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Global Roundtable Interview with the OAS’ Luis Porto Covers Democratic and Development Challenges in the Americas
July 24, 2019 - Washington, D.C. - The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) was pleased to welcome Senior Advisor to the Strategic Counsel for Organizational Development and Management for Results at the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Porto, to the organization’s offices in Washington, D.C. for a Global Roundtables interview. On July 24 diplomat and GFDD... Continue Reading >
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New Study on Prison Reform in the Dominican Republic launched
July 24, 2019 - Jennifer Peirce, holder of a master's in international relations—published on July 23 at Funglode—through GFDD's Fellows program. Santo Domingo - Throughout 15 years of political changes and budgetary restrictions, the Dominican New Prison Management Model has adapted, integrated lessons, and shared its experiences and tools with neighbor countries in Latin America. The model stands in... Continue Reading >
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“Institutional Democratic Revolution”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
July 23, 2019 - With its triumph in the congressional or midterm elections of 2006, the Dominican Liberation Party (PLD), for the first time, achieved a majority in both the Senate and the House of Representatives. This allowed us, at that time, to maintain that as a result of those elections, a reencounter with history had occurred in the... Continue Reading >
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Remembering Fernando Báez, Family and Friends Pay Tribute to the Renowned Dominican Filmmaker in the Latest GFDD Dominican Get-Together
July 16, 2019 - New York, July 16, 2019 - Last Friday, July 12, in the latest installment in its Dominican Get-Togethers series, GFDD New York offered an intimate evening of commemoration of the late filmmaker Fernando Báez Mella, including a chat with his family members María Cordero de Báez and Arturo Báez and a screening of his nature... Continue Reading >
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“Misión Estrella” in Washington, D.C.: Honoring the Memory of a Great Dominican Filmmaker
July 11, 2019 - Honoring the memory of Dominican filmmaker and photographer Fernando Báez Mella, GFDD, with the collaboration of the Embassy of the Dominican Republic to the United States, hosted a special screening of his last film "Misión Estrella" at the GALA Hispanic Theater in Washington, D.C. The event was held on Wednesday, July 10, 2019, and had... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Team Takes Part in the 2019 ISTE Conference on Educational Technology
July 1, 2019 - Philadelphia, July 1, 2019— From June 23-26, 2019, GFDD sent its New York Office Director Yamile Eusebio, along with Josefina Pimentel, a collaborator of Funglode's Center for Education Studies in the Dominican Republic, to represent the organization at the 40th Annual ISTE Conference and Expo, held this year at Philadelphia's Pennsylvania Convention Center with more than... Continue Reading >
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Digital Platforms and New Communication Strategies Boost Ibero-American Gastronomy in the 21st Century
July 1, 2019 - GastroComunica—the first Conference on Communication and Gastronomy: Multiplatform Narratives in Gastronomy and Tourism—held at Funglode, highlighted this new phenomenon. With the participation of prominent journalists, chefs, and strategists from the spheres of communications and tourism, the Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode), through its DominicanaOnline.org initiative, together with Bocatips, held its first Conference on Communication... Continue Reading >
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CUNY Dominican Studies Institute brings the study of the history of Dominican music to the United States
June 28, 2019 - Miami, Florida - Funglode/GFDD in Florida, under the leadership of José J. Záiter, and the Latinos United in Action Center, Inc., led by Dr. Amada Vargas, hosted a discussion group on the history of Dominican Music in the United States, a project run by the City University of New York Dominican Studies Institute (CUNY DSI).... Continue Reading >
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Innovation, Collaboration and Democracy: Main Topics at the OAS’ 49th General Assembly
June 28, 2019 - Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), as a civil society organization member of the Organization of American States (OAS), attended the forty-ninth regular session of the General Assembly of that entity, titled “Innovating to Strengthen Hemispheric Multilateralism”, held at Medellín, Colombia, June 26-28, 2019. Maria Victoria Abreu, GFDD’s International Affairs and Socioeconomic Development Program... Continue Reading >
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Refugees: A Growing Global Political and Diplomatic Crisis
June 21, 2019 - Washington, DC - On World Refugee Day, held every year on June 20th, the United Nations (UN) commemorates the strength, courage and perseverance of millions of refugees. This year, World Refugee Day also marked a key moment for the public to show support for families forced to flee. Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD)... Continue Reading >
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Funglode/GFDD extends an invitation to the first “GastroComunica” Conference on Communication and Gastronomy: Multiplatform Narratives in Gastronomy and Tourism
