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Leonel Fernández Makes Important Academic Contacts in Bogotá and Medellín
June 21, 2016 - As part of the broad institutional agenda covered during his recent trip to Colombia, the President of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode), and former President of the Dominican Republic, Dr. Leonel Fernández, made contacts with important academic institutions in Bogotá and Medellín, in order to support... Continue Reading >
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The Dominican Environmental Film Festival Partners with the German Embassy
June 21, 2016 - The Dominican Environmental Film Festival (DREFF) can rely this year, in its sixth edition, on the support of the Embassy of Germany in the Dominican Republic. Her Excellency Ambassador Sabine Bloch met last week at the Embassy in Santo Domingo with Yamile Eusebio, Director of GFDD New York Office and Director of Operations of DREFF,... Continue Reading >
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UNA-DR Announces Conferencia Internacional de Las Américas (CILA) 2016 Taking Place in October
June 20, 2016 - The 12th Conferencia Internacional de Las Américas (CILA) 2016, to be held from October 26 to 30 in the Convention Center Hotel Barceló Bávaro in Punta Cana, Domincan Republic, is the largest student activity in the region, where students participate in committees with preselected topics directly from the official agenda of the United Nations and... Continue Reading >
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The Fellows Program Welcomes the New Researchers to the Dominican Republic
June 20, 2016 - The Fellows Program, an initiative of GFDD and Funglode, is glad to receive scholars Fenix Arias, PhD in Urban Education from City University of New York (CUNY); Aireona Bonnie Raschke, PhD candidate in Biology and Society at Arizona State University; Melvin Alvarez-Ortez, MA candidate in Marine Affairs from University of Rhode Island (URI); andwith the... Continue Reading >
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The Summer 2016 InteRDom Group visits the Zona Colonial and Colonial Gate 4D Cinema
June 18, 2016 - On Saturday, June 18, the Summer 2016 InteRDom group visited the Colonial Zone of Santo Domingo led by tourist guide Trikke RD. Trikke is "a new three-wheeled scooter that allows you to have fun, exercise and transport yourself" its creators explain. Its stable platform is combined with an electrical system that allows the user to... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and Fundación Francina Hungría Attend 9th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
June 17, 2016 - Together with hundreds of disability advocates and government delegates, GFDD and its esteemed partner Fundación Francina Hungría participated in the 9th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), one of the largest and most diverse international meetings on disability in the world from June... Continue Reading >
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Dr. Leonel Fernández: China’s Economic Slowdown Could Be Leveraged by Latin America
June 17, 2016 - The President of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode), former Dominican Republic president, Dr. Leonel Fernández said on Thursday that the slowdown in the Chinese economy could pose an opportunity for Latin American and Caribbean countries, many of which are now facing serious difficulties following several years... Continue Reading >
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Do You Want to Be an Environmental Filmmaker and Travel Around the World with Your Movies? Premio Globo Verde Dominicano Gets You One Step Closer to Your Goal!
