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Dr. Leonel Fernández Attends 11th Sol M. Linowitz Forum
July 5, 2017 - Among an elite group of diplomats, current and ex-government officials, members of academia, journalists, and entrepreneurs, Dr. Leonel Fernández attended the 11th Sol M. Linowitz Forum, held from June 22nd to 24th in Washington, DC to provide valuable insight on a range of high-impact issues, such as opportunities for sustainable growth, current challenges to worldwide... Continue Reading >
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InteRDom Summer 2017: Mirabal Sisters Museum and the Ruta del Cacao
July 5, 2017 - The second Summer 2017 InteRDom cultural excursion took place on Saturday, July 1st. Both interns and InteRDom staff departed from the Funglode headquarters and headed to San Francisco de Macorís to take part in the “Ruta del Cacao” (Chocolate Trail) tour. Upon their arrival, the interns were presented with glasses of warm cocoa, given a... Continue Reading >
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“The Improvement of Health is Connected to Technological Advances that have Decreased the Cost of Crucial Medicine” States Director of World Health Organization during GFDD UN Event on Affordable Treatment
June 30, 2017 - GFDD partnered with the United Nations Association of the United States of America Council of Organizations (UNA USA COO) and the Institute for Life Sciences Collaboration to host an International Conference on Novel Diagnostics & Affordable Treatment. The event, titled Advancing UN Sustainable Development Goal 3 (Good Health & Well-being) took place at the UN... Continue Reading >
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ReCrearte Comes to Santo Domingo’s Galería 360 Mall
June 26, 2017 - On June 11th and 25th program coordinator Lucia Marte, on behalf of GFDD/Funglode’s ReCrearte Program held workshops in Santo Domingo’s Galería 360 Mall. At the workshops, children aged 3 to 11 years old learned to recycle both paper and plastic products. All told, over 60 children accompanied by approximately 110 adults participated; learning the value... Continue Reading >
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As an Engaged Civil Society Organization, GFDD/Funglode Joins Hemispheric Efforts Towards Human Rights, Rule of Law, and Democracy
June 22, 2017 - As a civil society organization registered to the Organization of American States (OAS), GFDD-Funglode participated at the 47th General Assembly, celebrated June 19-21, 2017 in Cancún, México. The Foundation has attended this annual event in the past as part of its institutional mission to foster collaboration and exchange between the Dominican Republic and the Western... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Elected to Vice Chair of United Nations NGO Executive Committee on Financing for Development
June 21, 2017 - In recognition of GFDD’s efforts in the areas of Financing for Development (FfD), the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development was elected to the United Nations NGO Executive Committee on FfD by unanimous vote on June 7, 2017 for a two-year term. The new role will provide an opportunity to network and dialogue at the... Continue Reading >
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GFDD to Partner with UNA-USA Council of Organizations and other NGOs for International Conference at the UN on Novel Diagnostics and Affordable Treatments in Support of Good Health
June 20, 2017 - The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) in partnership with the United Nations Association of America Council of Organizations (UNA USA COO) and the Institute for Life Sciences Collaboration will host an International Conference on Novel Diagnostics & Affordable Treatments, titled Advancing UN Sustainable Development Goal 3 (Good Health & Well-being). This half-day event... Continue Reading >
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“The Law of Parties”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
June 19, 2017 - Over the course of this week, the commission of senators and deputies charged with studying and analyzing the legislation on political parties and electoral rules will enter a crucial phase. It will start looking at the most controversial and thorny issues to appear in the first of the bills under scrutiny. After more than two... Continue Reading >
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Dominican Youth Thinks Big on Sustainability
June 15, 2017 - AISEC, the largest United Nations endorsed youth organization in the world carried out with great acclaim the first Youth Speak Form in the Dominican Republic on June 10th in the headquarters of Funglode, in Santo Domingo. Beginning at 8:00 a.m. more than 180 young people presented entrepreneurial projects to promote the sustainable development in the... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Participates in the 2017 Leadership Summit of the United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA)
June 13, 2017 - In its capacity as Vice Chair of the United Nations Association of the USA Council of Organizations, GFDD/FUNGLODE participated in the 2017 edition of UNA-USA Leadership Summit from Sunday 11 to Tuesday 13, June. The annual summit took place in Washington DC, in the heart of the nation’s capital, in an aim to reach out... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Stresses that the Dominican Whale Watching Industry Has Major Economic and Community Benefits During Historic UN Ocean Conference
