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GFDD at DPI/NGO Briefing in Observance of World Day
May 18, 2006 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), represented by María Victoria Abreu, attended the United Nations Department of Public Information NGO Section (DPI/NGO) briefing in observance of The World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, held on May 18, 2006, at the Dag Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium, United Nations Headquarters, New York City. This... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Co-Sponsors Civil Society Special Session in Preparation for OAS General Assembly
May 3, 2006 - GFDD, along with Microsoft and Hewlett Packard, co-sponsored the Civil Society Special Session held in Washington, DC May 2-3 with Civil Society and the OAS Special Session of the Committee on Inter-American Summits Management and Civil Society (CISC) Participation around "Good Governance and Development in the Knowledge-Based Society." The purpose of the Roundtable was to... Continue Reading >
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More than 200 Dominican Teachers Received Diplomas of Certification
April 27, 2006 - On April 27, 2006, on an event celebrated at FUNGLODE's headquarters in Santo Domingo, more than 200 Dominican Teachers received Diplomas of Certification for the online training they recently completed on "Quality of Basic Education". Mr. Paul Goris, Education and Technology Coordinator of FUNGLODE, Asunción Sanz, Project Coordinator for GFDD, and Cristian Matías, Director for... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Launched Virtual Educa Caribe During Inter-American Forum on New Technologies
April 25, 2006 - The Inter-American Forum on New Technologies was inaugurated April 25, 2006, with an opening event in which President Fernández and the First Lady, Margarita Cedeño de Fernández were present, as well as the Ministers of Education and Higher Education of the Dominican Republic, Alejandrina Germán and Ligia Amada Melo, respectively. José María Antón, Secretary General... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE at IX International Book Fair in Santo Domingo
April 24, 2006 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister organization in the Dominican Republic Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) are participating in the IX International Book Fair being celebrated in Santo Domingo through May 7th, 2006. The Fair was inaugurated in the evening of April 24, with an artistic production called "Mezcla" presented... Continue Reading >
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Future Perspectives on Climate Change
April 19, 2006 - On April 19, 2006, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), its sister organization in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), in collaboration with their local Environment Working Group, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Dominican Republic, and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Santo Domingo, held a panel... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Attended UN Panel Discussion on Intellectual Property
April 13, 2006 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister organization in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), represented by Alicia Alonzo, attended a panel discussion on the analysis of the role of free/open source software and other collaborative models of knowledge production. The panel was hosted by the United Nations University,... Continue Reading >
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Documentary Series on Social and National Security Issues Comes to a Close
April 12, 2006 - The series of documentary presentations and the following panel discussions were aimed to increase public awareness about current issues of global importance as hunger, nuclear weapons and peacekeeping missions. With the presentation of "The Peacekeepers", Global Foundation Democracy and Development (GFDD), its sister organization in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), and... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Present Documentary: The Peacekeepers
April 8, 2006 - On April 7, 2006, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), with the collaboration of Americans for Informed Democracy, presented 'The Peacekeepers', a ground-breaking documentary on the UN mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo between 2002 and 2004. The documentary presentation was followed by a discussion panel... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Actively Participate in UN ECOSOC NGO Forum
April 6, 2006 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister organization in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), represented by María Victoria Abreu, participated in the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) NGO Forum on "Creating an environment at the national and international levels conducive to generating full and productive employment... Continue Reading >
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Lecture on Economic Stabilization Policy in the Dominican Republic
April 5, 2006 - The Senior Analyst and Director of the Latin American Country-Risk Department of The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), Robert Wood, highlighted the economic recovery recently achieved by Dominican Republic, which he attributed mainly to the successful implementation of stabilization public policies by the Administration of Leonel Fernández. Mr. Wood stated that these policies have recovered the... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Present Documentary: Last Best Chance
April 4, 2006 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), with the collaboration of Americans for Informed Democracy (AID), presented 'Last Best Chance', a docudrama that reveals the deadly threat posed by vulnerable nuclear weapons, followed by a discussion panel of national and international experts, which included Jorge Núñez Alba, Former... Continue Reading >
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GFDD, FUNGLODE, SEE, and Microsoft Initiate Second Regional Training of Partners in Learning
April 3, 2006 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), its sister organization in Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education (SEE for its Spanish initials) and Microsoft Corporation, initiated the second regional training for teachers, part of the "Partners in Learning" (PIL) program. Through the "Partners in Learning" program... Continue Reading >
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Fernando Henrique Cardoso Speaks at XII Lecture of the Americas
March 31, 2006 - Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former President of Brazil, was the main speaker at the XII Lecture Series of the Americas, a program of the Organization of American States. Henrique Cardoso stated that the rising of leftist parties in Latin American countries still does not represent a threat to democracy in the region. He argued the importance... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Participates in 2006 State of the Planet Forum at Columbia University
March 30, 2006 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) participated in the "State of the Planet 06: Is Sustainable Development feasible?" forum, held by The Earth Institute, at the Roone Arledge Auditorium, Alfred Lerner Hall, Columbia University, New York City. This is the fourth biennial State of the Planet conference, in which international renowned experts, scholars and... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Present: The Silent Killer
March 27, 2006 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), with the collaboration of Americans for Informed Democracy (AID), presented 'The Silent Killer' , a powerful one-hour documentary on the unfinished campaign against global hunger, followed by a discussion panel of international and national experts which included Maria Salas, World Food... Continue Reading >
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GFDD at UN DPI/NGO Section Briefing on Monterrey Consensus
March 23, 2006 - lobal Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), represented by Maria Victoria Abreu, participated in the weekly briefing meeting of the United Nations Department of Public Information, NGO Section (UN DPI/NGO), which focused on The Monterrey Consensus and the United Nations Development Agenda. More than one hundred NGOs and CSOs representatives from all around the world... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Sign Agreement with Canadian Foundation for the Americas
March 22, 2006 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), and its sister organization in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), signed a 5-year agreement on technical cooperation, diplomatic and international matters, and professional trainings and research projects, with the Canadian Foundation for the Americas, FOCAL. The agreement, aimed to improve cooperation in the Canada-Dominican... Continue Reading >
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UN Panel Discussion on Free Software, eGovernment and Democracy
March 20, 2006 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister organization in Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), represented by Yamile Eusebio, GFDD/FUNGLODE Internships and Educational Projects Coordinator, and Paul Goris, IT and Education Coordinator for FUNGLODE, participated in a panel discussion on 'How free software and eGovernment are changing developing countries', held... Continue Reading >
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Lecture on Education and Development Presented by Jeffrey Sachs
March 14, 2006 - The economist Jeffrey Sachs, Director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University and Director of the UN Millennium Project and Special Advisor to the UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, on the Millennium Development Goals, was the guest of the XI Lecture Series of the Americas. In his presentation, "New Approaches to Economic Directions in Latin... Continue Reading >
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