June 17, 2016 - The Globo Verde Dominicano Award, a GFDD/Funglode and DREFF initiative, is a unique opportunity for filmmakers, students and young professionals who want to venture into a fairly uncharted area in the Dominican Republic -the creation of environmental audiovisual material- as well as to show their work to a national and international audience. For example, the short film 7 Grams,... Continue Reading >
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Dr. Fernández and the President of Colombia Examine the Dialogue Process in Venezuela
June 16, 2016 - The President of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode), and former President of the Dominican Republic, Dr. Leonel Fernández, met on June 15th with Colombian President, Juan Manuel Santos, with whom he talked about the efforts carried out jointly with other former rulers in pursuit of a... Continue Reading >
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The YABT and MASHAV Transform the Lives of Young People in the Region with Entrepreneurial Projects
June 16, 2016 - The Dominican United Nations Association (ANU-RD), GFDD/Funglode, the Young Americas Business Trust (YABT), and the Organization of American States (OAS), with the support of the Israel’s Agency for International Development Cooperation (MASHAV), organized yesterday the presentation "Israel and YABT: 15 years working in the economic development of the youth of the hemisphere". More than 23,000... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Appointed Vice Chair of UN Association of the USA Council of Organizations
June 16, 2016 - The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), represented by its UN Programs & Outreach Manager, Marc Jourdan, was today appointed Vice Chair of the United Nations Association of the United States (UNA USA) Council of Organizations. For over six decades NGO members have counted on the Council of Organizations to serve as their critical... Continue Reading >
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InteRDom Summer Program 2016 Kicks Off in Santo Domingo
June 16, 2016 - The 2016 InteRDom Summer Program officially began on June 9th, 2016 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, and welcomed a diverse group of students. Scholars in the program come from the United States, Bolivia and Namibia, significantly expanding our reach to international students. The students accepted into the program represent a wide variety of interest areas,... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Production Value of Life Awarded Best Documentary Jury at Bangalore Shorts Film Festival 2016
June 15, 2016 - GFDD’s Value of Life was awarded with Best Documentary Jury prize at the 5th edition of Bangalore Shorts Film Festival (BSFF), which took place on June 12 in Bangalore, India. The festival, created in 2012 to mark the 100 years celebration of Indian cinema, provides a platform to aspiring and professional filmmakers for showcasing their talent and networking... Continue Reading >
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New York Launch of Análisis de la programación de la televisión abierta dominicana
June 15, 2016 - The Graduate School of Journalism at City University of New York (CUNY) will host the launch of the book Análisis de la programación de la televisión abierta dominicana (Analysis of the Programming of the Dominican Broadcasting Television) next Thursday, June 23rd in New York and it will be conducted by the Research Center of Communication... Continue Reading >
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UNA-DR Invite to Participate in the Eighth Edition of the Program “Young Delegate of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations”
June 15, 2016 - The United Nations Association of the Dominican Republic (UNA-DR), in a joint effort with the Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo / Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (Funglode / GFDD), invites young Dominicans to participate in the eighth edition of the annual "Young Delegate of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations." The position will... Continue Reading >
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“Civil Society is the engine for democratic change in the region” States Almagro
June 13, 2016 - Santo Domingo is hosting the 46th General Assembly of the OAS, in which GFDD and Funglode took part yesterday in the Civil Society Forum As part to of the 46th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, OAS Secretary General, emphasized the role of civil society in promoting democratic change and... Continue Reading >
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“Mitigation and Adaptation Policies Without Money Are Just a Conversation” States Executive Vice-President of the National Climate Change and Clean Development Mechanism Council at GFDD Event
June 13, 2016 - GFDD/Funglode organized and moderated a panel discussion at the 2016 United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA USA) Leadership Council today, in its capacity as the Chair of the UNA USA Council of Organizations (UNA USA COO) Environmental Subcommittee. The event, entitled Beyond the Road to Paris-Action for Climate Change, was a seminar... Continue Reading >
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“A Model in Crisis? The Inter-American Human Rights System”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
June 13, 2016 - From this Monday, June 13, to Wednesday, June 15, the Dominican Republic will host the 46th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS). This year’s focus is on strengthening institutions for sustainable development in the Americas. The meeting comes at a delicate moment for our region – a moment when several countries face... Continue Reading >
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Leonel Fernández, Panelist at the World Economic Forum in Medellin, Colombia
June 13, 2016 - Dr. Leonel Fernández, president of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode) travels Monday to Colombia, where his agenda includes a meeting with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, at Palacio de Nariño, in Bogotá, and his participation as a panelist at the World Economic Forum on Latin America 2016... Continue Reading >
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“The UN’s Science Technology and Innovation Forum must be a vehicle for inclusion” States UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon at the 1st Session of the STI Forum
June 8, 2016 - GFDD was present during the first annual Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation (STI Forum) for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which took place at United Nations Headquarters in New York from Monday June 7 to Tuesday June 8. During the conference, representatives of UN Member States and Major Groups and Other Stakeholders heard... Continue Reading >
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