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...
Club de Madrid Members will discuss Sustainable Development, Conflict Prevention and Migration at the World Bank Fragility Forum and at the United Nations
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
The Next Generation Democracy (NGD) project roundtable was structured in four different panels each of them analyzing...
Is democracy in peril? Five CdM members to address North America Democracy in San Francisco
The Next Generation Democracy (NGD) roundtable will feature 25 leaders in business and politics addressing the latest...
Zapatero: “Cape Verde can lead the revolution for women’s rights in Africa”
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, member of Club de Madrid (CdM) and former PM of Spain, has just been on a mission in...
Leonel Fernández: “Democracy is the only universal guarantee of human dignity and fundamental rights”
In the interview, Mr. Fernández makes an assessment of recent events which affected democratic development in his region, Latin America.
Former Spanish PM to lead Cape Verde mission to promote the rights of domestic workers
Its main goal is to promote the labour rights of women who work in the domestic service, making it a topic of public debate.
Vaira Vike-Freiberga delivers inspiring speech focusing on the dangers of a changing society to Arizona State University students
In an all-encompassing lecture, Vike-Freiberga offered practical advice and encouraged young millennials to get involved in politics and societal affairs through a domestic or global lens.
Seventeen Club de Madrid Members meet Xi Jinping in Beijing
Club de Madrid Members were welcomed in the Great Hall of the People and engaged with President Xi Jiping in a vivid...
Club de Madrid discusses the current global system and governance at the Imperial Springs Forum in China
The Imperial Springs International Forum (ISIF), titled Global Governance and China’s perspective, will provide the...





