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New York Screening Premiere of Lago Enriquillo: A Prelude to Climate Change at the United Nations Event on Climate Change
May 1, 2015 - The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development and its sister organization Fundación Global Democracia y Desarollo (Funglode) are delighted to announce the participation of Dominican filmmaker Mr. Fernando Baez for the New York Screening Premiere of Lago Enriquillo: A Prelude to Climate Change at the United Nations on June 29, 2015.The event, which will follow... Continue Reading >
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Despite Accumulated Progress, Education Faces Challenges due to Disparities
May 1, 2015 - This was one of the reflections arrived upon at a meeting following the presentation of the UNESCO report, “Education for Everyone: 2000-2015. Achievements and Challenges,” held at Funglode, with Miguel Llivina, a UNESCO official, and Virginia Wall, Funglode’s representative to ECOSOC. Although there has been significant progress in education since 2000, only one-fourth of the... Continue Reading >
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GFDD/Funglode Call for Greater Cooperation in Technology Transfer and Innovative Financing for Development Mechanisms at ECOSOC Civil Society Hearing
May 1, 2015 - The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode) submitted a joint written statement to ECOSOC on April 28th, as part of the civil society hearing on the longer-term positioning of the United Nations development system. The written statement is one of six interventions that have been accepted for... Continue Reading >
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GFDD partners with the Conference of NGOs to Celebrate the 70th Anniversary of the United Nations and the importance of Civil Society Relationships
May 1, 2015 - The Conference of NGOs in consultative relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO) and the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) will partner on May 7th to hold a commemorative panel discussion in the presence of H.E Ambassador Martin Sajdik, as well as several representatives of UN Agencies and NGOs, to celebrate the 70th Anniversary... Continue Reading >
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The Environmental Network of Dominican Universities Joins as a Strategic Ally of DREFF
April 30, 2015 - The Environmental Network of Dominican Universities (RAUDO by its Spanish acronym), has signed an agreement with the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), where both sides expressed interest in supporting the diffusion and development of activities to raise environmental awareness in the country, particularly in universities. Rosaura Pimentel, Coordinator of the Master of Sanitary and... Continue Reading >
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Professor Sachs Stresses that the Sustainable Development Goals Represent the “Attention Part of our Global Brain”
April 30, 2015 - On Thursday April 30, GFDD attended a presentation of the latest publication by Professor Jeffrey Sachs entitled The Age of Sustainable Development at United Nations Headquarters in New York. The author was joined by Mr. Maher Nasser, Director of the Outreach Division in the United Nations Department of Public Information and H.E. Ambassador Donoghue of... Continue Reading >
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Promoting Dominican Culture at the Passport DC
April 29, 2015 - GFDD and Funglode will be again be partnering with the Embassy of the Dominican Republic to participate in the annual Passport D.C.- Around the World Embassy Tour program on May 2, 2015. The Embassy of the Dominican Republic will open their doors to thousands of D.C. visitors and residents for this event. As in previous... Continue Reading >
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Fellows Program Announces Partnership with University of Rhode Island for Coastal Resources Master’s Fellowship
April 29, 2015 - The Fellows Program, an initiative of the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), together with the Department of Marine Affairs at the University of Rhode Island (URI) are excited to announce a new partnership to offer one master’s student per year in the Coastal Resources department a fellowship covering a master’s degree at URI... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Presents Book on Sustainable Development at International Book Fair Santo Domingo 2015
April 28, 2015 - GFDD presented “Towards Sustainable Development and the Green Economy in the Dominican Republic: National and International Context, Legislation and Practical Guide for the Home and Office,” at the XVIII International Book Fair Santo Domingo 2015, held April 23 through May 4. María Victoria Abreu, International Affairs and Socio-Economic Development Program Manager for GFDD, shared with... Continue Reading >
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“Bosch, the April Revolution, and the Johnson Doctrine”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
April 27, 2015 - Exactly half a century ago, on April 28, 1965, U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson ordered the so-called Operation Power Pack, which consisted of a military intervention by the United States in the Dominican Republic, in breach of our sovereignty, independence, and national dignity. With 41 ships initially deployed to blockade the island, the occupation began... Continue Reading >
