Club de Madrid Articles

Club de Madrid Secretary General Visits Abu Dhabi to Strengthen Engagement with UAE

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 10 April 2024. Club de Madrid, the independent, non-partisan, non-profit organisation created to promote good governance, global cooperation, dialogue and advocacy on issues of global concern, embarked on a visit to strengthen its...

Michelle Bachelet becomes Vice-President of Club de Madrid and Moussa Mara joins the Board of Directors

The former President of Chile and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights takes over from Laura Chinchilla at the world’s largest forum of former democratic presidents and prime ministers, which Sanna Marin also joined in April 2024

The Voice and Value of Democracy

The Global Democracy Coalition has initiated a project spearheaded by Club de Madrid aimed at transforming the prevailing narrative and countering recent negative perceptions of democracy

Roots and Routes: A conversation with Helen Clark and Asanda Luwaca | International Women’s Day 2024

On International Women's Day, Club de Madrid celebrates the vital role of women in global leadership. Our Members include pioneering women whose contributions have blazed new trails in politics and society. These leaders have not only broken barriers, but have also...

Conversations For Change – Manuel Muñiz

Nov 5, 2024

Our Advisor, Manuel Muñiz, discusses the challenges to democracy and urges young people to actively defend human rights and promote civic participation.

UNGA 2024: Financing for Development

Oct 11, 2024

Our Members, Advisors and participants of the WYDE Network of Young Decision-makers travelled to New York to advance Club de Madrid programming and share key messages during UNGA week.

CLUB DE MADRID UNGA DINNER

Oct 9, 2024

Every year, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, Club de Madrid convenes a high-level dinner that gathers democratic former Heads of State and Government, policymakers, international partners, and thought leaders to foster dialogue on global challenges and collective action.

José Manuel Ramos-Horta becomes new Chairperson of World Movement for Democracy Steering Committee

Jun 22, 2020

The former President of East Timor and Club de Madrid Member, José Manuel Ramos-Horta has just been elected...

UNITE and Club de Madrid lead the discussion on Inclusive governance

Jun 19, 2020

LISBON, PORTUGAL AND MADRID, SPAIN, (JUNE 19, 2020) – UNITE, the global parliamentarians network to end infectious...

A new partnership to strengthen democratic values in a globalised world

Jun 19, 2020

Madrid, 18 June 2020 - IE School of Global and Public Affairs and Club de Madrid (CdM) have signed today a...

Policies to tackle COVID-19 must be democratic, inclusive and coordinated globally

Jun 2, 2020

Here we collect a series of advocacy activities with their policy recommendations to tackle COIVD-19 health and economic problems.

Live Session: A New Social Contract in the Age of AI – Protection of Privacy Rights in the Times of COVID-19

May 7, 2020

Can we have both? Club de Madrid and partner Boston Global Forum are jointly organising this online policy discussion to exchange views and actionable ideas for a democratic governance of emerging technologies, artificial intelligence, focusing on their impact on the right to privacy.