway Erna Solberg, co-Chair of the UN SDGs Advocacy Group. The EAA Fundation announced this year that 10 million children, living in the most dreadful environments around the world, would be enrolled and educated in accordance with EAA’s commitments in 2012, through the Educate A Child (EAC) programme.

Amb. Dho Young-shim, UN SDGs Advocate and Chairperson of the International Charity Foundation (ICF) was invited to attend a reception to bid farewell to H.E. Gonzalo ORTIZ, Ambassador of Spain to the republic of Korea. 

Amb. Dho Young-shim, UN SDGs Advocate and Chairperson of the International Charity Foundation (ICF) had a meeting with the Secretary of State Mounia Boucetta of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Morocco, H.E. Chafik RACHADI, Moroccan Ambassador to the republic of Korea, and Mrs. Mi-kyung Lee, President of KOICA in order to discuss a regional initiative aimed at fostering sustainable tourism development in Africa. 

Amb. Dho Young-shim, UN SDGs Advocate and Chairperson of the International Charity Foundation (ICF) had two meetings in October 2018, with H.E. Advocate with H.E. Mohamed bin Abdulla Al-Dehaimi, Ambassador of Qatar to the Republic of Korea, with aim to promote the UN SDGs Ball, as well as how mega-sports events can contribute to the achievement of the 2030 Global Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Qatar was selected to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

​Amb. Dho Young-shim, UN SDGs Advocate and Chairperson of the International Charity Foundation (ICF) had a meeting with H.E. Nozuko Gloria Bam, Ambassador of South Africa to the republic of Korea, in order to discuss a regional initiative aimed at fostering sustainable tourism development in Africa.
This initiative would be spearheaded by the Ambassadors of Ghana, Rwanda, South Africa, and Tanzania to the Republic of Korea, who are all women. 

​During the 73rd UN General Assembly in New-York, Amb. Dho Young-shim, UN SDGs Advocate and Chairperson of the International Charity Foundation (ICF) had an opportunity to introduce the SDGs Ball to the Foreign Minister of the Republic of San Marino, H.E. Nicola Renzi.

​Amb. Dho Young-shim, UN SDGs Advocate and Chairperson of the International Charity Foundation (ICF) attended the ceremony for the Goalkeepers Global Goals Awards 2018, hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in New-York, on September 25, 2018.

​Amb. Dho Young-shim, UN SDGs Advocate and Chairperson of the International Charity Foundation (ICF) personally congratulated the members of the K-Pop Group for their vibrant and inspiring speech at the UN General Assembly on September 24.
BTS leader RM gave his speech on the occasion of the launch of UNICEF's 'Generation Unlimited' initiative, as the group members were invited as UNICEF goodwill ambassadors. Speaking in English, RM reflected on the message of BTS' UNICEF campaign 'Love Myself' and his personal journey in learning to love himself and speak up for himself and others.

​During the 73rd UN General Assembly, Amb. Dho Young-shim, UN SDGs Advocate and Chairperson of the International Charity Foundation (ICF) had the occasion to interact with several representatives of UN agencies, and related bodies.