News

Founding President Ambassador Buddhi Athauda now accredited to France

The Founding President of the Diplomatic Council, Ambassador Buddhi Athauda, has presented his credentials to Emmanuel Macron, President of France. The festive ceremony took place at the Élysée Palast.

Dinner in a select circle

Following his official accreditation Ambassador Buddhi Athauda invited a selected group of dignitaries to a festive reception in a very select circle in his residence.

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Events

UN Conference on Eradicating Poverty

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The members of the Diplomatic Council are invited to join the fifty-sixth session of the Commission for Social Development (CSocD56) which will take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 29 January to 7 February 2018.

The priority theme for the 2018 policy cycle is

 

Strategies for eradicating poverty to achieve sustainable development for all.

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Universal charging station for electric cars

Diplomatic Council E-Car Dinner on Nov. 15 in Frankfurt

  • Implementation of a uniform infrastructure for all car models
  • Standardised payment system for all power stations
  • New opportunities for small and medium-sized companies

At the November 15 e-car summit organised by the Diplomatic Council SME Forum, the Diplomatic Council E-Mobility Forum will present and demonstrate a new generation of intelligent charging station for e-cars produced by Ecotap.

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Claude Piel new designated Diplomatic Council Business Consul

The Diplomatic Council is delighted to have Mrs. Claude Piel as new designated Diplomatic Council Business Consul for Diplomacy and Peace to intensively work on this very priority toward sustainable peace through diplomacy. Thereby the Diplomatic Council Business Consul for Diplomacy and Peace will within the Diplomatic Council join forces with all members, diplomats and business leaders to achieve higher expertise for diplomacy and peace to serve the overall goals of the UN.

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E-cars need new e-infrastructure

Currently, the electricity grids are not prepared for mass motorization with e-cars in any countries. The power consumption of an average family is going to double with an e-car.

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Diplomatic Council Founding President Ambassador Buddhi Athauda now resides in Paris

The founding president of the Diplomatic Council, H.E. Ambassador Buddhi Athauda, has moved into his official residence in Paris. Sri Lanka has assigned him as the Ambassador and the permanent representative to UNESCO. In Paris, he already presented his credentials to UNESCO.

Thought Leadership

Statement on North Korea by Diplomatic Council Commissioner for UN Affairs Mr. Jamal Qaiser

North Korea, an East Asian state emerging on the globe after Japan relinquished its 35 years occupation of the Korean Peninsula at the end of Second World War and establishing its independence in1948 after splitting away South Korea possesses active nuclear weapons program and has tested nuclear explosive devices in 2006, 2009, 2013 and 2016. Being capable of enriching Uranium and producing weapon grade polonium North Korea has deployed ballistic missiles and in January 2003 Pyongyang withdrew from the treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear weapons (NPT).

Thought Leadership

Diplomatic Council Statement on Simmering Kashmir a disregarded Linchpin

Kashmir a rugged land rich in natural resources and nature’s beauty is situated in a very important geo-strategic Asian region. This nature enriched valley has always acted as a bone of contention and has kept the two neighboring south Asian countries Pakistan and India on a dangerous course of confrontation since inception. Both the countries are embroiled in territorial battle over Kashmir for more than six decades. Kashmir conflict has acted as a triggering factor and major acrimonious behind the three wars between the two rivals Pakistan and India.

Thought Leadership

Human Touch in a Digital World

An Interview with Annika von Redwitz, conducted by Melissa Lamson (ML): 

A Diversity colleague of mine, Mellisa Lamson (ML), and I are very interested in understanding what digitalization will do to the way the workforce builds relationships and interacts with each other–particularly in a diverse, globalized, and multicultural world. We spoke about whether or not digitization will make human connectivity obsolete.

For us, the answer is no. It may be even more important.

Below are the highlights of our conversation.

Thought Leadership

Machines and Humans Digitalization transforms our world

Carl Frey and Michael Osborne from Oxford University have examined how susceptible jobs are to computerization and digitalization. According to their estimates, 47 percent of total US employment is at risk.

Over the past decades already, computers have substituted for a number of jobs – for example – bookkeepers, cashiers and telephone operators. Some sectors such as the insurance sector will be especially affected according to these two scientists – with an estimated computerization rate of 92%-98%.