latest news
Sort News by Date:
-
First International Conference on Environmental and Sustainable Development
August 12, 2005 - FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SERVED AS THE CATALYST FOR FUTURE PROJECTS AND INITIATIVES FOR THE CARIBBEAN "Environment: Our Partner in Development, The First International Conference on Environmental and Sustainable Development" took place in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from August 10 th to 12 th and counted with the attendance of more than... Continue Reading >
-
Local and World Experts Discuss Hemispheric Security Issues Within a Democratic Framework
August 2, 2005 - Experts, high ranking civil and military officers, and scholars discussed security threats to the stability of the region during a one-day workshop held at FUNGLODE. FUNGLODE, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development, GFDD, The Latin American Program at the Woodrow Wilson Center for International Scholars, Dr. Guillermo Manuel Ungo Foundation and Latin American University for... Continue Reading >
-
World Experts Discuss Hemispheric Security at FUNGLODE
August 1, 2005 - Hemispheric security within democratic values was the topic of the panel discussion that gathered President Fernández, Ambassador Juan Gabriel Valdés, especial UN envoy to Haiti , Joseph Tulchin, Director of the Latin American Program at the Woodrow Wilson Center , and Raúl Benítez Manaut, scholar and professor at the Autonomous University of Mexico. The presentation... Continue Reading >
-
GFDD, FUNGLODE and UN Association of the Domican Republic Promote UN Secretary General Report
July 20, 2005 - GFDD, FUNGLODE, The Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic, the UN system in the DR and the UN Association of the DR organized the conference “Analysis of the UN secretary general’s report: A broader concept of liberty.” The objective of this conference was to promote the knowledge exchange around the upcoming UN reform,... Continue Reading >
-
7th Lecture of the Americas Presents OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza
July 15, 2005 - 7th LECTURE OF THE AMERICAS PRESENTED JOSE MIGUEL INSULZA, SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES (OAS) The OAS Secretary General, Mr. Jose Miguel Insulza presentation on "Hemispheric Integration: An Overview of Challenges and Perspectives" held at the San Martín de Porres University in Lima Peru, on July 15th was retransmitted via radio, television... Continue Reading >
-
From Philanthropy to Corporate Social Responsibility
July 13, 2005 - FROM PHILANTHROPY TO THE FULL DEVELOPMENT OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: THE AMERICAN CASE AND OTHER PRACTICES Dr. Lilya Wagner, Vice President of Philanthropy at Counterpart International delivered the conference “From Philanthropy to the full development of Corporate Social Responsibility: the American case and other practices” to a vast audience of interested representatives from the private... Continue Reading >
-
Expert on Philanthropy Trains 40 Dominican NGO Representatives
July 11, 2005 - Dr. Lilya Wagner, Vice President of Philanthropy at Counterpart International dictated the course “Principles and components for a fundraising strategy” to 40 NGOs representatives from the Dominican Republic. The course was coordinated in collaboration with Alianza ONG and CEMEX Foundation from the Dominican Republic. The one-day course was dictated in FUNGLODE’s auditorium in Santo Domingo.... Continue Reading >
-
Workshop on Educational Software Development
June 28, 2005 - The Secretary of Education of the Dominican Republic (SEE), FUNGLODE/GFDD and Microsoft coordinated the workshop “Development of Educational Software” June 28th, 2005.- This workshop, which took place in the computer lab in FUNGLODE’s headquarters in Santo Domingo, is part of the Partnership in Learning program coordinated by the Secretary of Education of the Dominican Republic,... Continue Reading >
-
Journalism and Good Governance in Latin America and the Caribbean
June 28, 2005 - Alejandro Miró Quesada, President of the Interamerican Press Society presented the Conference “Journalism and Good Governance in Latin America and the Caribbean” as part of the 6th Lecture of the Americas “A journalist that denounces corruption ought to have the moral authority to do so”, Alejandro Miró Quesada, President of the Interamerican Press Society, declared... Continue Reading >
-
Course on Macromedia Flash MX
June 25, 2005 - The course was dictated from June 20th to 24th, 2005 in the computer lab of FUNGLODE in Santo Domingo. The objective of this course was to teach students how to use the Macromedia Flash MX program in order to develop animations on the Internet as well as other interactive applications. Also, the students learned to... Continue Reading >
-
Applying Information and Communication Technologies to Education
June 23, 2005 - At the 6th Annual Conference Virtual Educa, FUNGLODE – GFDD coordinated the session “Applying Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to Education: Strategic Partnerships between the Civil Society and Public and Private Sectors” In collaboration with Microsoft and Virtual Educa, FUNGLODE – GFDD coordinated the session “Applying Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to Education: Strategic Partnerships... Continue Reading >
-
Distance Education as a Meeting Space.
