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GFDD to Host Publication Launch at the United Nations on Impact Investment as a Tool for Social Development
GFDD in partnership with the NGO Committee for Social Development and the NGO Committee on Financing for Development, will hold a publication launch and panel discussion during the 55th session of the Commission for Social Development entitled “Impact Investment as a Tool for Social Development”.

Funglode Hosts the Conference “Elections in the USA: Results and Consequences”
The lecture will be conducted by Mario Báez, a United Nations official in New York City and will take place on Tuesday 10 at 8:00 pm.

GFDD Elected Executive Committee Member of the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-NY at the United Nations
The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), represented by its UN Programs & Outreach Manager, Marc Jourdan, was elected on Tuesday December 20, 2016 as Executive Committee Member of the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-NY (NGO CSD-NY).

UN Secretary General António Guterres Takes Oath of Office and Pledges to Work for Peace, Sustainable Development and a Reformed United Nations
António Guterres, Secretary-General-designate of the United Nations, took the oath of office at UN headquarters on Monday December 12, for his five-year term which begins on 1 January 2017. The oath was administered by Peter Thomson, President of the 71st session of the General Assembly.

“There Is a Strong Need for Improved Efficiency and Efficacy of Existing Medicines and Interventions to Protect Health from Climate Change” States Jules Mitchel of Target Health During Panel Discussion at on Climate Change and Children’s Health
Seeking to highlight the impact of climate change on children’s health, the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development in partnership with the United Nations Association of America (UNA-USA) Council of Organizations (COO) and the Institute for Life Sciences Collaboration hosted a panel discussion at the UN Church Center on Thursday November 17, 2016. The event was divided into three segments including a climate panel with remarks by Marc Jourdan of GFDD on the outcome
of the recent UN Climate Conference in Marrakesh and Jon Lourie of Duane Morris LLP who considered the degree to which climate change is tackled under US environmental law.

GFDD/Funglode is Officially Accredited to the UN Climate Change Community following Its Attendance of the 22nd Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC
GFDD/Funglode was present at the 22nd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Marrakesh, Morocco from Monday November 7 to Friday November 11, 2016. GFDD’s UN Programs and Outreach Manager, Marc Jourdan attended the session together with twenty thousand other climate change experts from across the globe, stemming from both the public and the private sector. During GFDD’s attendance of the main plenary
session, Salaheddine Mezouar, COP 22 President, confirmed the official accreditation confirmation of GFDD as an observer organization of the UNFCCC process.

GFDD/Funglode Joins the UN Climate Change Community for the 22nd Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC
GFDD/Funglode was present as the Opening Ceremony of the 22nd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Marrakesh, Morocco this Monday November 21, 2016. GFDD’s UN Programs and Outreach Manager, Marc Jourdan attended the session together with over twelve thousand other climate change experts from across the globe, stemming from both the public and the private sector.

Major Global Issues with Impact in Latin America and the Caribbean Discussed by Hundreds of Students at CILA 2016
More than 700 students attended the opening of the twelfth edition of the International Conference of the Americas (CILA 2016), organized by the Dominican United Nations Association (UNA-DR), on Wednesday October 26.

GFDD to Partner with UNA-USA Council of Organizations and other NGOs for UN Panel Discussion on Climate Change and its Impact on Children’s Health
The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) in partnership with the United Nations Association of America Council of Organizations (UNA USA COO) and the Institute for Life Sciences Collaboration will host a panel discussion to celebrate the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (the 2030 Agenda), as ratified by the UN General Assembly. Marc Jourdan, GFDD’S UN Programs & Outreach Manager, will give a presentation focusing on climate change and its
impact on small island developing states like the Dominican Republic.

More than 1000 Students Get Ready to Discuss Sustainable Development at CILA 2016
The United Nations Association of the Dominican Republic (UNA-DR) together with Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode) and its sister institution in the United States, the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) will hold the twelfth annual edition of its recognized International Conference of the Americas (CILA) 2016. CILA is the student event on global issues of greatest importance in Latin America and the Caribbean.