Category Archives: Diplomat Artist Buzz

#007 in #Cyprus to Tackle Minefields

  #DanielCraig is employing his celebrity as James Bond to highlight de-mining efforts that are ongoing on that island state for the last four decades and as reunification talks under…

Diplomacy & Art

Lydia Canaan stands out as global citizen and diplomat artist. Lydia is a world renowned music talent, with the spirit of ambassador for the future where inclusiveness and peace are…

For #Development & Growth for All, Need Reforms of Global Financial System

The economic crisis plaguing the globe is not over, and we need an overhaul of the global financial system in order to both heal overall and overcome the inequalities dominating…

“Public Space is Vital Component of #Cities” – World #Habitat Day

  We share more than living space when we converge in the city, the town and the village. Public places become part of culture, social interaction and political discourse. They…

#Shakira Tuned into Children & Education

Far from the coincidental Ambassador, Shakira has turned her effort on behalf of Children’s education from UNICEF, to the World Bank and even a joint Israeli/Palestinian school in Jerusalem. It…

#Refugees – Their Lives Matter to All

The life of a refugee matters to all of us as human beings and global citizens. It is ironic that these Syrian refugees traveling by raft from Turkey arrive on…

#Tourism Can Be Transformative for Peace & #SustainableDevelopment

Tourism’s impact is more likely than not underestimated by policy makers and the public. Tourism constitutes 10% of the global GDP and 6% of world trade. It is the better…

No #Internet for Majority of #GlobalCitizens

They could most benefit from being connected but are the least likely, around 4 billion people around the globe in the least developed states or simply trapped in poverty among…

#Refugees – Empathy & Action at Grassroots

In the past two weeks, our campaign “We’ve all been #Refugees, as Old as War & Natural Disaster, ” has garnered traction and feedback. In this series, we include  photos…

Refugees — the Trail Continues of Lives Uprooted

The plight of refugees is the same, regardless of century,  race, ethnicity, sex, age, and color.  Whether driven by famine, war, natural disaster, or territorial relocations/upheavals, we share a collective…