June 12, 2017 - GFDD/FUNGLODE participated in the first UN Ocean Conference, which was convened from 5-9 June 2017 at UN Headquarters, in New York, US. The Conference which opened on Monday June 5, under the priority theme “high-level United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and... Continue Reading >
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InteRDom Summer 2017 Interns Begin Their Dominican Experience at GFDD/Funglode Headquarters in Santo Domingo
June 12, 2017 - The InteRDom 2017 summer session began on June 5th at Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode) facilities in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where students received information about the program from GFDD Acting Co-executive director Yamile Eusebio. The 2017 InteRDom summer session participants include Viviana Vizcaino, a Business Administration and Economics Major from Baruch College in New... Continue Reading >
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InteRDom Summer Interns Come Face to Face with the Dominican Republic’s Colonial Past
June 11, 2017 - The InteRDom Summer 2017 interns, along with Global Foundation for Democracy and Development/Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (GFDD/Funglode) staff, visited the Santo Domingo’s Colonial Zone, the oldest part of Santo Domingo and one of the first cities founded by Europeans in the Americas. The group took part in a variety of cultural and historical activities,... Continue Reading >
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“The first thing we need to ensure is that nature is protected” Stated Adriana Dinu, Executive Director for UNDP-GEF during GFDD Study Launch on the Dominican Whale Watching Industry
June 9, 2017 - As the United Nations commemorated the first edition of its Ocean Conference from June 5 to 9, 2017, GFDD and Funglode took this opportunity to host its own side event and raise awareness of the special relationship that the Dominican Republic has with the Ocean and the challenges it faces to achieve sustainable development. The... Continue Reading >
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ReCrearte Holds Workshop and Recycled Art Exhibition as Part of APEC University’s Environmental Week
June 9, 2017 - In accordance with its mission to spread awareness about environmental issues and promote environmental sustainability, the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) ReCrearte program participated in APEC University’s 2017 Environmental Week with an art exhibition and workshop led by Lucia Marte, the ReCrearte coordinator. This year, APEC University’s Environmental Week, held in celebration of... Continue Reading >
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The Universities UNAPEC, UNIBE and UNPHU Celebrate World Environment Day Alongside DREFF with a Diverse Lineup of Documentaries
June 8, 2017 - UNAPEC, UNIBE and UNPHU, institutions of higher learning in the DR, will celebrate World Environment Day this week alongside GFDD/Funglode’s Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF) and its Year-Round Environmental Film Screenings program with a diverse list of documentary screenings and debates about sustainable development and good environmental practices. Within APEC university’s Environment Week program,... Continue Reading >
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GFDD/Funglode President Gives Keynote Speech at EU-CELAC Conference “The Caribbean in the Strategic Partnership EU-CELAC”
June 8, 2017 - Dr. Leonel Fernández, participated in the meeting, held at the Palais du Luxembourg in Paris, France, through video projection. He pointed out the Caribbean’s cultural and linguistic wealth and the region’s unique geographic location, as well as the origins of the relationship between Europe and the Caribbean Within the framework of their strategic partnership, the... Continue Reading >
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ReCrearte and Recicla 360 Join Forces to Promote Recycling Art with Three Workshops for Little Children
June 5, 2017 - GFDD’s recycling art program, ReCrearte, will participate in the fourth edition of Recicla 360, in Santo Domingo, with three children’s workshops. In commemoration of World Recycling Day and World Environment Day, Recicla 360, which will be held at the Galería 360 shopping center, includes the participation of specialized presenters and artists who bring a fresh... Continue Reading >
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50 Dominican Leaders Visit the GFDD Offices in Washington DC to Discuss the Environment and Sustainable Development
June 2, 2017 - A group of 50 Dominican leaders participated in an event organized by the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) as part of the Dominican Embassy in the United States’ Leaders Program in Washington, DC. The group participated in a screening of the GFDD award-winning film, “Value of Life” and in a subsequent discussion about... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Meets with UNESCO Director and UN Ambassadors for Small Island Developing States
June 2, 2017 - GFDD conducted official visits to UN missions in May to meet with heads of delegations and discuss future opportunities for collaboration. Yamile Eusebio, GFDD’s Acting Co-Executive Director, and Marc Jourdan, GFDD’s UN Programs & Outreach Manager met with Ambassador Uludong of the Permanent Mission of Palau to the United Nations, Ambassador Odo Tevi of Vanuatu,... Continue Reading >
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