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GFDD Short Film Wins the 2nd Place Fan Coral Award at the Reef Renaissance Film Festival Awarded
June 10, 2014 - Garbage or Resource - A Dominican Republic Experience won the 2nd Place Fan Coral Award in the Documentary Short category at the Reef Renaissance Film Festival last Sunday, June 8th in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. The 17-minute short film, directed by Natasha Despotovic, has had a successful run since its premiere at the III Dominican... Continue Reading >
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DREFF raises awareness and promotes environmental stewardship
June 10, 2014 - In celebration of World Environment Day, and as part of its mission to raise awareness and deepen the understanding of environmental issues, the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF), a GFDD/FUNGLODE initiative, successfully carried out a series of events between June 6th and 9th. The activities, which took place at the Universidad APEC (UNAPEC) in... Continue Reading >
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10th Annual CILA 2014 Was Launched
June 10, 2014 - The Dominican Association of the United Nations (UNA-DR), Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), and its sister institution in the United States, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), officially launched the 10th annual International Conference of the Americas (Conferencia Internacional de Las Americas) (CILA 2014). The launching ceremony took place at the Salón Salomé Ureña... Continue Reading >
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Summer Programs Kick Off in Santo Domingo
June 6, 2014 - The 2014 InteRDom Summer Program officially began on May 31, 2014 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, welcoming a diverse group of students hailing from the United States and Argentina. The students accepted into the program represent a wide variety of interest areas, and will experience an action-packed summer of internships, activities and get-togethers, including a... Continue Reading >
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The 44th OAS General Assembly closed with the adoption of the Declaration of Asuncion “Development with social inclusion”
June 6, 2014 - The Member countries of the Organization of American States (OAS) pledged to undertake "the necessary efforts to eradicate hunger and poverty, especially extreme poverty; combat inequity, inequality, discrimination and social exclusion; and increase equitable access to health services as well as to quality and inclusive education" in the Americas during the meetings that took place... Continue Reading >
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InteRDom to Attend 2014 Global Internship Conference in Toronto
June 5, 2014 - “Internships, Co-op, Experiential Education – Where Next?”—that is the theme to be discussed at the 2014 Global Internship Conference (GIC), to be held from June 10-13, 2014 in Toronto, Canada. InteRDom will join the more than 270 professionals, educators, and researchers at the conference hosted by the University of Toronto in partnership with the Academic... Continue Reading >
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GFDD to Attend UNA USA Annual Meeting in Washington DC, in its capacity as Executive Committee Member – June 8, 2014
June 3, 2014 - On June 8, 2014, the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) will join other committee members of the United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA USA) for their 2014 Annual Meeting. The theme of this year’s meeting will be “Mobilizing for the World We Want”. Marc Jourdan, UN Representative for GFDD,... Continue Reading >
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Meeting with the Civil Society to the OAS opens discussion on various topics, during the 44th General Assembly in Paraguay
June 2, 2014 - With a huge turn-out, around 500 Civil Society’s organizations from the region participated, on June 2, in a dialogue with the Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, prior to the early works of the XLIV General Assembly of hemispheric entity in Asuncion, Paraguay, where institutions presented topics related to... Continue Reading >
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Celebrate World Environment day with DREFF’s Year Round Environmental Screening Program
June 2, 2014 - In celebration of World Environment Day, the DREFF’s Year Round Environmental Screening program is organizing a series of events from June 3-9, across the Dominican Republic in the cities of Santo Domingo, Santiago and Jarabacoa. The varied activities will provide ample opportunities for students, teachers and the general public to participate in screenings, seminars, and... Continue Reading >
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Full House at the Screening of the Film “Ana’s Struggle”
June 2, 2014 - The Aula Magna of UniNorte’s Graduate School was the stage where a large audience enjoyed the screening of the film "Ana’s struggle", organized by the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) / Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) and the Embassy of the Dominican Republic in Paraguay, with the support of UniNorte. The welcoming... Continue Reading >
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Dominican Film Showcase in Paraguay
