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GFDD Takes Part on the Dialogue Between Civil Society and the Candidates for Secretary General of the OAS
March 5, 2020 - GFDD, as a non-governmental organization affiliated to the Organization of American States (OAS), took active part on the dialogue with the candidates for Secretary General and Assistant Secretary General of the hemispheric institution. The event took place on March 5, 2020, at the Hall of the Americas of the OAS’ headquarters in Washington D.C. The... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Participates in 5th International Forum on Sustainable Development Goals for Local Communities: Inter-Institutional Approach
February 26, 2020 - The Coordinating Council for the Dominicans Living Abroad Inc., (DORENEX), the UNIVA universities of Mexico, and UCO Colombia carried out the 5th International Forum on Sustainable Development (SDGs) for Local Communities: Inter-Institutional Approach, which took place in Yonkers, New York from the 16th to the 22nd of February, 2020. The forum is represented by the... Continue Reading >
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“Automated Fraud: From the PLD Primaries to the Municipal Elections”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
February 25, 2020 - Dominican Republic - The suspension of the municipal elections this past February 16 has ignited deep indignation among the Dominican people. This indignation increased as a result of the initial attitude adopted by the government and the authorities of the Central Electoral Board to attempt to minimize the magnitude of what had occurred. The occurrence... Continue Reading >
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Interactive dialogue on Targeting Hunger: South-South and Triangular Cooperation for Transforming Agriculture.”
February 20, 2020 - New York, NY - ‘Global hunger has been rising for the 4th consecutive year. Recent figures show that over 820 million people suffer from hunger. More than 60 percent (approximately 500 million) of these 820 million people live in Asia, while another 30 percent (approximately 250 million) in Africa. Hunger has its genesis in extreme... Continue Reading >
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Interested in Conducting Research in the Dominican Republic?
February 12, 2020 - Join our community of scholars that contributes to the growing body of research on matters of international concern directly impacting the Dominican Republic. Fellows Program, an initiative of GFDD and Funglode, accepts applications from Masters and PhD level candidates and it seeks to generate thought-provoking and innovative new research on issues at the forefront of... Continue Reading >
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“The 2010 Constitution: An Outside Perspective”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
February 6, 2020 - After the proclamation of the 2010 Constitution, the criteria, values and fundamentals that served as the base of its creation have been regarded as high quality by various jurists of distinct nationalities. This assessment has given rise to the publication of exhaustive elaborate studies by authors, scholars and magistrates of international prestige. These works have... Continue Reading >
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GFDD joins DC-MOLA in Promoting Dominican Culture at Fiesta DC
February 6, 2020 - Dominican Republic is the invited country of honor of the 2020 Fiesta DC event, an annual event hosted by the DC Mayor’s Office on Latino Affairs (MOLA), to be held this year on September. Throughout the year many celebrations will take place to promote the Dominican culture and heritage in Washington, DC, and Global Foundation... Continue Reading >
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The ANU-RD participates in the sixty-seventh session of the 2020 Harvard United Nations Model Conference
February 5, 2020 - The United Nations Association of the Dominican Republic (UNA-DR), the Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) and its sister institution in the U.S., Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) have joined forces to support the work and principles of the United Nations in the Dominican Republic this year, offering a unique opportunity to a... Continue Reading >
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DREFF starts off 2020 with a screening of Cacú: Un cambio por la vida at UNIBE
February 3, 2020 - The first screening of 2020, as part of DREFF’s Year Round Environmental Film Screenings, was celebrated this past Saturday, February 1 at UNIBE’s auditorium in Santo Domingo. Cacú: Un cambio por la vida was selected to be screened before an audience, of students, professors and special guests. Reydi Moreta, representative of DREFF, shared some welcoming... Continue Reading >
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“The United States and Iran: Unsustainable Peace and The Unlikely War”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
January 23, 2020 - Following the surprising physical elimination of General Qassim Suleimani, Iran’s main military strategist, by order of President Trump’s government, the world experienced a jolt and was engulfed in its uncertainty. The world awaited a reaction of the Iranian government. Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets following the casket that transported the remains... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and John Jay College of Criminal Justice Presented Results of Research on Prison Reform in the Dominican Republic and the SDGs
December 12, 2019 - New York, NY - On Tuesday, December 10th 2019, Jennifer Peirce, PhD Candidate in Criminal Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice/CUNY Graduate Center in New York City and 2017 GFDD/Funglode Research Fellow, presented her work on “Prison Reform in the Dominican Republic and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”. The presentation, held... Continue Reading >
