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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 Inter-American Democratic Charter has guided action to set a standard of democratic values for governments and citizens of the Americas. And yet, we have...

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 former Heads of State and Government, and our Advisors, in conversations that address some of democracy's most daunting challenges. Episode after episode,...

Live Session: Delivering for youth in emergency response and recovery-How to make democracy fit-for-purpose to meet the needs of young people?

COVID-19 has cast a spotlight on the difficulty faced by democracies around the world to deliver and meet the needs of large segments of their population – to protect their health, their livelihood, and their fundamental rights through an effective, balanced and fair...

Policy success through anticipation: How to build a democratic culture of emergency preparedness?

While democracies are frequently put to test, having to remain adaptable to new contexts, innovations and challenges, the COVID-19 pandemic entailed a unique defiance to their resilience and capacity for renewal. The sudden global health crisis sent shock waves across...

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

Nov 25, 2022

Violence against women is one of the most widespread human rights violations in the world.

Club de Madrid mourns the loss of President Fidel V. Ramos

Aug 1, 2022

The retired general led the forces that put an end to the dictatorship of the late Ferdinand Marcos and then ensured the protection of democracy in his country and was one of the drafters of the Charter of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Danilo Türk’s press conference in Geneva

Jun 24, 2022

Shared his reflections on the links between the war in Ukraine, multilateral peace and security mechanisms and the retreat of democracy.

Club de Madrid participates in conversation with UN Quaker Office on preventing violent conflicts

Mar 9, 2018

Launched in Washington D.C at the 2018 World Bank Fragility Forum, the report is the first joint study between the UN and the World Bank.

Four female world leaders call to action towards gender equaility on #IWD2018

Mar 9, 2018

Our President, Vaira Vike-Freiberga, (Latvia), and Members Joyce Banda (Malawi) and Kim Campbell (Canada) Helen Clark...

Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga on Women’s Day: “Dear girls & women: follow fearlessly the path that each of you have chosen as your own!”

Mar 8, 2018

Message from Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga on the occasion of the Women's International Day On this 8 March, the official...

Club de Madrid Members Kok and Lagumdzija advocate for inclusive societies in London and Oxford

Mar 5, 2018

Wim Kok - former PM of the Netherlands - and Zlatko Lagumdzija- former PM of Bosnia and Herzegovina - recently led a...

Club de Madrid Members will discuss Sustainable Development, Conflict Prevention and Migration at the World Bank Fragility Forum and at the United Nations

Mar 1, 2018

Sustainable Development, Conflict Prevention and Migration are three global issues on which our members have much to...

Populism, political mistrust and misinformation in the digital era, main topics of the NGD America Round Table in San Francisco

Feb 27, 2018

The Next Generation Democracy (NGD) project roundtable was structured in four different panels each of them analyzing...