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GFDD and FUNGLODE Shares Best Practices in the Areas of Internship Coordination and Implementation, Professional Training and Educational Advancement during General Debate during 2012 Substantive Session of ECOSOC
July 11, 2012 - On Tuesday, July 3, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) delivered a statement during the General Debate portion of the 2012 Substantive Session of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on “Promoting Productive Capacity, Employment and Decent Work to Eradicate Poverty in the Context of... Continue Reading >
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Service Learning Project Draws to a Close with Dinner and Presentation of Results
July 10, 2012 - On Friday, July 6th the City College of New York – InteRDom service learning program came to a close with a special activity where all participants and collaborators presented the results of their roles in the 4-week initiative and their strategies for ensuring the project’s sustainability in the communities of Bayona and Cielo. During the... Continue Reading >
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New Perspective: Dominican Republic Photo Exhibit Inaugurated at the European Parliament in Brussels
July 10, 2012 - GFDD and FUNGLODE inaugurated the New Perspectives: Dominican Republic” exhibition at the European Parliament on Tuesday, July 10 in joint collaboration with Mr. Ignacio Salafranca, (Member of European Parliament), Chair of the delegation to the Euro Latin American Parliamentary Assembly, and His Excellency, Alejandro Gonzalez Pons, Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to the European Union.... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Dominican Get-Together on Dominican Root Music and Culture with Irka Mateo Rouses Audience Members to their Feet
July 6, 2012 - Yesterday, July 5, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) partnered with the Permanent Mission of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations to celebrate the Dominican Republic’s rich and distinct musical heritage. The Foundation was greatly honored to showcase the sensational talent of award winning singer, songwriter and researcher of Dominican folk music, Irka... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Reaffirms Commitment to UN Development Agenda at Working Luncheon during ECOSOC High Level Segment
July 6, 2012 - During the HLS of ECOSOC held on July 2-9, 2012, GFDD Executive Director Natasha Despotovic, reinforced GFDD’s commitment to the goals of the UN, at a private luncheon hosted by the Convention on Independent Financial Advisors (CIFA), in honor of the Vice-President of the ECOSOC, Ambassador Alfonso Luis De Alba. Hanifa Mezoui, from the President... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Launches Google Earth Tour of the Coastal and Marine Ecosystems of the Dominican Republic
June 27, 2012 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) is pleased to announce the launch of the “Google Earth Tour of the Coastal and Marine Ecosystems of the Dominican Republic.” Since 2010, GFDD has been working with the Sylvia Earle Alliance to create content for the “Explore the Ocean” layer of Google Earth, launched by Google in... Continue Reading >
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CCNY Service Learning Program Continues with a Talk on “Production Capacity, Consumption and Export of Fruits and Vegetables from the DR”
June 26, 2012 - Three specialists in economic and social development will share their experiences in fair trade, food sovereignty and the role of Dominican products in domestic and international fruit and vegetable markets with City College students and partners in the urban gardening service project on Wednesday, June 27 at 10 a.m. at FUNGLODE. The talk is part... Continue Reading >
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Certification Ceremony for Participants of First-Ever Educational Expedition to Pico Duarte
June 21, 2012 - Tomorrow on June 22, 2012, the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), will host a certification ceremony for the students, educators and administrators that participated in the first-ever DREFF expedition to Pico Duarte. The event will take place... Continue Reading >
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GFDD, UNA-DR and FUNGLODE Launch Eighth Edition of the International Conference of the Americas
June 19, 2012 - On June 14, 2012, The United Nations Association of the Dominican Republic (UNA-DR), in collaboration with Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), officially launched the eighth edition of the International Conference of the Americas (CILA). The 2012 Conference will be celebrated October 24-28 at the Convention Center... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Joins Forces with the Consulate in New York to Present The Meritorious Student Award Ceremony
June 19, 2012 - As part of its mission to promote academic excellence within the Dominican community, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) joined forces with the Consulate of the Dominican Republic in New York to present “The Meritorious Student Award” ceremony, which acknowledges outstanding student achievement. The 2012 ceremony took place at the Sheppard Hall of City... Continue Reading >
