Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
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Economic and Social:
Biodiversity
Climate Change
Environment
Law of the Sea and Antarctica
Sustainable Development
Financing for Development:
Addressing systemic issues
External debt
Increasing financial and technical cooperation for development
International Cooperation in Tax Matters
International Trade as an engine for development
Mobilizing domestic financial resources for development
Mobilizing international resources for development
Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
Advocacy and outreach
Capacity building
Education and training of women
Human rights of women
Information and communication technologies
Institutional mechanisms for the advancement of women
Millennium Development Goals
Policy advice
Research
Trafficking in women and girls
Women and HIV/AIDS
Women and health
Women and poverty
Women and the economy
Women and the environment
Women and the media
Women and the media
Women in power and decision-making
Population:
International migration
Morbidity and mortality
Population distribution and internal migration
Population growth
Population structure
Public Administration:
Governance and Public Administration
Knowledge Systems and E-government
Public Financial Management
Public Service and Management Innovation
Socio-Economic Governance and Management
Social Development:
Aging
Employment
Information and Communications Technologies
Poverty
Social policy
Technical cooperation
Youth
Sustainable Development:
Agriculture
Biodiversity
Biotechnology
Capacity-building
Climate change
Consumption and production patterns
Demographics
Desertification and Drought
Disaster management and vulnerability
Education
Energy
Finance
Forests
Freshwater
Gender equality
Health
Industrial development
Information for decision-making and participation
Integrated decision-making
International cooperation for an enabling environment
International law
Land management
Marine Resources
Mining
Oceans and seas
Partnerships
Poverty
Protecting and managing the natural resources
Rural Development
Sanitation
Science
Sustainable development in a globalizing world
Sustainable development of SIDS
Technology
Trade and environment
Transport
Waste Management
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| Geographic scope: |
Regional
North America
Latin America and Caribbean
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| Country of activity: |
United States of America
Dominican Republic
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| Millennium Development Goals: |
Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
Achieve universal primary education
Promote gender equality and empower women
Reduce child mortality
Improve maternal health
Ensure environmental sustainability
Develop global partnership for development
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| Mission statement: |
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| Year established: |
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| Year of registration: |
2000 |
| Organizational structure: |
The Board of Directors of Fundacion Global Democracia y Desarrollo makes decisions in meetings chaired by the foundation's Executive Director, Mr. Marco Herrera. The composition of the Board of Directors changes according to the needs of the institution. The Board of Directors votes to elect members each year and meets regularly to evaluate the work of the institution. The Board of Directors also forms ad hoc committees to address issues that arise as a result of additional funding, interest in projects and partnerships with other institutions. Additional members are added under circumstances such as additional funding and the changing needs of Fundacion Global Democracia y Desarrollo. |
| Number and type of members: |
Fundacion Global Democracia y Desarrollo is not a membership organization in the sense of dues-paying members that carry membership cards. However, many individuals either participate actively in the organization and its activities or support its mission with in-kind/or financial donations (see Financial Report). |
| Affiliation with NGO networks: |
CONGO, NGO Committee on Financing for Development |
| Funding structure: |
Fees for education and training services
Product sales and business services
Fundraising campaigns
Donations and grants from domestic sources
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