Strategic Objective: Support national and community-led mechanisms that address violence against women moving forward CEDAW’s general recommendation No. 35 on gender-based violence against women, updating general recommendation No. 19. Club de Madrid is committed to supporting national and...

Institutional and Advocacy Mechanisms for Beijing +30
Strategic Objective: Strengthen institutional and advocacy mechanisms to support the goals of the Beijing +30 agenda and promote gender equality globally. Club de Madrid is leveraging its global leadership network to strengthen institutional and advocacy efforts that advance the Beijing +30...
Women peace and security
Strategic Objective: Enhance women’s participation in peace processes and post-conflict reconstruction, in line with the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) agenda. In alignment with the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Agenda, Club de Madrid works to enhance women’s meaningful participation in peace...
Danilo Türk is elected new President of Club de Madrid
The former President of Slovenia (2007-2012), Danilo Türk has been nominated President of World Leadership...
Jan Peter Balkenende Joins Club de Madrid
World Leadership Alliance - Club de Madrid (WLA - CdM), the largest forum of democratically elected former Heads of...
Club de Madrid commemorates 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall analyzing the current state of democracy
The fall of the Berlin Wall represents a high point of freedom and unity in our recent history. Therefore, on its 30th...
Former President of Serbia speaks on sustainable peace in Rwanda
Lessons on peace Tadic also shared with Rwandans insights on sustainable peace: “There is no possibility to implement sustainable peace without reconciliation.
How Club de Madrid can contribute to achieving the SDGs in Sri Lanka
Danilo Türk, former President of Slovenia led a mission to Sri Lanka on 8-12 July, to explore potential ways in which...
Vike-Freiberga tells life story in BBC interview
Vaira Vike-Freiberga, President of World Leadership Alliance-Club de Madrid (WLA-CdM), was the subject of an in-depth...
Experts meeting paves way to Imperial Springs International Forum 2019
A delegation of World Leadership Alliance-Club de Madrid (WLA-CdM) led by President Danilo Türk met for this year's...
Helen Clark and Laura Chinchilla propose ways to achieving SDGs at High-Level Political Forum
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
Jigme Thinley, the former Prime Minister of Bhutan, led a Shared Societies mission between 11-14 June in London...