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UNA-DR, GFDD and FUNGLODE Inaugurate CILA 2012
The United Nations Association of the Dominican Republic (UNA-DR), with support from Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), inaugurated with great satisfaction, yesterday, October 24, the eighth edition of the International Conference of the Americas (CILA 2012), at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Punta Cana.

GFDD Partners with UBUNTU to Convene Side Event, Food, Sustainability and Global Democracy: Challenges and Perspectives, during Rio + 20 Conference
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) is partnering with UBUNTU – World Forum on Civil Society Networks to coordinate the side event “Food, sustainability and global democracy: challenges and perspectives” on June 18 from 9:30 am – 11:00 am, in room T-8, in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, during the framework of the Sustainable Development Dialogues leading up to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio +20), to be convened June 20-22.

Dominican Republic and Organization of American States (OAS) Call for Greater Central American and Caribbean (SICA-CARICOM) Integration
President Leonel Fernandez stressed the importance of Central American and Caribbean countries creating a regional body that fosters dialogue and integration in the region. He made this statement during his appearance at the forum “Economic Outlook and Challenges for Central America and the Caribbean in the Global Economy,”

President of Dominican Republic Delights in Aerial Photos Depicting The Country
Dr. Leonel Fernandez, President of the Dominican Republic and Honorary President of GFDD and FUNGLODE, on a trip to the United States to attend the United Nations General Assembly, took the opportunity to visit the photo exhibit “New Perspectives: Dominican Republic”, an initiative of GFDD and FUNGLODE, located at the City University of New York (CUNY) until October 31.

Global Roundtable, hosted by GFDD and FUNGLODE in Santo Domingo, welcomes Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen
As part of the continuing series of Global Roundtables, GFDD and FUNGLODE had the pleasure of receiving Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen, to FUNGLODE headquarters for an interesting discussion.

GFDD and FUNGLODE Confirms its Sixth Global Roundtable with the Ambassador of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Nations
On Friday, July 15, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister institution in the Dominican Republic, FUNGLODE will present its Sixth Global Roundtable in partnership with South-South News, a digital media platform committed to promoting dialogue on issues of international concern.

The Ambassador of Kenya Confirms Attendance to GFDD’s and FUNGLODE’s Fifth Global Roundtable
On June 6, GFDD and FUNGLODE will be featuring the Permanent Representative of Kenya to the United Nations, H.E. Josephine Ojiambo’s at its Fifth Global Roundtable.

Virtual Educa Mexico 2011
GFDD/FUNGLODE will be participating at the Virtual Educa which will be taking place in Mexico from June 20 – 24, 2011. Each year, VE organizes an annual “International meeting for innovation in Education and Training” gathering scholars, experts, representatives of corporations and civil society, among others, from America and Europe.

GFDD Supports the NYDRMUN 2011 in New York
With the participation of more than 700 middle school and high school Dominican and foreign students, the Dominican Association of the United Nations (UNA-DR), in collaboration with Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), and its sister institution in New York, the Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), formally opened the Seventh Conference Dominican Republic Model United Nations in New York (NYDRMUN 2011).

GFDD presents a special session of the GFDD Global Roundtable at the United Nations General Assembly in New York
On April 16, GFDD/FUNGLODE will present its fourth Global Roundtable at the United Nations General Assembly in New York in close association with the UN Association of the DR (UN-ADR), who will be hosting the Dominican Model United Nations conference (NYUNMDR) between 16-21 April, 2011.