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Dominican Week in USA
During the third week of September, New York and Washington D.C. will be hosts to “Dominican Week”; a week filled with activities that represent the Dominican community abroad. Some of those activities are panels, conferences, roundtables, fairs, and various cultural events.
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GFDD at Washington Summit on Climate Stabilization
GFDD will be participating in The Washington Summit on Climate Stabilization as the Climate Institute celebrates its 20th Anniversary, September 18-21, 2006.
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UNA-DR Participates in 59th Annual DPI/NGO Conference
Over 2,500 representatives of non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and civil society activists from more than 90 countries participated in the 59th Annual DPI/NGO Conference.
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Natasha Despotovic Addresses the Washington Summit on Climate Stabilization
During four consecutive days, world experts, including the President of Iceland, Dr. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, government, non-governmental organizations, and private sector representatives, multilaterals and international organizations, discussed in depth the many aspects and consequences of climate.
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Invite You to Vote for Portal Dominicanaonline.org
Portal Dominicanaonline.org is competing for the “Arroba de Oro” award. Between August 22nd and September 18th you have the opportunity to cast your vote to allow it to win in the ARTS category.
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Dominican Republic Global Film Festival 2006 Debuts in November
GFDD and FUNGLODE proudly announce the debut of the DR Global Film Festival (DRGFF) in November 2006. The five-day event will run from November 8th to 12th and will feature feature an international selection …
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First InteRDom Internships Come to an End
The first group of students with InteRDom (the exchange program created by the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and the Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo), have finished their eight-week internships with Dominican organizations and universities.
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InteRDom Students Honored by Ibero-American University
InteRDom students Jonathan D’Oleo, José Blanco, Josef Miller, Holly Owens and Alexandra Hinojosa were honored this week in a ceremony at the Iberoamericana University (also known as UNIBE), where for the past two months they have taking classes as part of the InteRDom program.
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“One Laptop Per Child”, the 14th Lecture Series of the Americas
The possibility of every child having a laptop computer, as a way to help bridge the digital divide between developed and developing countries, was the focus of the fourteenth conference in the Lecture Series of the Americas.
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Kofi Annan Visits FUNGLODE
The Secretary General for the United Nations Kofi Annan, arrived at the FUNGLODE headquarters in Santo Domingo to discuss “The United Nations and Development: Priorities for the Millennium.” He added that the Dominican Republic is a “source of inspiration for the international community and an example to the developing world.”
