May 2017 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development

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UNA-DR, GFDD/Funglode and GlobalMuners Announce the Launch of CILA 2017 and NYMUNLAC 2018
The United Nations Association of Dominican Republic (UNA-DR), Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode) and the latter organization’s sister institution in the United States, the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) announced on Tuesday, May 30, alongside the Mexican association GlobalMuners, the celebration of the International Conference of the Americas (CILA, for its acronym in Spanish) from Sunday, October 29 until Thursday, November 2, 2017 and the
New York-Model United Nations Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean (NYMUNLAC), which will take place from Sunday, April 1 until Thursday, April 5, 2018.

Ambassador Luis Alfonso de Alba Góngora
Mexico’s Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS)

GFDD Global Roundtable: Interview with Mexico’s Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States, Ambassador Luis Alfonso de Alba Góngora
In the last edition of the GFDD Global Roundtables, Angie Martinez, diplomat and contributor to that organization, interviews Ambassador Luis Alfonso de Alba Góngora, Mexico’s permanent representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), at the GFDD offices in Washington, DC. Among many other topics, the two speak about the Sustainable Development Goals and to what extent the OAS has promoted the development of the 2030 Agenda; about climate change and the transition toward
a more green economy; about the next OAS General Assembly that will take place in Cancun, Mexico in June and regarding the Ministerial Meeting on May 31 which will address the crisis in Venezuela.

“GDP in Latin American and Caribbean Countries is Expected to Grow in 2017-2018”, Explains Daniel Titelman, Chief of the Development Studies Section UN-ECLAC
GFDD hosted a meeting entitled “Short and Medium-Term Growth Prospects in Latin America and the Caribbean” at GFDD’s New York Office on Wednesday, June 24th, 2017. The discussion was led by Daniel Titelman, Chief of the Economic Development Division of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). Titelman is an expert on monetary and financial policies, and has substantive experience in macroeconomic and financial issues, a topic on which he has
published numerous papers.

GFDD/Funglode President Presents Certificates to Global Dominican Academic Exchange (GDAE) Participants
The group of Dominican students that participated in the last Global Dominican Academic Exchange (GDAE) at the University of Pennsylvania (UPENN) from April 9 to 16, 2017 received their participation certificates from Dr. Leonel Fernández yesterday. Also present at the event, which was held at Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode) headquarters in Santo Domingo, were Marco Herrera, executive director of Funglode; Yamile Eusebio, interim co-executive director of Global
Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD); Rocío Billini, director of academic exchanges at UASD and Tomiris Silfa, assistant administrator for academic exchanges at UASD.

GFDD/Funglode Participates in the 2017 Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum)
GFDD/Funglode participated in the second session of the Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum), which took place at the United Nations Headquarters from May 15 to 16, 2017. This annual forum supports the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by facilitating multi-stakeholder collaboration and partnerships through the sharing of information, experiences, best practices and policy
advice.

The Dominican Republic Must Enhance Sustainable Tourism to Reduce Costs and Achieve Greater Social Development
The need for the Dominican Republic to develop sustainable tourism beyond the successes that have already been achieved, such as those by the Puntacana Group, was presented in the panel “Sustainable Tourism in the Dominican Republic” on Friday, May 19.

Register Now For the 2017 “Youth Speak Forum” and Make an Impact on Dominican Society
The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD)/Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode) will be one of the organizing institutions and the host of the 2017 Dominican Republic Youth Speak Forum taking place on June 10 in Santo Domingo. The Youth Speak Forum, which will be held at Funglode headquarters, is a conference and competition for young people to present social proposals or projects that have the potential to benefit Dominican society.

GFDD/Funglode Celebrates International Recycling Day with a ReCrearte Exposition and a Discussion About Waste Management in the Dominican Republic
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode), through their ReCrearte program, celebrated International Recycling Day with a recycled art exposition and a discussion about waste management in the Dominican Republic.

New York Applauds the US Premiere of Director Archie Lopez “Luis”
The most recent production by Dominican film director Archie López, Luis, had its premiere in the United States on May 15 in the Walter Reade Theater at The Film Society of Lincoln Center in New York before a packed auditorium. The premiere included the presence of GFDD/Funglode president, Dr. Leonel Fernández, and Dr. Margarita Cedeño de Fernández, vice president of the Dominican Republic, as well as businessman Manuel Corripio, Dominican producer and director
Archie López, producer Desiré Reyes and part of the premiered movie’s cast.