News Archives - Page 43 of 252 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development

Category Archives: News

GFDD to Partner with UNA-USA Council of Organizations and other NGOs for International Conference at the UN on Novel Diagnostics and Affordable Treatments in Support of Good Health
The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) in partnership with the United Nations Association of America Council of Organizations (UNA USA COO) and the Institute for Life Sciences Collaboration will host an International Conference on Novel Diagnostics & Affordable Treatments, titled Advancing UN Sustainable Development Goal 3 (Good Health & Well-being).

“The Law of Parties”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
Over the course of this week, the commission of senators and deputies charged with studying and analyzing the legislation on political parties and electoral rules will enter a crucial phase. It will start looking at the most controversial and thorny issues to appear in the first of the bills under scrutiny.

Dominican Youth Thinks Big on Sustainability
AISEC, the largest United Nations endorsed youth organization in the world carried out with great acclaim the first Youth Speak Form in the Dominican Republic on June 10th in the headquarters of Funglode, in Santo Domingo. Beginning at 8:00 a.m. more than 180 young people presented entrepreneurial projects to promote the sustainable development in the Dominican Republic through an agenda of conferences, workshops, and project organization.

GFDD Participates in the 2017 Leadership Summit of the United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA)
In its capacity as Vice Chair of the United Nations Association of the USA Council of Organizations, GFDD/FUNGLODE participated in the 2017 edition of UNA-USA Leadership Summit from Sunday 11 to Tuesday 13, June. The annual summit took place in Washington DC, in the heart of the nation’s capital, in an aim to reach out to America’s political representatives. This year, a record number of attendees gathered for 3 days, to market their support to the United Nations, but also to
advocate for the full funding of the international organization by the United States.

InteRDom Summer 2017 Interns Begin Their Dominican Experience at GFDD/Funglode Headquarters in Santo Domingo
The InteRDom 2017 summer session began on June 5th at Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode) facilities in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, where students received information about the program from GFDD Acting Co-executive director Yamile Eusebio. The 2017 InteRDom summer session participants include Viviana Vizcaino, a Business Administration and Economics Major from Baruch College in New York; Sasha Rosado, a Political Science and
International Law and Human Rights Major from Joh Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York, and Christian Burlock, who is studying Spanish and Mathematics at Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, Alabama.

GFDD Stresses that the Dominican Whale Watching Industry Has Major Economic and Community Benefits During Historic UN Ocean Conference
GFDD/FUNGLODE participated in the first UN Ocean Conference, which was convened from 5-9 June 2017 at UN Headquarters, in New York, US. The Conference which opened on Monday June 5, under the priority theme “high-level United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development”, held its last day of negotiations on Friday June 9, when it approved a global
agreement to reverse the decline of the ocean’s health, and more than 1,300 pledged actions for protecting the blue.

InteRDom Summer Interns Come Face to Face with the Dominican Republic’s Colonial Past
The InteRDom Summer 2017 interns, along with Global Foundation for Democracy and Development/Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (GFDD/Funglode) staff, visited the Santo Domingo’s Colonial Zone, the oldest part of Santo Domingo and one of the first cities founded by Europeans in the Americas. The group took part in a variety of cultural and historical activities, with a focus on learning about the Dominican Republic’s colonial past.

“The first thing we need to ensure is that nature is protected” Stated Adriana Dinu, Executive Director for UNDP-GEF during GFDD Study Launch on the Dominican Whale Watching Industry
As the United Nations commemorated the first edition of its Ocean Conference from June 5 to 9, 2017, GFDD and Funglode took this opportunity to host its own side event and raise awareness of the special relationship that the Dominican Republic has with the Ocean and the challenges it faces to achieve sustainable development. The event was held in partnership with the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development-NY as well as Peace Boat US and several other NGOs, at UN Headquarters on
Friday June 9, 2017.

ReCrearte Holds Workshop and Recycled Art Exhibition as Part of APEC University’s Environmental Week
In accordance with its mission to spread awareness about environmental issues and promote environmental sustainability, the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) ReCrearte program participated in APEC University’s 2017 Environmental Week with an art exhibition and workshop led by Lucia Marte, the ReCrearte coordinator.

The Universities UNAPEC, UNIBE and UNPHU Celebrate World Environment Day Alongside DREFF with a Diverse Lineup of Documentaries
UNAPEC, UNIBE and UNPHU, institutions of higher learning in the DR, will celebrate World Environment Day this week alongside GFDD/Funglode’s Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF) and its Year-Round Environmental Film Screenings program with a diverse list of documentary screenings and debates about sustainable development and good environmental practices.