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Rio + 20 Audience Experience Educational Aquatic Tour of the Dominican Republic
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.

Panel Discussion: The Financial Crisis and its Impact on Youth Unemployment
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 9, 2012 during the framework of the 2012 ECOSOC High Level Segment.

GFDD Partners with UBUNTU to Convene Side Event, Food, Sustainability and Global Democracy: Challenges and Perspectives, during Rio + 20 Conference
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 Dialogues leading up to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio +20), to be convened June 20-22.

GFDD to Coordinate Panel on Environmental Education Tool, Ocean in Google Earth, at Rio + 20
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.

GFDD Attends High Level Debate on State of the World Economy
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development attended the High Level Thematic Debate (HLTD) on the State of the World Economy and Finance in 2012, held in New York on 17-18 May 2012, under the sponsorship of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban-ki Moon (SG) and the President of the General Assembly (PGA) H. E. Mr. Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser.

Preparations for GFDD’s Participation in the World’s Largest-ever Environment Conference, Rio + 20, Underway
In preparation for the upcoming Rio + 20 summit, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) attended the third open-ended informal intercessional meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, held on 26 and 27 March 2012, in the Economic and Social Council Chamber.

GFDD and FUNGLODE Deliver Intervention on the Impacts of Financial Speculation of Basic Commodities on Global Development during High-Level Meeting of ECOSOC
The high-level annual meeting of ECOSOC convened executives from ECOSOC, the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Member States, Observers, accredited intergovernmental organizations, civil society organizations and private sector entities.

After Three Days of Intense Sessions, Featuring Over 30 Presentations, Virtual Educa Caribe Comes to a Close
The international forum on integrating technology and innovation in higher education and professional training convened representatives from the following institutions: Ministerio de Educación Superior, Ciencia y Tecnología (MESCYT), Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo (UASD), Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña (UNPHU), Universidad Abierta Para Adultos (UAPA), Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE), Instituto Tecnológico de las Américas (ITLA), Fundación Global Democracia y
Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), Alianza ONG, Fundación Sur Futuro, Instituto Tecnológico de Santo Domingo (INTEC), Fundación Estrella, Fundación Cisneros, and Microsoft, among others.

GFDD and FUNGLODE will Deliver Intervention during High-Level Meeting of ECOSOC with the Bretton Woods Institutions, the WTO and UNCTAD
For the second time, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) have been invited by the NGO Committee for Financing for Development to deliver an intervention during the 2012 High-Level Meeting of the Economic and Social Council with the Bretton Woods Institutions, the World Trade Organization and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, “Coherence, coordination and cooperation in the context of
Financing for Development,” scheduled to take place March 12-13, at United Nations headquarters in New York City. GFDD and FUNGLODE will contribute to thematic debate 2: “Financing for sustainable development.”

GFDD Proud to Host Special Panel Womens Empowerment in Developing Country Democracies
On Tuesday, March 6, 2012, GFDD was honored to host a special panel at the 56th session of the Commission on the Status of Women in partnership with the Mission of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations and the Special Coordinator Civil Society, Office of the President of the General Assembly.