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GFDD and FUNGLODE Participate in the XXXVII OAS General Assembly in Panama City
The XXXVII General Assembly of the Organization of American States was inaugurated June 3, 2007 in Panama City by Panamanian President, Martín Torrijos, and Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, before delegates of 34 nations and high-level Panamanian government officials.
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Global Media Arts Institute Summer 2007 Course: Introduction to Audiovisual Production: Film and TV
The Global Media Arts Institute’s course, “Introduction to Audiovisual Production: Film and Television,” began June 4, 2007. Classes take place Monday – Friday at FUNGLODE’s headquarters in Santo Domingo. The last day of the course is June, 29.
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InteRDom Business and Volunteer Opportunities Day
Leading business professionals from national and international NGOs and companies presented their internship opportunities to InteRDom students this Tuesday 5th June at the InteRDom Business and Volunteers Opportunities Day in FUNGLODE. The event aimed to inform InteRDom students about professional learning opportunities available to them in the Dominican Republic as a means of promoting the concept of ‘learning-by-doing’ through its academic study and internship program.
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Johanna Mendelson-Forman ArticulatesNeed for Increased Reliance on Alternative Fuel Sources
Johanna Mendelson-Forman, Conflict Resolution and National Security Specialist for the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), spoke on the impacts of climate change and the challenges they present for government officials and society at large.
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InteRDom Students Arrive in the Dominican Republic
The first group of this summer’s InteRDom students has arrived in Santo Domingo. The international university students will be conducting academic research and carrying-out internships with reputed national and international organizations in the Dominican Republic.
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Scientists Warn of Future Impacts of Climate Change on Latin American Nations
GFDD and FUNGLODE’s International Forum on Climate Change featured presentations by experts on the 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report (IPCC).
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Political Expert Speaks of the Leftist-Reality in Latin America
Dr. Marifeli Pérez-Stable, Vice President of Democratic Governance for The Inter-American Dialogue, presented her lecture: Hot Topics on the 2007 Latin American Agenda, at FUNGLODE’s auditorium in Santo Domingo.
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Partners in Learning Offers an Intensive Training Session to Ministry of Education Personnel
Partners in Learning, a program coordinated by the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), Fundación Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), Microsoft, and the Dominican Ministry of Education, offered two training sessions, Digital Narrative and Web Diagramation.
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National Climate Change Awareness Program: Translating Science into Action
The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), together with its sister organization in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), and the Ibero-American University (UNIBE), launched the National Climate Change Awareness Program: Translating Science into Action.
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Climate Change and Extreme Weather Phenomena
The evening session of the second day of GFDD and FUNGLODE’s International Forum on Climate Change featured presentations on climate change and extreme weather phenomena.
