The Diplomatic Council (DC) leaders where invited by its partner Brussels Diplomatic Academy (BDA) to join the yearly Economic Diplomacy Conference in Brussels. The main topic was Safeguarding our Economic Security.
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Safeguarding our Economic Security
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Ubiquity University joins the Diplomatic Council
The Ubiquity University based in California (USA) joined the Diplomatic Council as a new member. It is an accredited global university designed for Social Impact. The University founders believe that people everywhere must be supported with the skills they need to solve pressing global problems that are threatening the planetary ecology and human society.
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New Head of Mission Benelux
Dr. Mayelinne De Lara has been appointed Head of Diplomatic Council Mission Benelux based in The Hague. She is the publisher of Diplomat Magazine. In her position she is well-connected not just with all Ambassadors around, but also with a high-level business community.
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Diplomatic Council goes Diplomat Magazine
Diplomatic Council and Diplomat Magazine based in The Hague have entered into a far-reaching cooperation with the objective to create more value for Diplomatic Council members while at the same time granting to the readers and partners of the Diplomat Magazine access to the Diplomatic Council`s global network. For this purpose, Dr. Mayelinne De Lara has been appointed Diplomatic Council Head of Mission Benelux based in The Hague.
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Press conference with the Lawyer of Asia Bibi
The Diplomatic Council together with the Christian misio organized the very first press conference ever with the lawyer of Mrs Asia Bibi, Mr. Saif-ul-Malook, in Europe. The first public appearance was initiated by Diplomatic Council Business Ambassador Jamal Qaiser, who was born in Pakistan and lives in Germany for decades.
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UN Commission for Social Development in New York
The fifty-seventh session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD57) will take place from 11 to 21 February 2019, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The Commission is the advisory body responsible for the social development pillar of global development. The Division for Inclusive Social Development (DISD) of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) monitors national and global socio-economic trends, identifies emerging issues, and assesses their implications for social policy at the national and international levels.
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Solutions for Compliance Risks
Compliance risks are manifold and they occur on a day to day basis in the con-stantly changing business landscape. The Global Compliance Forum run by DC Business Ambassador Dr. Thomas Durchlaub has set itself the tasks to comprehinsively process the numerous compliance risks om-nipresent in daily economic life for DC-members and other relevant financial actors.
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The Internet of Things is a Driver for Change
The Diplomatic Council sees the Internet of Things as more than technology – it sees it as a driver for change in humankind’s livelihood.
The Internet of Things forms the bridge between the digitization of the world and everyday reality and therefore represents a fundamental evolution with consequences for the future of civilization that cannot yet be predicted. The Commission on Science and Technology of the United Nations, therefore, adopted key issues such as the Internet of Things and Big Data in its 2030 Agenda.
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20 Years Green Chemistry
A plea on the significance and change in the Chemical industry by Dr. Holger Bengs, Diploma Chemist and Entrepreneur. He is the Founder and Managing Director of BCNP Consultants, Initiator of the European Chemistry Partnering (ECP) to promote business exchange between investors and decision makers in and around Chemistry and the Chemical industries and Diplomatic Council Member since 2014.
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Peace starts within families and individuals
For peace to be achieved among societies, it needs to start within families and individuals.
This talk of Albert Frantz at the Diplomatic Council session on the Geneva Peace Week is a personal story of international adoption, reproductive technology, and how a family torn apart by domestic violence intensified the search for identity. Albert Frantz argues that identity is a fundamental human right protected by the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child and that laws need to fully honor both nature and nurture.