40 former Heads of State and Government are calling for “a new economic coalition of the willing” to urgently tackle inequality and “remake our world in response” to “era-defining disruption”. In a joint letter released ahead of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in...
Former UN Leaders and Club de Madrid Members Unite in Urgent Call to Defend the UN Charter on its 80th Anniversary
Former heads of state and government of the Club of Madrid join the solemn appeal of 299 former UN officials to urge governments, parliaments and citizens around the world to urgently reclaim the purpose, principles and values of the UN Charter, which has been massacred like never before, just as we prepare to celebrate its 80th anniversary on June 26.
Club de Madrid at the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4)
Seville, Spain | 30 June – 3 July 2025
Danilo Türk: “Democracy is of fundamental importance to find global solutions”
Danilo Türk, former President of the Republic of Slovenia and current President of Club de Madrid, gave a speech on...
Imperial Springs International Forum 2021
This year’s Imperial Springs International Forum will be held in a hybrid format and will touch upon global cooperation after COVID-19
UN Report includes key Club de Madrid proposal to hold a new Social Summit by 2025
New social challenges require a new World Summit for Social Development — an international gathering that gives new impetus to the fight against inequality and our attempts to guarantee a minimum of social standards globally.
Live Session: Democratic leadership in times of uncertainty
A contribution by Club de Madrid to the Global Democracy Coalition Forum, this Live Session brought ideas on how leaders can counter the current democratic backsliding by rethinking democracy
Multilateralism Must Deliver: Club de Madrid’s contributions to Our Common Agenda
The largest forum of former Heads of State and Government working to strengthen democratic practice holds a press conference in the United Nations on Wednesday, November 10th at 11:00 am NY time.
Live Session: Building trust between citizens and public institutions in emergency situations
This session will be held in Spanish with English interpretation. See below a summary of the Live Session in English....
President Türk discusses state of democracy in podcast with Bertelsmann Foundation
Club de Madrid and Bertelsmann Foundation join forces to produce a podcast & video on the state of democracy worldwide. Both organisations are partnering in Club de Madrid’s Annual Policy Dialogue 2021 ‘Rethinking Democracy’.
20 years since the Inter-American Democratic Charter: Present and future of democracy in the Americas
This Live Session will be in Spanish. Read below the event's information in Spanish. For the past 20 years, the...
Democracy in Practice: A podcast series by Club de Madrid
We are pleased to launch our first podcast series! 'Democracy in Practice' gathers the voices of our Members, all...






