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Monthly Archives: October 2015

UN Delegates Confirm the Need for Enhanced Civil Society Participation in the 2030 Development Agenda during 2nd Committee Meetings on Sustainable Development
GFDD/Funglode was present at the United Nations for the annual meetings of the UN General Assembly’s Economic and Financial Committee (Second Committee) from Monday October 19 to Friday October 22nd. During the meetings, UN delegates and civil society representatives emphasized the need for an effective global response to climate change and jointly called for further engagement of civil society in the work of the second committee and in particular the implementation phase of the UN’s
newly adopted 2030 Development Agenda.

CILA 2015 Closes with Awards to Delegations
The presentation of awards to outstanding delegations by Committees and educational institutions on Sunday, October 25, crowned the International Conference of the Americas (CILA) 2015, organized by the United Nations Association of the Dominican Republic (ANU-RD).

VII Golf Tournament Brings Together GFDD Supporters and Friends in Miami
More than 70 players joined us yesterday for our VII GFDD Golf Tournament, celebrated at the Turnberry Isle Golf course in Miami, Florida. Dr. Leonel Fernández, President of GFDD/Funglode, Mr. Juan Marichal, Major League Baseball great, and Natasha Despotovic, GFDD Executive Director, gave the welcoming remarks and kicked off the tournament.

Leonel Fernández Says Latin America Must Get Involved via Technological Innovations
In a roundtable discussion entitled “Migration, Diaspora, and Communities in Transit” the president of GFDD/Funglode said that in recent years, Latin America has had tremendous economic growth, mainly attributable to the region’s connection to China through the export of raw materials.

DREFF Present at 16th Planet in Focus Environmental Film Festival in Toronto
The Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), a GFDD initiative, was represented last night at the opening of the Planet in Focus Film Festival, which takes place in Toronto until Sunday, October 25th. The festival is Canada’s leading environmental film festival, and the first of its kind in the world. This year marks its 16th anniversary, and boasts a full schedule of film screenings and events for the industry, as well as activities aimed at primary and secondary
school students.

Over One Thousand Students Participate in Conferencia Internacional de las Américas 2015
The Dominican Association of the United Nations (UNA-DR), an initiative of the Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode) and the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), opened on Thursday October 22nd with the parade of flags of the heads of Delegation and Delegate Judges, simulating the International Court of Justice (ICJ), and the Conferencia Internacional de las Américas (CILA 2015).

The Dominican Production Código Paz to be Screened in NYC as Part of the Dominican Film Showcase Program
The upcoming Dominican Film Showcase (DFS) will feature a screening of Código Paz on Friday, November 6th, 2015 at 6 p.m. at the Symphony Space on Broadway in New York. Código Paz,an action film by Pedro Urrutia, follows Pedro Ruiz, a Dominican real estate broker by day and a savvy but out-of-luck thief by night. Desperate to look for respect climbing the money ladder the easy way, he finds himself in the wrong mansion at the wrong time. The
screening will be followed by a Q&A session for the audience with Héctor Aníbal, one of the film’s key actors.

Yuan Li: “Chinese influence in the Dominican Republic is significant”
Under the series “Research and Ideas”, GFDD launched the book “Dominican Republic and P.R. China: Exchange, Trade, and Investment”, in which researcher Yuan Li demonstrates through data and analysis the extent of Chinese economic influence in the Dominican Republic, including trade relationships, economic activity of the Chinese diaspora in the country, foreign direct investment, and policy recommendations to maximize the benefits of these relationships. The event was held at GFDD
Washington DC’s office and started with the presentation of GFDD’s institutional video.

Lo Dominicano | All Things Dominican Now Available for Sale Online
Lo Dominicano | All Things Dominican, which was launched in September as part of the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), explores the multi-faceted lives of those who live in the Dominican Republic. The GFDD publication, in a bilingual Spanish-English version, is designed to present the main aspects of what it means to be Dominican as well as the natural resources and the culture of the country, from a modern and innovative
point of view, in an easy to read manner, with emphasis on interesting and not widely-known facts.

Warm Welcome for Garbage or Resource? A Dominican Republic Experience at 18th United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF)
The audience at the 18th United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF) learned about recycling and ways to use garbage as a raw material to create art and new products and a source of income. The GFDD film, “Garbage or Resource? A Dominican Republic Experience” was chosen to be screened at the festival held in California October 15-25 and was received yesterday with a very warm welcome.