GFDD, FUNGLODE and ANU-RD Will Offer Seminar-Workshop for Journalists on the UN and Global Issues

The United Nations Association of the Dominican Republic (UNA-DR), Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), have united with officials from the United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI), and in particular, with the
United Nations Information Center, representing Mexico, Cuba and the Dominican Republic, to design the First Regional Seminar-Workshop for Journalists on the United Nations and Global Issues. The Seminar-Workshop will take place during the Fourth Edition of the International Conference of the Americas, to be celebrated in the Barceló Bávaro Convention Center in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, October 15-19, 2008.

 

The idea behind the Seminar-Workshop originates from discussions that occurred during the 2007 edition of CILA. One of the primary concerns expressed during this conference was the need to provide journalists with instruction related to the content and use of the different communications resources offered by the United Nations. The First Regional Seminar-Workshop for Journalists on the United Nations and Global Issues will serve as a venue in which journalists and media experts
of the Dominican Republic and other countries of the Region can familiarize themselves with the work realized by the United Nations.

 

The forum seeks fulfill the following objectives:

The workshop will be open to 30
journalists and/or leaders in the area of public opinion from Latin America and the Caribbean. UNA-DR and FUNGLODE will select 12 representatives from the Dominican Republic. The remaining 18 participants will represent countries throughout the Region. International representatives must be recommended by the institutions with which they are affiliated. Recommendations must be submitted to United Nations Information Centers. There are nine centers in total which serve the Region.

 

GFDD and FUNGLODE actively support the United Nations Association of the Dominican Republic in strengthening and promoting the work of the United Nations by coordinating educational and cultural activities that seek to raise public awareness and motivate civic participation.

 

For information concerning participation requirements, please contact:

United Nations Association of the Dominican Republic (UNA-DR)

Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE)

E-mail: taybar@unadr.org

Tel: (809) 685-9966, ext. 2507

Fax: (809) 685-9926

 

or

 

United Nations Information Center for Mexico, Cuba and Dominican Republic

E-mail: jmdiez@un.org.mx

Tel: (52 55) 52 63 97 25/ 52 50 13 64

Fax: (52 55) 52 03 86 38