July 2010 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development

Monthly Archives: July 2010

GFDD and FUNGLODE Will Present Forum on Population Dynamics and Climate Change in Partnership with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
On August 11, 2010, GFDD and FUNGLODE, in partnership with UNFPA, will present the forum “Population Dynamics and Climate Change: Linkages and Policy Implications.”

Apply Now for Fellowship Opportunities for Spring 2011
InteRDom’s Fellows Program is now looking for M.Sc., M.A. and Ph.D. students to carry-out fellowships in the Dominican Republic during the Spring of 2011.

GFDD/FUNGLODE hosts 3 day OAS workshop in the DR Promoting Collaboration between Education and Culture
The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD/FUNGLODE), had the honor of hosting The Organization of American States (OAS) for a three-day inter-American workshop on “the role of the arts and communications media in the education of a democratic citizenry”.

Dominican-European Model United Nations Conference Opens
The Dominican Association of the United Nations (UNA-DR) and the Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo / Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (FUNGLODE / GFDD) officially opened the first edition of the “Dominican-European Model United Nations Conference (DEUROMUN 2010)” in the Amphithéâtre II of the Law School of the Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne in Paris, France.

“New Perspectives: Dominican Republic” Exhibition in Playa Dorada, in Northern Dominican Republic
The traveling exhibition, “New Perspectives: Dominican Republic” is now on view, as of July 16, at the Playa Dorada Complex where visitors can see some 100 large (48” x 72”) aerial photographs of Dominican landscapes taken by French-Dominican (Puerto Plata) photographer Anne Casale.

Meet Fellows Advisor in the Area of Public Health, Dr. Alberto Fiallo Billini
InteRDom is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Alberto Fiallo Billini as an InteRDom Fellows Advisor in the area of Public Health.

InteRDom Fellow Yosmayra Reyes Realizes Investigation on the Challenges Impacting Mental Health Care Services in the Dominican Republic
Columbia University Student Yosmayra Reyes is currently in the Dominican Republic conducting research on mental health care services in the country. Her investigation seeks to assess the implementation and awareness of national legislature related to mental health, particularly in the nation’s rural areas.

GFDD, FUNGLODE and UNA-DR Coordinate Panel on UN Youth Delegates during High-level Segment of ECOSOC
On July 2, 2010, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), Fundacion Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) and the United Nations Association of the Dominican Republic (UNA-DR), in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations, coordinated the panel “Empowerment of Young Women through the Youth Delegates to the United Nations Programme: Fostering Active Participation in Decision Making Bodies.”