June 18, 2019 - The activity will take place on Wednesday, June 26, and Thursday, June 27, 2019, at Funglode with the aim of reflecting and debating on how we can and should use communication to make Dominican gastronomy a pillar of our competitiveness. The Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode), through its initiative Dominicanaonline.org, together with Bocatips, extends... Continue Reading >
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“The Venice Commission: Constitution, Democracy, and Presidential Reelection”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
June 18, 2019 - In view of some of the experiences that have been taking place in Latin America, the OAS Secretary General, Luis Almagro, requested that the European Commission for Democracy through Law, an advisory body, respond to several concerns in relation to constitutional limits on presidential reelection. The OAS submitted four questions to the European Commission in... Continue Reading >
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How Can Latin America Boost Social Inclusion? Betilde Muñoz-Pogossian of the OAS Assesses the Panorama in the Latest GFDD Global Roundtable
June 12, 2019 - Washington, DC - In the latest installment of the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development's Global Roundtables series of video interviews with key public figures and policymakers, GFDD's Angie Martinez welcomed Betilde Muñoz-Pogossian, Director of the Department of Social Inclusion for the Secretary General of the Organization of American States, for a wide-ranging chat on... Continue Reading >
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DREFF and UNIBE close Environment Week with the documentary Revolution
June 12, 2019 - Santo Domingo - Last Friday, June 7, the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF) presented a screening of the documentary Revolution to observe World Environment Day. The event, held together with the Ibero-American University (UNIBE) to close its Environment Week, was hosted by DREFF’s Environmental Film Screenings, an initiative of Global Foundation for Democracy and... Continue Reading >
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InteRDom 2019 Begins its Summer Program
June 5, 2019 - Santo Domingo, D.R. - On Monday, June 3th, InteRDom’s 2019 Summer program got underway in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, with the introduction of the four new interns who will participate in the current program, led by Manuel Medrano, GFDD’s program coordinator. The interns participating in this year’s Summer program will be Marlene Beltre, a criminal... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Co-Partners with Local Organizations to Discuss the Issue of “Communities, Local Leaderships and Climate Actions”
June 3, 2019 - New York, NY - The Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) partnered with the non-government organization “Committee on Sustainable Development” in a meeting to discuss " Communities,Local Leadership and Climate Action." The meeting took place on Thursday, May 30, at the Salvation Army International Social Justice Commission Auditorium. Ms. Margo LaZaro, President and Chair... Continue Reading >
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“The 2010 Constitution: A Comprehensive Reform”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
May 31, 2019 - Santo Domingo, D.R. - In the clamor of current political debate, the idea is often slipped in that the constitutional reform of 2010 corresponds in intention or objectives with the others made to our foundational document during the past two decades. Nothing could be further from the truth. Of the four reforms carried out in... Continue Reading >
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“The Law on Parties: Confirmed Unconstitutional”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
May 16, 2019 - Santo Domingo, D.R. - In its statement number 14/19, dated May 8, 2019, the Constitutional Court announced the decision made in relation to the direct lawsuit of unconstitutionality brought against paragraph III of article 45 in Law 33-18 on Political Parties, Associations, and Movements. Article 45 of this law refers to the selection process for... Continue Reading >
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Experts Discussed High-Skill Emigration and Development in Washington, D.C.
May 15, 2019 - Washington, DC - High-Skill Emigration, also called “Brain Drain”, is among the most debated migration policy issues. While origin countries lose talent, many destination countries gain highly skilled human capital. Although many studies of this issue have focused on the relationship between labor markets and motivation to migrate, much less research has been done on... Continue Reading >
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GFFD joins UN Secretary-General’s Special Event on the SDGs
May 10, 2019 - Germany - The GFDD, in its capacity as a think tank that works in support of the UN 2030 Development Agenda, has participated in the UN SDG Action Campaign, a three-day event in Bonn, Germany. During the opening of the conference at the United Nations offices in Bonn, several senior government officers and UN officials... Continue Reading >
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Prison Reform in the Dominican Republic: An Analysis through the lens of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
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