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Fernando Villalona to Reflect on His Life, Music at New York Dominican Get Together
April 27, 2015 - Fernando Villalona, el Mayimbe, one of the most important musicians of the Dominican Republic, will take the stage this time to talk about his life and more than four decades of musical career on Thursday, May 14 at the Museum of Arts and Design in the city of New York. The third Dominican Get Together... Continue Reading >
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Meet Megan Beddow, GFDD/FUNGLODE Fellow Researching Nonprofit Management in the Dominican Republic
April 27, 2015 - The Fellows Program, an initiative of GFDD and FUNGLODE, is excited to introduce its newest scholar, Megan Beddow, dual master’s candidate in Public Affairs and Arts at Indiana University. Megan’s research focuses on nonprofit partnerships and institutionality in the Dominican Republic, and is slated to begin in June 2015. About Megan Prior to her graduate... Continue Reading >
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DREFF Establishes New Partnership with India’s CMS Vatavaran Environment and Wildlife Film Festival
April 24, 2015 - The Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), a Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) initiative, signed an agreement with India’s International Environment and Wildlife Film Festival and Forum, CMS Vatavaran. With this agreement, DREFF expands its outreach by partnering with a festival in Asia, reinforcing its mission of developing global networks for the discussion of... Continue Reading >
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GFDD/Funglode Encourages Sustainable Agricultural Techniques at Geography Week in Santo Domingo
April 23, 2015 - Under the slogan The Future of Food: Feeding the World and Taking Care of the Planet the IV Geography Week Fair was held on April 21 and 22 at Plaza Sambil mall in Santo Domingo, with the aim of creating awareness in schools, families and society about the importance of caring for our planet to... Continue Reading >
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Dominican Tax System Reform Examined during UN Panel
April 22, 2015 - On Wednesday April 22, the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister organization Fundación Global Democracia y Desarollo (Funglode) hosted a panel discussion on tax reform as a trigger for development. The event took place as part of the official launch of the in-house publication entitled “The 2012 Dominican Tax Reform in... Continue Reading >
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“We need everyday people to be involved in sustainable development,” Says Glenn Denning
April 22, 2015 - Director of the New York office of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) spoke on a climate change and sustainable development panel organized by GFDD/Funglode in honor of Earth Day Glenn Denning, director of the New York office of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), said the goals of sustainable development cannot be just a... Continue Reading >
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GFDD/Funglode to Host a UN Panel Discussion on Treating Parkinson’s Disease Psychosis with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
April 21, 2015 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister organization Fundación Global Democracia y Desarollo (Funglode) will be hosting a panel discussion on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy evidence-based treatment for symptoms related to Parkinson’s disease psychosis, as part of the official launch of the GFDD/Funglode publication entitled “Treating Parkinson’s Disease Psychosis with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy”... Continue Reading >
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Green Growth Discussed by World Bank Lead Environmental Economist
April 21, 2015 - On April 21, the GFDD Global Roundtables hosted Dr. Muthukumara Mani, Lead Environmental Economist at the World Bank and author of the publication Greening India’s Growth: Costs, Valuations and Trade-offs. The session discussed Dr. Mani’s career background as an environmental economist and the role that environmental resources play in economic growth, otherwise known as Green... Continue Reading >
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70 Students from Santiago and San Pedro de Macorís Participated in the II Environmental Excursion: Recycling for a Better Planet
April 19, 2015 - A group of 70 students from Santiago and San Pedro de Macorís participated in the II Environmental Excursion: Recycling for a Better Planet, organized by GFDD/Funglode and Siempre Más and Fundsazurza foundations. The youths visited Fundsazurza facilities in the capital, Santo Domingo, where they learned about the ReCrearte program and enjoyed the short documentary Garbage... Continue Reading >
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Artist Xiomara Fortuna Joins GFDD and the Dominican Diaspora in NYC for an Evening of Music and Reflection on her Career
April 17, 2015 - This year’s second Dominican Get-Together (DGT) took place in New York before a packed auditorium at the Dominican Commission of Culture in the United States, in the presence of Dominican artist Xiomara Fortuna. With over 38 years of experience as a singer, songwriter, composer and researcher of Dominican culture, Xiomara reflected on her career as... Continue Reading >
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