Club de Madrid Articles

Countering Authoritarianism: A conversation with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

Club de Madrid Member Vaira Vike-Freiberga also participated in the Q&A session, while warning that she has suffered a boycott attempt to the digital broadcasting of the event in her country.

2022: How Club de Madrid is supporting Multilateralism

The recent appointment of two of our Members to the United Nations High-Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism is just a small example of Club de Madrid's work in this field, which is one of our most solid pillars. Our organization's efforts in this field...

Democracy at a tipping point?

Democracy cannot be taken for granted. It has to be protected and supported by all means, at the domestic and international level, harnessing its capacity for self-correction and innovation. The world is facing complex global challenges that require agile and...

Two Club de Madrid Members are part of the UN High-Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism

The report proposes a Summit of the Future in 2023 to advance ideas for governance arrangements in certain areas that could be considered global public goods or global commons.

The 21st Meeting of the High-Level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters (HELP)

Jul 11, 2023

The 21st Meeting of the High Level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters (HELP), in collaboration with the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge of Spain and Club de Madrid (CdM), took place in Madrid on Tuesday 27th June 2023. The central theme of the meeting...

Special Session on the Creation of the International Anti Corruption Court

Jul 11, 2023

As part of the Club de Madrid's mission to fight corruption, CdM is joining forces with Integrity Initiatives International (III), an organization dedicated to strengthening the enforcement of criminal laws to punish and deter leaders who are corrupt and regularly violate human rights, which is...

Women’s Political Leadership: A Human Rights Issue

Jun 19, 2023

Women are powerful agents of change, and the wider benefits of diversity and gender parity in leadership and decision-making are increasingly recognised across all sectors. However, women remain significantly under-represented in political, multilateral, corporate and community decision-making....

Helen Clark and Laura Chinchilla propose ways to achieving SDGs at High-Level Political Forum

Jul 31, 2019

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were agreed upon by UN Member States, but these are not the only key players...

Thinley calls on including all in economic policy-making

Jul 18, 2019

Jigme Thinley, the former Prime Minister of Bhutan, led a Shared Societies mission between 11-14 June in London...

Laura Chinchilla advocates for inclusive migration in Dominican Republic

Jun 24, 2019

The Vice President of WLA-CdM led a mission to the Dominican Republic between 9 and 12 June aimed at promoting...

Technology can foster equality, says Member Lagos

Jun 17, 2019

Member of World Leadership Alliance - Club de Madrid (WLA-CdM), Ricardo Lagos, spoke at a seminar organized by the...

UN Secretary-General’s High-level Panel calls for global cooperation around digital technologies

Jun 11, 2019

The Panel, of which the objective is to examine how digital technologies can contribute to achieving theAgenda2030, has a total of 20 members, representing experts from government, private industry, civil society, academia and the technical community.