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Leonel Fernández, Panelist at the World Economic Forum in Medellin, Colombia
Dr. Leonel Fernández, president of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode) travels Monday to Colombia, where his agenda includes a meeting with Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, at Palacio de Nariño, in Bogotá, and his participation as a panelist at the World Economic Forum on Latin America 2016 to be held in Medellín.
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“Mitigation and Adaptation Policies Without Money Are Just a Conversation” States Executive Vice-President of the National Climate Change and Clean Development Mechanism Council at GFDD Event
GFDD/Funglode organized and moderated a panel discussion at the 2016 United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA USA) Leadership Council today, in its capacity as the Chair of the UNA USA Council of Organizations (UNA USA COO) Environmental Subcommittee. The event, entitled Beyond the Road to Paris-Action for Climate Change, was a seminar and panel discussion on climate change led by Marc Jourdan of the Global Foundation for Democracy and
Development (GFDD). With the participation of international science and policy experts, it sought to inform UNA USA chapter members about the regional impacts of climate change, both in the US and the Dominican Republic, and the efforts made in Paris by the international community to help tackle this global issue.
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“If Seas Continue to Rise as Projected the Maldives Will Be Unlivable by 2100”, States Jon Bowermaster during GFDD/Funglode Special Presentation of Sink or Swim: Learning the Crawl in the Maldives
Seeking to educate New York City high school students about the impacts of climate change and incentivize them into action, GFDD/Funglode put together a special film screening and panel discussion at the United Nations today for students from the International School of Liberal Arts based in the Bronx and the High School for Excellence and Innovation based in Inwood. The film being screened was the environmental documentary Sink or Swim: Learning the Crawl in the Maldives
directed by Jon Bowermaster, which was followed by a panel discussion with the filmmaker and the Ambassador of Fiji to the United Nations, H.E Mr. Peter Thomson. The event also included a guided tour of the UN, to provide students with the opportunity to learn more about the international organization.
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Cuba Welcomes with Great Enthusiasm Dominican Environmental Films and Recycled Art
The Dominican Environmental Film Festival, an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode), was present at the 12th Festival del Cine Pobre de Gibara, in Holguin, Cuba, held from April 20 to 24, with a busy agenda: screening of three documentaries—two GFDD productions and the winner of Premio Globo Verde Dominicano 2015—promoting creative recycling; and participating in a panel commemorating Earth
Day.
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“We Need to Localize and Integrate International Policy Development into Local Development Agendas” States Ambassador Elisaia of Samoa During GFDD Event at World Bank
The panelists included H.E. Ambassador Feturi Elisaia, Permanent Mission of the Independent State of Samoa to the United Nations and a member of the Board of the Green Climate Fund, Dr. Muthukumara Mani, Lead Environmental Economist, World Bank, Dr. Catherine Anna Maria Pattillo, Assistant Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Strategy Policy and Review Department and Dr. Barry
Herman, The New School, New York and Social Justice in Global Development.
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GFDD to Host Panel Discussion at the 2016 World Bank Civil Society Policy Forum
GFDD, in partnership with the NGO Committee for Social Development and the NGO Committee on Financing for Development, will hold a panel discussion during the 2016 World Bank Civil Society Policy Forum entitled “Financing Tools for Reducing Social Inequalities” in the run up to the Spring Meetings of the World Bank and the IMF. The panel will feature a wide variety of high-level speakers, including UN Member State delegates, World Bank and IMF Representatives, as well as civil
society experts.
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“Women and girls have dreams, but femicide steals those dreams”, States the Dominican Deputy Attorney General for Women Affairs During GFDD UN Event
GFDD hosted a panel discussion at the UN today to celebrate the 60th Session on the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60). The event, entitled “Efforts to Reduce Violence against Women and Promote Gender Empowerment in the Dominican Republic and Abroad”, looked to contribute to the review theme of CSW60: The elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls.
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GFDD/Funglode to Host UN Panel Discussion on the Dominican Republic’s Efforts to Reduce Violence against Women and Promote Gender Empowerment
The Dominican Republic, together with 121 other countries endorsed the United Nations General Assembly’s Declaration of Commitment to End Sexual Violence in Conflict on October 2, 2013. Looking to extend this effort further, GFDD and Funglode would like to present an update session on the Dominican Republic’s efforts to reduce violence against women and promote gender empowerment to this year’s participants of the 60th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women.
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GFDD/Funglode to Host UN Panel Discussion on Financing Tools for Reducing Social Inequalities during CSocD54
To advance the commitments made during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) in 2015, to reduce inequalities in the global social development and to care for the future of our planet GFDD/Funglode along with the NGO Committee on Social Development and the NGO Committee on Financing for Development will host an interactive debate on Thursday February 4, 2016 from 1.15pm to 2.30pm at the United Nations Conference Room E.
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GFDD/Funglode to Host Panel Discussion and Fellows Publication Launch on the Economic Influence of China in the Dominican Republic
To commemorate the launch of its Research & Ideas publication series titled Dominican Republic and P.R. China: Exchange, Trade and Investment, GFDD & Funglode will host a presentation of the study in Santo Domingo by GFDD Fellow and author of the publication, Ms. Yuan Li. In addition to commenting on the findings contained in her work, Ms. Li will participate in a panel discussion together with other international policy experts on the economic influence of
China in the Dominican Republic.
