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A case for meta-politics

When you want to engage in politics you first need to make decisions, where to position yourself. Are you more inclined to the libertarian side or the authoritarian? Do your principles and preferences better fit to the left or to the right, or even far left or far right? Do you consider any change as inevitable anyway or are you more of a conservative or even a retro-enthusiast? Do you envision religious belief as a driving political force? Or would you better like to keep religion and politics apart?

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Sustainable Development Summit – The Agenda 2030

Transforming Our World for People and Planet

Sustainable Development Agenda, Leaving No One Behind

More than 150 world leaders attend the UN Sustainable Development Summit UN Headquarters in New York to formally adopt an ambitious new sustainable development agenda. This momentous agenda will serve as the launch pad for action by the international community and by national governments to promote shared prosperity and well-being for all over the next 15 years.

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A call for global Digital Privacy

The Diplomatic Council, a United Nations registered global Think Tank, takes the appointment of the first Special Rapporteur on data protection of the United Nations, Joseph Cannataci, as an opportunity of to take a general position on “privacy vs. Orwellian surveillance state in the age of universal digitization”. Joseph Cannataci had been appointed as the first “Special Rapporteur on the Right to Privacy” of the United Nations. He had prevailed over a total of 29 other candidates.

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Customs Duties Provide a Great Potential for Cost Reduction

Millions are wasted on the world market due to lack of customs optimization    

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Public-Private-Partnerships: A Key to solving the global Challenges

We find an ever-increasing need for infrastructure on a global level. Population growth and decline (in developed countries), rudimentary design of ageing infrastructure in all fields and increasing urbanisation have pushed governments and administrations to the limits of their financial endurance.

At the same time, it is found that basic needs of people in many countries (developing and emerging countries) are not met:

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Chemistry makes the World go Around!

by Dr. Holger Bengs is 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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UN accepts Diplomatic Council`s Statement on QualityLearning

The United Nations has approved the Diplomatic Council´s written statement about QualityLearning for the 2018 Commission for Social Development. The statement was given by DC Corporate Member QualityMinds and is online available in the UN Official Documentation System: https://documents-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N17/411/27/pdf/N1741127.pdf?OpenElement.

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Diplomatic Council UN event "Combatting Poverty" at UN headquarters in New York

The Diplomatic Council is a Global Think Tank, Business Network and Charitable Foundation in Consultative Status with the United Nations

Diplomatic Council UN Side Event „Combating poverty through Educational Justice, Women Empowerment and Free and Fair Trade“

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The Importance of Wearing the Diplomatic Council Pin of Honor

Most of the Diplomatic Council members wear their Diplomatic Council Pin of Honor every day on the lapel of their suit. This is because we are proud to be a Diplomatic Council Member. Anywhere we go, people will see the pin and know who we are. Other Diplomatic Council members will see it and know that we are friends, and people who are not with the Diplomatic Council will see it as well. We want to be sure that all of them also understand the meaning of this pin.

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The lazy person`s guide to save the world

End extreme poverty. Fight inequality and injustice. Fix climate change. Whoa. The Sustainable Development Goals are important, world-changing objectives that will require cooperation among governments, international organizations and world leaders. It seems impossible that the average person can make an impact. Should one just give up?