June 20, 2005 - VIRTUAL EDUCA 2005 Sixth International Encounter on Education, Professional Training, Information Technology and Educational Innovation - DISTANCE EDUCATION AS A MEETING SPACE. PALACIO DE MINERÍA, UNAM, MÉXICO CITY CALL FOR PAPERS Virtual Educa constitutes an Inter-American meeting place for institutions, private sector, education networks, training institutions and civil society. It has become a reflection of... Continue Reading >
-
FUNGLODE, GFDD and UNA- RD participated in the OAS General Assembly held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
June 4, 2005 - La Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and the United Nations Association of the Dominican Republic (UNA- RD) participated in the OAS General Assembly held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Representatives of the 34 nation members of the Organization of American States (OAS) gathered in Florida for a three-day... Continue Reading >
-
First Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility in the Dominican Republic
May 24, 2005 - This conference took place in FUNGLODE’s headquarters and it was coordinated by FUNGLODE, its sister institution in the US Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), CEMEX Foundation, Alianza ONG, National Council for the Private Enterprise, the Inter American Development Bank (IADB) and the UN Development Program (UNDP). This First Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility:... Continue Reading >
-
Conference with John B. Taylor, Former Deputy Secretary of the US Treasury
May 19, 2005 - Conference with John B. Taylor, former deputy Secretary of the US Treasury for International Relations was transmitted in FUNGLODE’s headquarters During this conference, which was the fifth event of the OAS Lecture of the Americas, John B. Taylor pointed out the positive outlook for the Latin American countries, which has been reflected on the recent... Continue Reading >
-
GFDD and FUNGLODE Offer Course on Website Design and Development
May 16, 2005 - This course’s objective was to train teachers and students in the necessary tools such as HTML, Javascript y XML to develop web sites and publish them on the Internet. The course focused on demonstrating and teaching the best practices in the composition of key elements used in educational websites, in order to enable the participants... Continue Reading >
-
President Leonel Fernandez Praises UNA-DR Accomplishments
May 14, 2005 - President Leonel Fernandez praises the impact accomplished by the UN Association in the Dominican Republic (UNA-DR) During the closing ceremony of CILA 2005, President Leonel Fernández highlighted the impact accomplished by the UN Association in the Dominican Republic on thousands of students from countries such as Argentina, Nepal, Netherlands, Ecuador, Mexico and the Dominican Republic,... Continue Reading >
-
Conference at FUNGLODE Gathered Four Internationally Renowned Specialists on Democracy
May 12, 2005 - The seminar hosted at FUNGLODE's headquarters and coordinated by its sister institution in the US , GFDD gathered the following internationally renowned experts: Guillermo O'Donnell, the Helen Kellogg Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana . He has published extensively on authoritarianism, democratization, and democratic theory. O'Donnell is former academic... Continue Reading >
-
More Than 1,200 Students Attend CILA 2005
May 11, 2005 - The United Nations Association of the Dominican Republic (UNA-DR) in collaboration with the Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) and its sister institution Global Foundation for Democracy and Development from the US (GFDD) coordinated the International Conference of the Americas (CILA 2005) that took place from 11 to 15 May 2005 in Bavaro in Dominican... Continue Reading >
-
Green Airport in the Dominican Republic
May 9, 2005 - Experts from Baylor University hope to create the World's first Green Airport in the Dominican Republic Experts from Baylor University delivered the conference "Energy and Environment in the Dominican Republic", an event that is part of a series of events planned with this educational institution to discuss issues related to energy, pollution and the environment... Continue Reading >
Videos You Should See:
Latest Publications
-
Prison Reform in the Dominican Republic: An Analysis through the lens of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
-
Analysis of Evangelical Christianity in the Dominican Republic
-
Legal, Political, and Social Reflections on the Dominican Environmental Framework
-
Fundamentals of the Dominican Voluntary Sector
-
Resident Perceptions of Whale Watching in the Dominican Republic
