Category Archives: Panel Discussions
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Delia Blanco: “You only love what you know, and to know our culture we have the book All Things Dominican”
Musician Rafael Solano, anthropologist Delia Blanco and cultural artisan and manager Manuel Guillén participate in the panel “Dominican customs and rhythms: an offer full of life and color” in the Santo Domingo International Book Fair
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“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".
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GFDD to Host Publication Launch on Impact Investment as a Tool for Social Development at the World Bank/IMF Civil Society Policy Forum
GFDD in partnership with the NGO Committee on Social Development and the NGO Committee on Financing for Development, will hold a publication launch and panel discussion during the 2017 World Bank/IMF Spring Meetings Civil Society Policy Forum entitled “Impact Investment as a Tool for Social Development”.
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GFDD/Funglode to Co-Host a UN Panel Discussion on Financial Inclusion as a Tool for Poverty Eradication and the Empowerment of Women
GFDD in partnership with the NGO Committee for Social Development and the NGO Committee on Financing for Development will host an interactive debate on Monday March 13 from 4.30pm to 6pm in the Boss Room of the UN Church Center for the United Nations on the 8th floor of 777 United Nations Plaza in New York City.
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GFDD/Funglode to Co-Host a UN Panel Discussion on the Need to Improve Systemic Justice for Women and Marginalized Communities in Latin America and the Caribbean
GFDD/Funglode along with the John Jay College of Criminal Justice and CUNY will host an interactive debate on Tuesday March 14 from 6.30pm to 8.30pm in Conference Room 4 of the United Nations Headquarters, during the 61st session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW61).
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DREFF Celebrates World Anthropology Day with the Science Academy of the Dominican Republic!
February 16 is the World Anthropology Day and DREFF celebrated it with the screening of The Anthropologist in Santo Domingo. The event was co-hosted by the Science Academy of the Dominican Republic. The screening took place within the framework of DREFF’s program Year-Round Environmental Film Screenings Program, which seeks to foster and inspire dialogue, raise awareness and promote sustainable practices by showing a diverse selection of quality movies on critical environmental and
sustainable development issues and organizing discussions and workshops.
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“There Is a Strong Need for Improved Efficiency and Efficacy of Existing Medicines and Interventions to Protect Health from Climate Change” States Jules Mitchel of Target Health During Panel Discussion at on Climate Change and Children’s Health
Seeking to highlight the impact of climate change on children’s health, the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development in partnership with the United Nations Association of America (UNA-USA) Council of Organizations (COO) and the Institute for Life Sciences Collaboration hosted a panel discussion at the UN Church Center on Thursday November 17, 2016. The event was divided into three segments including a climate panel with remarks by Marc Jourdan of GFDD on the outcome
of the recent UN Climate Conference in Marrakesh and Jon Lourie of Duane Morris LLP who considered the degree to which climate change is tackled under US environmental law.
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GFDD to Partner with UNA-USA Council of Organizations and other NGOs for UN Panel Discussion on Climate Change and its Impact on Children’s 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 a panel discussion to celebrate the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (the 2030 Agenda), as ratified by the UN General Assembly. Marc Jourdan, GFDD’S UN Programs & Outreach Manager, will give a presentation focusing on climate change and its
impact on small island developing states like the Dominican Republic.
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GFDD and Funglode to Launch Sustainable Tourism Publication in Washington DC
The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister organization Fundación Global Democracia y Desarollo (Funglode) will host a panel discussion on the importance of sustainable tourism for the development of the Dominican Republic, as part of the official launch of the GFDD/Funglode publication entitled “Challenges for Sustainable Growth through Tourism in the Dominican Republic” by GFDD Fellow, Ms. Emma Fawcett. In addition to the author, several policy
experts the from the NGO community and the Dominican board of tourism will also be present to contribute to the discussion.
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The Dominican Republic Has a Huge Opportunity to Grasp the NY Market – A Discussion Promoted by GFDD at NYIT, during Dominican Week 2016 in the United States
GFDD hosted the event “Innovation and Supply Chain Optimization Based on Production and Market Potentials in the Dominican Republic and the USA”, as part of Dominican Week 2016 (SEMDOMUSA), with the participation of GFDD’s partners National Supermarket Association (NSA) and the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT). Within the framework of the annual initiative of AMCHAMDR, that has been supported by GFDD throughout the years, representatives from
AMCHAMDR, NSA, CONEP, and other institutions discussed the main challenge (and great opportunity) that the Dominican business community faces: increasing trade between the Dominican Republic and the United States through innovation and supply chain optimization based on production and market potentials.
