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Dr. Leonel Fernández to Launch Book Collection in New York and Florida: “Democracy, Modernity and Progress”
President of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode), Dr. Leonel Fernández, will be holding book launches at the end of April in New York and Florida, for his new publication, a compilation of political speeches delivered during his three presidential terms, previously launched in Santo Domingo and Santiago de los Caballeros.

All Research and Ideas Publications Are Now Available for Free in Our Websites!
Global GFDD is pleased to announce that all books published by GFDD Fellows through the Research and Ideas Series are now available online for free download. Among the topics investigated by GFDD Fellows have been sustainable development in the Dominican Republic, relations and trade between the DR and the People’s Republic of China, and cognitive behavioral therapy as a way to treat Parkinson’s Disease, among many other interesting areas of research.

GFDD Participates in UN General Assembly Interactive Dialogue on Harmony with Nature
In commemoration of International Mother Earth Day, GFDD/FUNGLODE participated in the Interactive Dialogue of the 71th Session of the General Assembly on Harmony with Nature on Friday, April 21, at the UN Headquarters. This year, the theme of the dialogue was “The Earth Jurisprudence”, recognizing that the Earth is the source of all laws that govern life.

GFDD Production “Value of Life,” in the Official Selection of Humboldt State University’s Annual Back to Nature Film Festival
The recent production by Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), the short film Value of Life, has been included in the Official Selection of the 4th Annual Back to Nature Film Festival that will take place April 29 at Humboldt State University in Arcata, California.

“Film Law 108-10 Brought RD$2.2 Billion in Revenue to the Dominican Republic since 2011” Stresses Yvette Marichal of the General Directorate of Film During New York City Presentation
The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), in partnership with the Dominican Republic’s Commissioner of Culture in New York and as part of its Dominican Film Film Showcase program, delighted audience members on Wednesday April 19 with an interactive presentation by Yvette Marichal, Executive Director of the General Directorate of Film of the Dominican Republic, titled “A Review of Film Law in the Dominican Republic: Six Years of Constant Growth”.

“Impact Investment Could be Valued at $2 Trillion if it Were to Represent only 1% of Total Global Assets” States GFDD Fellow Jenna Giandoni During World Bank Panel Discussion
GFDD in partnership with the NGO Committee on Social Development and the NGO Committee on Financing for Development, held a publication launch and panel discussion before a packed audience room of over 70 people during the 2017 World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings Civil Society Policy Forum entitled "Impact Investment as a Tool for Social Development".

OAS Secretary General and Dr. Leonel Fernández Analyze the Most Pressing Challenges of Latin America and the Caribbean
The secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, and the president of GFDD/Funglode, Leonel Fernández, held a work meeting on Tuesday morning in which they analyzed the most pressing challenges currently facing Latin America and the Caribbean, such as organized crime and citizen insecurity.

“The True Story Behind Chronicle of a Death Foretold”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
Earlier this month the news came out that Miguel Reyes Palencia, Gabriel García Márquez’s inspiration for the character Bayardo San Román in his novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold, had died in Barranquilla, Colombia, at 95 years of age.

More than 300 Delegates from Different Regions of the Dominican Republic, Mexico and the United States Participate in the Dominican Model United Nations in New York
The twelfth edition of the New York Dominican Republic Model United Nations (NYDRMUN 2017), organized by the United Nations Dominican Association (ANURD, for its acronym in Spanish) and in collaboration with the Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode) and Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), was celebrated from April 12 to 18 in New York with the participation of more than 300 delegates from different regions of the Dominican Republic, Mexico and the
United States.

Group of Dominican Students Experience Life of an Ivy League Undergraduate at the University of Pennsylvania
The first Global Dominican Academic Exchange (GDAE) of this year was held in the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) from Abril 9-16, 2017, in collaboration with the on campus Student Association, Grupo Quisqueyano (GQ), who served as hosts and introduced the Dominicans to Ivy League student life. This is the second time that a GDAE group visited UPenn.