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“Law on Parties, Constitutional Court and Democracy”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
September 12, 2019 - Just over a year ago, on August 13, 2018, Law 33-18 on Parties, Groups and Political Movements was passed. In that short period of time, however, the law has been challenged ten times on the basis of unconstitutionality. These appeals have been brought forth by citizens, civil society organizations, parties, groups and political movements. The... Continue Reading >
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Full House at the Dominican Film Showcase in Miami, Orlando and Fort Lauderdale!
September 10, 2019 - GFDD/Funglode, in collaboration with several organizations including the City of Miami Dade, Latinos United, the General Consulate of Spain in Miami, the Dominican Republic Film Commission (DGCINE), among others, hosted the Dominican Film Showcase in Florida, from September 6 to 8, 2019. The showcase included special screenings of the Dominican film “Lo que siento por... Continue Reading >
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Making a Difference: GFDD Leads Workshop on Climate Change at the 68th UN Civil Society Conference in Utah
August 27, 2019 - As part of the 68th United Nations Civil Society Conference, “Building Inclusive and Sustainable Cities and Communities”, which took place August 26-28, 2019 at the Salt Palace Convention Centre in Salt Lake City, Utah, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) led the coordination of a workshop on Climate Change. The workshop, “Climate Change Impacts... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Co-Hosts Workshop on Inclusive and Resilient Infrastructure at the 68th UN Civil Society Conference in Utah
August 26, 2019 - The 68th United Nations Civil Society Conference, “Building Inclusive and Sustainable Cities and Communities”, took place August 26-28, 2019 at the Salt Palace Convention Centre in Salt Lake City, Utah. Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), as a registered non-governmental organization with consultative status to several United Nations’ bodies, co-hosted several workshops in this... Continue Reading >
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DREFF Is Back! The Dominican Republic Is Set to Enjoy a November Full of Environmental Films and Experts—and a Lot of Surprises
August 23, 2019 - The seventh edition of the Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF) is going to be held on November 12–15, 2019 in four cities in the Dominican Republic - Santo Domingo, Santiago, Punta Cana, and Samaná - that will host high-quality short and feature-length films as well as expert panels and community activities. All with the... Continue Reading >
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Celebrating the Dominican Culture in Boston!
August 21, 2019 - Boston, MA - GFDD joined the 34th celebration of the Dominican Cultural Week and Festival, Boston 2019 celebrated August 10-18th, 2019. This traditional event in Massachusetts included a full calendar of activities such as beauty pageants, a health fair, a culture day, a parade/festival, a women’s day and a sports day. It is a week-long cultural... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Closes 2019 InteRDom Summer Edition
August 19, 2019 - On August 14th, 2019, with a cozy and friendly dinner with the program’s staff and participants at Restaurant El Higuero in Santo Domingo, GFDD’s New York Office Director, Yamile Eusebio, closed the 2019 Summer edition of the InteRDom Program. Eusebio said that GFDD was more than happy with these three ladies’ participation and felt honored... Continue Reading >
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Leonel Fernandez participates in Bogota at the Forum on economic, political, social and cultural development
August 14, 2019 - The event was part of the activities that commemorates the 25 years of the “salto social” government, an initiative under the management of ex-president Ernesto Samper. Bogota, Colombia.- In August 1st, 2019, the former president of the Dominican Republic and President of Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (Funglode) and its sister organization Global Foundation for... Continue Reading >
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“Puerto Rico: The FRAGILITY OF POWER”, an article by Dr. Leonel Fernández
August 9, 2019 - Just a month ago no one would have imagined that Ricardo Rosselló, who was preparing for his reelection in 2020, would stop being the governor of Puerto Rico. As of last Saturday [at the time of writing], the governor has been Pedro Pierluisi, the former resident commissioner in Washington, D.C., brought out of his ostracization... Continue Reading >
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New Website for GFDD!
August 5, 2019 - GFDD is proud to announce and share with all its followers and collaborators a new institutional website. The site, while maintaining the same domain address: www.globalfoundationdd.org, has improved functionalities and a redesigned layout and appearance. The modern site is now optimized 100% for mobile devices and presents a better display of multimedia content (pictures and videos).... Continue Reading >
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GFDD Joined Stakeholders in New York City to Protect Oceans and Seas
July 31, 2019 - GFDD, together with multiple stakeholders from all around the world, discussed several ideas to preserve the oceans at the special meeting ‘Building Support for Our Ocean’, held in New York City this week. The event was co-sponsored by partner organizations as the Permanent Missions of Trinidad and Tobago, Antigua and Barbuda, and Vanuatu to the United Nations, as... Continue Reading >
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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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Prison Reform in the Dominican Republic: An Analysis through the lens of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
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