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“The plague of the economic virus”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
March 20, 2021 - The economic impact of the coronavirus has been devastating for the Dominican Republic. Last year, the country’s GDP suffered a contraction of -6.7 percent, the largest drop since the April Revolution of 1965 some 55 years ago. This drop meant that the nominal GDP in dollars, as was recently published by the Dominican Central Bank,... Continue Reading >
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Caribbean Is Running out of Time: 20 Years after the Seaflower Biosphere Reserve
November 13, 2020 - On November 10, the virtual meeting "Caribbean Is Running out of Time: 20 Years after the Seaflower Biosphere Reserve" was held. Its goal was to give a regional perspective to the environmental problems of the Southwestern Caribbean and to emphasize the need for conservation and sustainability, as well as cooperation and understanding between countries. Among... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and OPD/Funglode Launch the Portal Dominican Community in the US Facing Covid19
October 2, 2020 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and the Dominican Political Observatory (OPD, its acronym in Spanish) of its sister institution Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode) launch today the Portal Dominican Community in the US facing Covid19 (www.dominicanscovid19.org), created and implemented by a team of researchers working in the institutions’ offices in New York,... Continue Reading >
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“The dilemma of reopening”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
May 18, 2020 - Santo Domingo, DR - This Monday marks 60 days that the Dominican society has been living under a state of emergency. With the recent 15-day extension, the situation will continue to 74 consecutive days, culminating on the 2nd of June. The prolonged duration of these measures of social isolation for the sake of the preservation of... Continue Reading >
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“CORONAVIRUS: a pandemic without borders”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
March 30, 2020 - Santo Domingo, DR - Throughout history there have been numerous pandemics which have resulted in millions of deaths in distinct parts of the world. Among these is the Antonine Plague, the Plague of Justinian, the Great Bubonic Plague, smallpox, and the Spanish Flu. However, what has happened since the beginning of the 21st century is... Continue Reading >
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InteRDom Participated at The International Student Day at CUNY Bronx Community College
March 12, 2020 - InteRDom Coordinator Manuel Medrano just finished an exciting event celebrating International Education Day with CUNY Bronx Community College, by participating in an interesting event on March 3, 2020, designed to increase students’ awareness of and participation in international study, internship, work, and volunteer programs. The event boasted the participation of more than 12 CUNY departments.... Continue Reading >
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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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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
