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GFDD and John Jay College of Criminal Justice Presented Results of Research on Prison Reform in the Dominican Republic and the SDGs
December 12, 2019 - New York, NY - On Tuesday, December 10th 2019, Jennifer Peirce, PhD Candidate in Criminal Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice/CUNY Graduate Center in New York City and 2017 GFDD/Funglode Research Fellow, presented her work on “Prison Reform in the Dominican Republic and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”. The presentation, held... Continue Reading >
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Global Roundtable interview with Nestor Mendez highlights the lesser known initiatives of the OAS and its future outlook
December 11, 2019 - Washington, D.C.- The Organization of American States’ (OAS) Assistant Secretary General Nestor Mendez sat down with the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development’s (GFDD) correspondent and Dominican diplomat, Angie Martinez, for an interview in GFDD’s Global Roundtable series on August 12, 2019. Martinez began with an introduction of Mendez’ many accomplishments as Ambassador of Belize... Continue Reading >
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The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development welcomed Paulo Abrao, Executive Secretary for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the Organization of American States (IACHR/OAS), for a segment of GFDD’s Global Roundtables series of videos and interviews
November 27, 2019 - Angie Martinez, GFDD contributor, began the interview with a brief background of Abrao’s many achievements and asked what the IACHR’s process looks like for an individual citizen who wants to file a human rights violation complain. Abrao went over the 3 mandates that guide the IACHR; the individual petition system, monitoring of the human rights... Continue Reading >
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Learning about Prison Reform in the Dominican Republic and the SDGs
November 22, 2019 - On Tuesday, December 10th 2019, Jennifer Peirce, PhD Candidate in Criminal Justice at John Jay College of Criminal Justice/CUNY Graduate Center in New York City and GFDD Research Fellow, will present her work on “Prison Reform in the Dominican Republic and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)”. This is a GFDD initiative under its Fellows Program,... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Co-Hosts Discussion on “Social Good: Having an Impact Locally & Globally”
November 22, 2019 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), together with Global Family, General Assembly of Partners, Habitat Civil Society Working Group, Huairou Commission, NGO Major Group Urban Cluster, Consortium for Sustainable Urbanization, Humanitarian Focus Foundation, Youth for a Better World/MMUN/Youth Impact Forum, Salvation Army, International Social Justice Commission, Global Family for Love & Peace, WFUWO, ICW,... Continue Reading >
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Book Launch “In Defense of the Constitution: Reflections for History” by Leonel Fernández
November 18, 2019 - In the event for “In Defense of the Constitution: Reflections for history”, the former head of state manifested that in order to achieve prosperity, there have to be democratic rules of play in which politicians and the governed are attached and committed to the law. SANTO DOMINGO.- The former President of the Dominican Republic and... Continue Reading >
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DREFF 2019 concludes with an encouraging message to the Dominican youth
November 16, 2019 - Santo Domingo - The seventh edition of the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival ended yesterday with an encouraging message to the Dominican youth: a message of commitment to the environment and a vision of a more harmonious planet under the care of everyone. A total of nine academic institutions of the Dominican Republic assembled hundreds of... Continue Reading >
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Hundreds of young people of all ages show enthusiasm, knowledge and environmental consciousness in the seventh edition of the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival
November 15, 2019 - Santo Domingo - The last four films of DREFF 2019 were screened at Santo Domingo and Santiago, concluding this edition in 3 cities and 9 venues in the Dominican Republic were hundreds of young people of all ages have shown grand knowledge and awareness of environmental threats as well as the available solutions to tackle climate... Continue Reading >
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Cacú: un cambio por la vida and Chasing the Snot Whales of Samaná, and their director, Marvin Del Cid, were the protagonists today at DREFF
November 14, 2019 - Santo Domingo - The third day of DREFF 2019 concludes with Dominican flair and was filled with great and educative discussions, excellent films and fun shorts for the children. Cacú: un cambio por la vida and Chasing the Snot Whales of Samaná, and their director Marvin del Cid, a Guatemalan living in the Dominican Republic,... Continue Reading >
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Victoria Sloan Jordan: “This movie could not be a traditional documentary, based on data and interviews, because director Chris Jordan and I are artists. He is a photographer and I m a poet; we had to do something that reached the human condition.”
