Club de Madrid Articles

Global Public Health After COVID-19: Building a More Effective, Inclusive and Equitable System

On this World Health Day, Club de Madrid calls for a more effective, inclusive and equitable multilateral system to protect global public health after COVID-19. COVID-19 has been shaking societies around the world for over a year. It has spread quickly, reached all...

International Women’s Day 2021: Agenda 2030 is an Opportunity to Empower Women for Post-COVID Development

COVID-19 has been shaking societies around the world for over a year, disrupting lives and livelihoods in all countries. All of us are feeling the health, economic and social burden of the disruption – but some of us are feeling it more than others. OXFAM has dubbed...

International Women’s Day 2021: Women who lead -Inspiring stories of political and community engagement

As a member of the European Partnership for Democracy, Club de Madrid is joining other organisations in organising a public event to celebrate inspiring women whose leadership and political vocation make a daily difference to a more equitable and inclusive society....

Live Session: Securing a People’s Vaccine – Perspectives from the Global South

It will bring particular attention to the challenges that low-and-middle-income countries face when it comes to a global and equitable vaccination process.

Multilateralism Must Deliver: Club de Madrid’s contributions to Our Common Agenda

Nov 9, 2021

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

Oct 1, 2021

This session will be held in Spanish with English interpretation. See below a summary of the Live Session in English. Live Session: Fomentar la confianza entre ciudadanos e instituciones públicas en situaciones de emergencia La COVID-19 llegó a América Latina cuando la región acarreaba una serie...

President Türk discusses state of democracy in podcast with Bertelsmann Foundation

Sep 15, 2021

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’.

Petre Roman raises awareness over economic rights of persons with disabilities in Mongolia

Nov 10, 2018

The Member of Club de Madrid (CdM) and former Prime Minister of Romania (1989-1991), Petre Roman led a mission to...

Laura Chinchilla leads mission in Paraguay to support implementation of law on violence against women

Nov 8, 2018

Former President of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla, is in Paraguay to provide political impetus for the implementation...

Laura Chinchilla, new Co-Chair of the Inter-American Dialogue

Nov 2, 2018

This is a communiqué by the Inter-American Dialogue on the appointment of Club de Madrid (CdM) Vice-President, Laura...

‘Education for Shared Societies Policy Dialogue’ to produce a global agenda for inclusive education

Oct 26, 2018

Education for Shared Societies Policy Dialogue - Outlook Overview A shared society is one in which everyone has a...

Former PM of Romania Petre Roman supports the rights of disabled people in Mongolia

Oct 23, 2018

According to a Labour Force Survey from 2014, there are 105,000 Persons with Disabilities in Mongolia (3.5% of the population), of which 98,841 (94%) are of working age.

Club de Madrid to hold its 2018 Policy Dialogue on Education for Shared Societies

Oct 11, 2018

It aims to mobilize political will around global education for more inclusive societies.

Club de Madrid attends several events in the margins of UNGA 2018

Oct 1, 2018

Club de Madrid Members along with experts, addressed the next steps regarding the Global Compact on Migration implementation, using the Shared Societies approach, and future activities in relation to migration.

Chandrika Kumaratunga receives high Honour of Commanduer de la Legion d’Honneur from French Government

Sep 21, 2018

Upon receiving the honour, former President of Sri Lanka and Member of Club de Madrid (CdM), Chandrika Kumaratunga,...

Club de Madrid to host a global discussion on threats to information integrity ahead of the Riga Conference 2018

Sep 20, 2018

As the evidence of these threats to democratic societies grows, particularly those related to disinformation campaigns on democratic systems, policymakers show an appetite for solutions.