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Tune in to the Eleventh Edition of The GFDD Global Roundtable and Learn about Fabien Cousteau’s Pledge to Plant One Billion Aquatic Species
June 18, 2012 - On Monday, June 18, Oceanographer and Founder and Executive Director of Plant a Fish, Fabien Cousteau told GFDD Global Roundtable viewers of the important work being realized by his organization and his opinions of where we stand in achieving Millennium Development Goal 7 – environmental sustainability – and what we can expect to arise from... Continue Reading >
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GFDD will Coordinate Conference “How to Resolve Sovereign Debt Crises in the Twenty-First Century” with Barry Herman
June 18, 2012 - On Tuesday, July 24, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), in partnership with its sister institution in Santo Domingo, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), will present the conference “How to Resolve Sovereign Debt Crises in the Twenty-First Century” with Barry Herman. The conference will take place at 7:00 pm in the auditorium of... Continue Reading >
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GFDD-UBUNTU Side Event in Rio Urges Stakeholders to Make Eradication of Financial Speculation of Food and Related Commodities an International Priority
June 18, 2012 - Today, June 18, in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), along with partner institution UBUNTU – World Forum on Civil Society Networks, advocated that urgent actions be taken by the global community to curb speculation of food and related commodity markets, in order to reach internationally agreed upon benchmarks, including... Continue Reading >
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Press Gathering in Partnership with the Consulate of the Dominican Republic Helps to Increase Awareness of GFDD Programs and Projects
June 18, 2012 - On June 5, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) partnered with the Consulate of the Dominican Republic in New York City to organize a press gathering at the Consulate, with the purpose of presenting the programs and projects spearheaded by GFDD to promote the social, economic and democratic development of the Dominican Republic and... Continue Reading >
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Rio + 20 Audience Experience Educational Aquatic Tour of the Dominican Republic
June 17, 2012 - On Sunday, June 17, 2012, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development, in partnership with the Sylvia Earle Alliance, presented "Oceans in Google Earth as an Educational Tool: A Dominican Republic Perspective," at the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. This presentation, one of more than 500 targeted side panels... Continue Reading >
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Panel Discussion: The Financial Crisis and its Impact on Youth Unemployment
June 15, 2012 - GFDD is joining forces with the NGO Committee on Financing for Development, the Mission of the Dominican Republic to United Nations and the Special Coordinator Civil Society Office of the President of the Sixty-Sixth Session of the General Assembly to organize the Side Event “The Financial Crisis and its Impact on Youth Unemployment,” on July... Continue Reading >
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2012 CCNY Service Learning Program Is Underway with Dialogue and Workshops
June 14, 2012 - Participants in the 2012 InteRDom-City College Service Learning Program spent the week of June 11, 2012 participating in orientation sessions, seminars, workshops and dialogues with experts to capacitate them for the important gardening project they are to perform in two semi-urban Dominican communities, Bayona and Cielo. The program officially began on Monday, June 11 with... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Partners with UBUNTU to Convene Side Event, Food, Sustainability and Global Democracy: Challenges and Perspectives, during Rio + 20 Conference
June 11, 2012 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) is partnering with UBUNTU – World Forum on Civil Society Networks to coordinate the side event “Food, sustainability and global democracy: challenges and perspectives” on June 18 from 9:30 am – 11:00 am, in room T-8, in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, during the framework of the Sustainable Development... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE New Perspectives: Dominican Republic; Photo Exhibit Evokes Tropical Island Sensation
June 8, 2012 - On June 7, 2012, a Brooklyn elementary school gym was magically transformed into an island paradise at the opening reception of New Perspectives: Dominican Republic Photo Exhibit. Principle Cristina Fuentes said that the exhibit allowed those attending to experience “the real sensation of being on an idyllic tropical Caribbean island”, especially one as beautiful as... Continue Reading >
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GFDD to Coordinate Panel on Environmental Education Tool, Ocean in Google Earth, at Rio + 20
June 7, 2012 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) is pleased to announce that it is partnering with Ocean in Google Earth and Mission Blue to present the panel: “’Ocean in Google Earth’ as an Environmental Education Tool: The Dominican Perspective,” during the Rio + 20 Conference in Rio de Janiero, Brazil. The presentation, in partnership with... Continue Reading >
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