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Global Roundtable interview with Nestor Mendez highlights the lesser known initiatives of the OAS and its future outlook
December 11, 2019 - Washington, D.C.- The Organization of American States’ (OAS) Assistant Secretary General Nestor Mendez sat down with the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development’s (GFDD) correspondent and Dominican diplomat, Angie Martinez, for an interview in GFDD’s Global Roundtable series on August 12, 2019. Martinez began with an introduction of Mendez’ many accomplishments as Ambassador of Belize... Continue Reading >
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The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development welcomed Paulo Abrao, Executive Secretary for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the Organization of American States (IACHR/OAS), for a segment of GFDD’s Global Roundtables series of videos and interviews
November 27, 2019 - Angie Martinez, GFDD contributor, began the interview with a brief background of Abrao’s many achievements and asked what the IACHR’s process looks like for an individual citizen who wants to file a human rights violation complain. Abrao went over the 3 mandates that guide the IACHR; the individual petition system, monitoring of the human rights... Continue Reading >
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Learning about Prison Reform in the Dominican Republic and the SDGs
November 22, 2019 - On Tuesday, December 10th 2019, Jennifer Peirce, PhD Candidate in Criminal Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice/CUNY Graduate Center in New York City and GFDD Research Fellow, will present her work on “Prison Reform in the Dominican Republic and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”. This is a GFDD initiative under its Fellows Program,... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Co-Hosts Discussion on “Social Good: Having an Impact Locally & Globally”
November 22, 2019 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), together with Global Family, General Assembly of Partners, Habitat Civil Society Working Group, Huairou Commission, NGO Major Group Urban Cluster, Consortium for Sustainable Urbanization, Humanitarian Focus Foundation, Youth for a Better World/MMUN/Youth Impact Forum, Salvation Army, International Social Justice Commission, Global Family for Love & Peace, WFUWO, ICW,... Continue Reading >
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Book Launch “In Defense of the Constitution: Reflections for History” by Leonel Fernández
November 18, 2019 - In the event for “In Defense of the Constitution: Reflections for history”, the former head of state manifested that in order to achieve prosperity, there have to be democratic rules of play in which politicians and the governed are attached and committed to the law. SANTO DOMINGO.- The former President of the Dominican Republic and... Continue Reading >
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DREFF 2019 concludes with an encouraging message to the Dominican youth
November 16, 2019 - Santo Domingo - The seventh edition of the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival ended yesterday with an encouraging message to the Dominican youth: a message of commitment to the environment and a vision of a more harmonious planet under the care of everyone. A total of nine academic institutions of the Dominican Republic assembled hundreds of... Continue Reading >
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Hundreds of young people of all ages show enthusiasm, knowledge and environmental consciousness in the seventh edition of the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival
November 15, 2019 - Santo Domingo - The last four films of DREFF 2019 were screened at Santo Domingo and Santiago, concluding this edition in 3 cities and 9 venues in the Dominican Republic were hundreds of young people of all ages have shown grand knowledge and awareness of environmental threats as well as the available solutions to tackle climate... Continue Reading >
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Cacú: un cambio por la vida and Chasing the Snot Whales of Samaná, and their director, Marvin Del Cid, were the protagonists today at DREFF
November 14, 2019 - Santo Domingo - The third day of DREFF 2019 concludes with Dominican flair and was filled with great and educative discussions, excellent films and fun shorts for the children. Cacú: un cambio por la vida and Chasing the Snot Whales of Samaná, and their director Marvin del Cid, a Guatemalan living in the Dominican Republic,... Continue Reading >
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Victoria Sloan Jordan: “This movie could not be a traditional documentary, based on data and interviews, because director Chris Jordan and I are artists. He is a photographer and I m a poet; we had to do something that reached the human condition.”
November 13, 2019 - UNIBE welcomes the projection of Albatross and the presence of its producer in the second day of DREFF filled with prominent and award-winning international productions Santo Domingo - The second day of DREFF 2019 concluded tonight at the Pontifica Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) in Santo Domingo with the screening of Sea of Shadows after... Continue Reading >
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Prison Reform in the Dominican Republic: An Analysis through the lens of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
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Analysis of Evangelical Christianity in the Dominican Republic
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Legal, Political, and Social Reflections on the Dominican Environmental Framework
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Fundamentals of the Dominican Voluntary Sector
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Resident Perceptions of Whale Watching in the Dominican Republic
