We are pleased to announce that Carlos Alvarado, Elbegdorj Tsakhia and Jigmi Yoser Thinley have joined the Board of Directors of Club de Madrid. Their extensive experience and unwavering commitment to democratic values, global cooperation, and sustainable development will provide invaluable...
Ernesto Zedillo warns of threats to democracy in Mexico
Ernesto Zedillo, former President of Mexico and Member of Club de Madrid, shares an open letter denouncing recent judicial and electoral reforms in Mexico, which he warns severely undermine institutional independence and the core values of democracy. In his analysis, Zedillo highlights how these...
Participation in the Third Forum on Human Rights Defenders in Environmental Matters in Latin America and the Caribbean
Club de Madrid actively participated in the Third Forum on Human Rights Defenders in Environmental Matters, held from April 7 to 10 in St. Kitts and Nevis. The forum was organized by the Secretariat of the Escazú Agreement at ECLAC, in collaboration with the Government of St. Kitts and Nevis and...
Live Session: Delivering for youth in emergency response and recovery-How to make democracy fit-for-purpose to meet the needs of young people?
COVID-19 has cast a spotlight on the difficulty faced by democracies around the world to deliver and meet the needs of...
Policy success through anticipation: How to build a democratic culture of emergency preparedness?
While democracies are frequently put to test, having to remain adaptable to new contexts, innovations and challenges,...
Live Session: A renewed multilateral system- Towards positive and inclusive peace
International Peace and Security remains one of the foremost global challenges of our time. As the world juggles intractable problems from climate change to deep societal cleavages…
Danilo Türk proposes summit to “rescue Agenda 2030”
Speaking at the Symi Symposium, our President, Danilo Türk, approached the topic of a just and inclusive green...
Webinar: The Art of Democratic Politics and the Challenges of Globalization
The debates touch upon the future of democracy in Brazil and around the world, the role of intellectuals in politics, and social inequality, among other topics.
Social Development policies after the COVID-19 pandemic: Reducing inequalities to make everyone count
As the world emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic and enters the Decade of Action, we collectively need to think about...
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Helen Clark urge concrete political action on pandemic preparedness
In response to the World Health Assembly (WHA) May 19th resolution last year, the World Health Organization (WHO)...
Peace in the Age of Chaos: How peace can help us solve global challenges
As the world was already struggling to juggle life-defining challenges such as climate change, decreasing biodiversity...
International perspectives on information policy and media development in the digital age
Digital transformations are putting the foundations of democracy to the test on a global scale. Regulators face the...








