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GFDD and FUNGLODE Present: The Silent Killer
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), with the collaboration of Americans for Informed Democracy (AID), presented ‘The Silent Killer’ , a powerful one-hour documentary on the unfinished campaign against global hunger, followed by a discussion panel of international and national experts.
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GFDD at UN DPI/NGO Section Briefing on Monterrey Consensus
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), represented by Maria Victoria Abreu, participated in the weekly briefing meeting of the United Nations Department of Public Information, NGO Section (UN DPI/NGO), which focused on The Monterrey Consensus and the United Nations Development Agenda.
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Sign Agreement with Canadian Foundation for the Americas
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), and its sister organization in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), signed a 5-year agreement on technical cooperation, diplomatic and international matters, and professional trainings and research projects, with the Canadian Foundation for the Americas, FOCAL.
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UN Panel Discussion on Free Software, eGovernment and Democracy
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister organization in Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) participated in a panel discussion on ‘How free software and eGovernment are changing developing countries’, held at United Nations headquarters in New York City.
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Lecture on Education and Development Presented by Jeffrey Sachs
The economist Jeffrey Sachs, Director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University and Director of the UN Millennium Project and Special Advisor to the UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, on the Millennium Development Goals, was the guest of the XI Lecture Series of the Americas.
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Hold OAS Lecture on the Present and Future of the Hemisphere
OAS representatives addressed a wide audience on the Present and Future of the Hemisphere, on a discussion panel held at FUNGLODE auditorium on March 6, 2006.
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Entrepreneurial Commitment to Education to be Debated at Virtual Educa Caribe 2006
The Interamerican Forum on New Technologies, Virtual Educa Caribe 2006, part of the Inter-American Summit, organized by Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) and Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), will explore the expanding network of corporations with successful educational projects all across America.
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XXIII Model of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States opened in Santo Domingo
President Leonel Fernández and OAS Secretary General, José Miguel Insulza opened the XXIII Model General Assembly of the Organization of American States, held in Santo Domingo, March 5, 2006.
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Forty Professors and Officials Gain Access to Free Training on Digital Libraries
As a result of the International Week on Distance Education organized by GFDD/FUNGLODE, February 13-17, 2006, several relationships and alliances were developed among guest institutions and participants.
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GFDD at Annual UN DPI/NGO Orientation Program
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), represented by Maria Victoria Abreu, participated in the annual Orientation Program of the United Nations Department of Public Information, NGO Section (UN DPI/NGO).