November 13, 2019 - UNIBE welcomes the projection of Albatross and the presence of its producer in the second day of DREFF filled with prominent and award-winning international productions Santo Domingo - The second day of DREFF 2019 concluded tonight at the Pontifica Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) in Santo Domingo with the screening of Sea of Shadows after... Continue Reading >
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The Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival’s seventh edition premiered today with 9 screenings in 3 cities and 6 venues
November 12, 2019 - Santo Domingo - Under the theme “Passion for our planet”, a new edition of the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival began today. A total of 12 screenings from 6 countries- Colombia, Argentina, Belgium, U.S.A., Mexico and the Dominican Republic- will be shown over the next 4 days in 9 venues around the country in association with... Continue Reading >
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DREFF Co-Host Special Screenings at GCFI72 in Punta Cana
November 11, 2019 - The Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), a GFDD initiative, with the Grupo Puntacana Foundation, and the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI) hosted two special screenings of environmental documentaries as part of the 72nd Annual conference of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI). The Dominican documentary "Cacú: Un cambio por la vida", directed... Continue Reading >
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XV edition of the International Conference of the Americas (CILA) inaugurated at Santo Domingo
October 31, 2019 - CILA is a student event focused on global issues and is of major significance in Latin America and the Caribbean. This edition will be held from October 30th to November 2nd. Santo Domingo - The United Nations Association of the Dominican Republic (UNA-DR), the Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode) and its sister institution in... Continue Reading >
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In Collaboration with DREFF, “Alimento” Screened at Colleges and Universities Through the Faces for Hunger 2019 Festival
October 22, 2019 - Washington, DC - Thanks to the support of the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), the Dominican short film “Alimento” was selected to be screened at the Faces for Hunger 2019 film festival, an initiative of the Palms for Life Fund. The festival took place at... Continue Reading >
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Final Countdown! Less Than a Month Until the Seventh Edition of the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival
October 18, 2019 - Washington - The seventh edition of the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF) starts November 12 with four days of movies and debates on the environment and climate change challenges. Three cities in the Dominican Republic -Santo Domingo, Santiago and Punta Cana- will be the sites of activities aiming to involve the community in debate on... Continue Reading >
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GFDD/Funglode Present at the First Dominican Book Fair in Canada
October 17, 2019 - Montreal, Canada - Collaborating with the Dominican Embassy in Canada, the Ministry of Culture of the Dominican Republic, and other institutions, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister organization in the Dominican Republic, Funglode, participated in the first Dominican Book Fair in Montreal, showcasing a variety of their publications and promoting the... Continue Reading >
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The Global Forum Comes to a Close with Moderate Optimism for the Immediate Future of Latin America and the Caribbean
September 27, 2019 - New York – The Global Forum Latin America and the Caribbean 2019 ended this Friday with “cautious” and “moderate optimism” for the next decade in the region, as former heads of State and experts debated in the final panel, “Democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean: current challenges.” Laura Chinchilla, former president of Costa Rica and... Continue Reading >
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The Public-Private Alliances Model as an Instrument for Development: The Final Goal is Community Wellbeing
September 27, 2019 - New York - The debate of the second session on Friday of the Global Forum Latin America and the Caribbean focused on “Public-private partnerships for development,” with an exhaustive analysis on the financial model and a vision about how we must adapt to new times, as well as a change on the focus so that... Continue Reading >
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Gerardo de Icaza: “We must emphasize that not only votes be counted well, but that the willpower of voters be respected too”
September 27, 2019 - The fourth panel takes place at the Global Forum Latin America and the Caribbean with the topic “the super election cycle in Latin America in 2019” New York - The Global Forum Latin America and the Caribbean started its first session on Friday with a debate about the super election cycle in Latin America, as well... Continue Reading >
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“Elections of Anger”: Daniel Zovatto Highlights the Volatile and Defiant Context of Latin America’s Political Reconfiguration
September 27, 2019 - The regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean at International IDEA analyzes the main trends of the super election cycle in the fourth panel at the Global Forum Latin America and the Caribbean New York - With just a few months left of the super election cycle, in which 15 of the 18 countries in... Continue Reading >
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