May 31, 2014 - As part of its initiative, the Dominican Film Showcase, the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) will present on Monday, June 2nd, 2014, the film "Ana’s Struggle", by Dominican film director Bladimir Abud, winner of the Soberano Award for best film in 2013 and the award for best actress, with the extraordinary participation of... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Partners with British Embassy for a Conference focused on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict
May 30, 2014 - On June 10, the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), will organize a conference in partnership with the British Embassy, and with the support of the Ministry of Women in Dominican Republic and the United Nations Dominican Association, on the topic of Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict.... Continue Reading >
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Ambassador Ruiz Diaz of Paraguay discusses the importance of poverty eradication within the post-2015 development agenda
May 30, 2014 - On May 30, GFDD’s Executive Director, Ms. Natasha Despotovic sat down with Ambassador Ruiz Diaz Bareiro, the Permanent Representative of Paraguay to the Organization of American States (OAS) for the next edition of the GFDD Global Roundtables. Ambassador Ruiz Diaz, who has over 22 years’ experience as a career diplomat, provided insight on the importance... Continue Reading >
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Dominican Film Showcase Ends on a High Note Celebrating Dominican Republic’s Rich Musical Heritage
May 23, 2014 - GFDD’s Dominican Film Showcase, hosted in partnership with the Dominican Film Festival in New York and the Dominican Cultural Commission in the United States, ended on a high note on Friday, May 23, with its final film presentation of a popular music documentary "Sol Caribe" at the Symphony Space venue in Manhattan’s Upper West Side.... Continue Reading >
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GFDD President Fernández Moderates High Level UN Panel Examining the Implementation of ‘North-South, South-South, Triangular Cooperation’, and ICTs in the Post 2015-Development Agenda
May 22, 2014 - On May 22, 2014, the former Head of State and President of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), Leonel Fernández moderated a High Level panel discussion at United Nations Headquarters in New York entitled, "How can all forms of cooperation, namely North-South, South-South and Triangular Cooperation, as well... Continue Reading >
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Dominican Film Showcase Continues to Inspire with Docu-Drama “The Mountain”
May 22, 2014 - Nothing is impossible or out of reach if you work hard enough according to the documentary "The Mountain". That was the strong message at the Dominican Film Showcase (DFS) program on its second night showing on Thursday, May 22 at Symphony Space in Upper Manhattan. The screening of the inspirational film was made possible by... Continue Reading >
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GFDD and FUNGLODE’s 3-Day Dominican Film Showcase Program Launched in Upper Manhattan
May 21, 2014 - The Dominican Film Showcase program, an initiative of GFDD and FUNGLODE, launched on Wednesday, May 21 in New York’s Upper West Side with a screening of action drama film "Biodegradable", superbly directed by Dominican filmmaker Juan Basanta. The screening is the first of a series of film events to take place in collaboration with Symphony... Continue Reading >
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Eco-Visitas Program Encourages Environmental Education and Recreation for Students
May 21, 2014 - Hundreds of public school students enjoyed a lively participation in the 46th edition of the Eco-Visitas Program for Environmental Education and Recreation, which is promoted by the Dominican Ministry of Environment’s Department of Education and Environmental Training. The event, which was organized in partnership with Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister... Continue Reading >
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Bilateral Business Council to be Launched between the Dominican Republic and India
May 21, 2014 - Former president of the Dominican Republic and President of the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development Foundation, Leonel Fernández convened a meeting at GFDD’s New York office with representatives of some 14 Indian companies, based in the United States, to create a Bilateral Business Council underpinning firm corporate business exchanges between the Dominican Republic and... Continue Reading >
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GFDD President Fernández to Moderate High Level UN Panel Examining ‘North-South, South-South, Triangular Cooperation’, and ICTs
May 20, 2014 - The former Head of State and President of Global Foundation for Democracy and Development and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), Leonel Fernández will moderate a High Level panel discussion at United Nations Headquarters in New York entitled, "Contributions of North-South, South-South, Triangular Cooperation, and Information and Communication Technologies for the Implementation of the Post-2015... Continue Reading >
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