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GFDD and FUNGLODE Sign Agreement with Counterpart International
Ms. Natasha Despotovic, Executive Director of GFDD, signed a memorandum of understanding with Mr. Lelei Lelaulu, President of Counterpart International. The memorandum confirms GFDD/FUNGLODE and Counterpart International’s commitment to develop projects concerning environmental protection, tourism, and community development.
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President Fernández Promotes Strengthening Ties Between the Dominican Republic and New York
President Leonel Fernández presented GFDD/FUNGLODE’s report: “Building New Strategic Alliances for the Development: Dominican Republic-New York.”
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Attend World Tourism Forum for Peace and Sustainable Development
Representatives of numerous governments, NGOs, academia and the private sector gathered in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil to exchange experiences and discuss their proposals on how to ensure that growth in the tourism industry contributes to the creation of conditions for peace and sustainable development across the globe.
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GFDD and FUNGLOD Hold Two-Day Seminar on Energy and the Environment
Local and international experts gathered at FUNGLODE/GFDD’s headquarters to discuss “Energy Policies and the Environment: International Experiences and Recommendations for the Dominican Republic.”
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Symposium on Inter-American Relations in an Era of Unilateralism
The Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program at the University of South Florida gathered a group of experts and academics in a Symposium on Inter-American Relations in an Era of Unilateralism.
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GFDD and FUNGLOD Hold Discussion on First US Presidential Debate
Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo and Global Foundation for Democracy and Development held a joint program September 30, 2004 around the first U.S. presidential debate. Former ambassadors, historian Bernardo Vega, and political science specialist, Flavio Darío Espinal were the guest panelists in Santo Domingo.
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Participation of the Dominican Republic at the Inter-American Seminar on Education for Democracy
Following its commitment to the development of civil society and civic education, FUNGLODE/GFDD took part in the Inter-American Seminar on Education for Democracy that took place in Washington, DC, September 20-23, 2004. The Seminar was hosted by the Organization of American States, OAS, and the Center for Civic Education.
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FUNGLODE Hosts Event at United Nations
In support of the UN’s initiative Millennium Development Goals, the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (FUNGLODE) participated in the 57 th Department of Public Information (DPI) and Non-Government Organizations (ONG) Conference to discuss the subject of Millennium Development Goals: Civil Society Takes Action , that took place at UN Headquarters in New York.
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Create the International Center for Environmental and Sustainable Development Studies
Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo and Global Foundation for Democracy and Development, represented by General Director, Frederic Emam-Zade and Executive Director, Natasha Despotovich respectively, entered into a collaborative agreement with Universidad del Turabo, of Puerto Rico, and Université Quisqueya, of Haiti…
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GFDD Participates in Launching of Microsoft Partners in Learning Program
The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development, represented by its Executive Director, Natasha Despotovich, participated August 26, 2004 in the First Regional Network Meeting of Partners in Learning (PIL), a Microsoft program, that took place in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
