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Challenges Facing Latin America and the Caribbean
As part of the VIII Lecture Series of the Americas organized by the Organization of American States (OAS), the former president of Spain, Felipe González delivered a conference entitled “Challenges Confronting Latin America and the Caribbean”.
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GFDD Organizes Lecture by President Fernández at Georgetown University
As part of a continued effort to reach out to U.S. institutions and strengthen the links between the Dominican Republic and the U.S. public in general, GFDD, in collaboration with the Embassy of the Dominican Republic in Washington , organized a lecture delivered by President Leonel Fernández at Georgetown University on September 12.
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GFDD and the UNA-DR at the UN Annual DPI/NGO Conference in New York City
Under the title of “Our Challenge: Voices for Peace, Partnerships and Renewal”, the United Nations held its 58 th Annual DPI/NGO Conference on September 7-9 at UN headquarters in New York City . Natasha Despotovic, Executive Director of GFDD, and Pilar Sandoval , Executive Director of the UNA-DR, participated in the meetings.
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Teachers and Professors Benefit from Grant for Quality in Education on Line Course
A total of 279 professionals of the education sector are benefiting from the grants offered by Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) and Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD,) in collaboration with the State Secretary for Basic Education (SEE per its Spanish acronym) and the State Secretary for Higher Education, Science and Technology (SEESCyT per its Spanish acronym) and are following the on line course provided by the Organization of American States’
(OAS) Institute of Advanced Studies for the Americas (INEAM).
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First International Conference on Environmental and Sustainable Development
The conference served as a useful platform to concretize future projects and initiatives, and extract important conclusions in areas related to the environmental and sustainable development of the Caribbean.
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Local and World Experts Discuss Hemispheric Security Issues Within a Democratic Framework
Experts, high ranking civil and military officers, and scholars discussed security threats to the stability of the region during a one-day workshop held at FUNGLODE.
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World Experts Discuss Hemispheric Security at FUNGLODE
Hemispheric security within democratic values was the topic of the panel discussion that gathered President Fernández, Ambassador Juan Gabriel Valdés, especial UN envoy to Haiti , Joseph Tulchin, Director of the Latin American Program at the Woodrow Wilson Center , and Raúl Benítez Manaut, scholar and professor at the Autonomous University of Mexico.
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GFDD, FUNGLODE and UN Association of the Domican Republic Promote UN Secretary General Report
GFDD, FUNGLODE, The Secretary of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic, the UN system in the DR and the UN Association of the DR organized the conference “Analysis of the UN secretary general’s report: A broader concept of liberty.
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7th Lecture of the Americas Presents OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza
The OAS Secretary General, Mr. Jose Miguel Insulza presentation on “Hemispheric Integration: An Overview of Challenges and Perspectives” held at the San Martín de Porres University in Lima Peru, on July 15th was retransmitted via radio, television and Internet as part of the 7th Lecture of the Americas.
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From Philanthropy to Corporate Social Responsibility
Dr. Lilya Wagner, Vice President of Philanthropy at Counterpart International delivered the conference “From Philanthropy to the full development of Corporate Social Responsibility: the American case and other practices” to a vast audience of interested representatives from the private and public sector as well as foundations and other NGOs from the Dominican Republic.
