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Documentary Series on Social and National Security Issues Comes to a Close
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.
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Actively Participate in UN ECOSOC NGO Forum
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…
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Present: The Silent Killer
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.
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GFDD and FUNGLODE Sign Agreement with Canadian Foundation for the Americas
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.
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Lecture on Education and Development Presented by Jeffrey Sachs
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.
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XXIII Model of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States opened in Santo Domingo
President Leonel Fernández and OAS Secretary General, José Miguel Insulza opened the XXIII Model General Assembly of the Organization of American States, held in Santo Domingo, March 5, 2006.
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XXIII Model General Assembly of the OAS
The Organization of American States (OAS), the Ministry of Higher Education, (SEESCyT for its acronym in Spanish), the United Nations Association of the Dominican Republic (ANURD,) Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE,) and Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) launched the “XXIII Model of the General Assembly of the Organization of American States for Universities (MOEA)”.
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Challenges Facing Latin America and the Caribbean
As part of the VIII Lecture Series of the Americas organized by the Organization of American States (OAS), the former president of Spain, Felipe González delivered a conference entitled “Challenges Confronting Latin America and the Caribbean”.
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President Fernandez Addressed the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States
President of the Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernandez visited the Organization of American States during his last visit to the United States. President Fernandez talked about Latin America’s transitions to democracy and the region’s challenges and opportunities to strengthen their democratic institutions, increase the governments’ transparency…
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GFDD Organizes Lecture by President Fernández at Georgetown University
As part of a continued effort to reach out to U.S. institutions and strengthen the links between the Dominican Republic and the U.S. public in general, GFDD, in collaboration with the Embassy of the Dominican Republic in Washington , organized a lecture delivered by President Leonel Fernández at Georgetown University on September 12.
