Club de Madrid Articles

Club de Madrid celebrates International Democracy Day 2020

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Club de Madrid endorses Declaration on the Commemoration of The Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of the United Nations

‘The Future We Want, the UN We Need: Reaffirming our Collective Commitment to Multilateralism’.

Prime Minister Touré calls for a balanced approach to rebuilding global system to respond to pandemics

Dr. Aminata Touré, former Prime Minister of Senegal (2013-2014) and World Leadership Alliance-Club de Madrid (WLA-CdM) Member, called for a balanced approach to leave no one – and leave no country – behind as the international community faces the challenges of...

UN75 is our best chance to create a new dynamic for global cooperation

Our world is getting more complex. We face a myriad of problems in a rapidly changing reality. From climate change to COVID-19, all our mounting challenges are a stark reminder that we need more global cooperation. Every country for itself is not going to work. At...

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’.

Our Work to Prevent Violent Extremism in Nigeria, Tunisia and Lebanon

Feb 20, 2017

This qualitative research will provide evidence-based findings on how citizens receive and perceive messages from...

Roza Otunbayeva Part of UN Panel on Global Poverty and Women in Peace Building

Feb 7, 2017

Roza Otunbayeva, President of Kyrgyz Republic (2010-2011) and Club de Madrid Member, was involved in two panel...

Vike-Freiberga explains Club de Madrid’s ‘Shared Vision of a Shared Society’ at the Hufftington Post

Feb 7, 2017

The organization's President, Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, penned an essay in the Huffington Post in response,...

Zapatero advocates for a humane approach to the issue of migration in Dominican Republic

Feb 3, 2017

The activity addressed a forum on migration and social inclusion alongside, inter alia, the Minister of Interior and...

Four CdM Members, two of them Nobel Laureates, to speak about peace in Bogotá

Feb 1, 2017

Oscar Arias and José Ramos-Horta have something in common: they are both Members of the Club de Madrid and Nobel Peace...

Ramos-Horta, Club de Madrid Member and Peace Nobel Prize leads a dialogue about democracy

Jan 27, 2017

Noel Peace Prize and Club de Madrid Member Jose Ramos-Horta will spend next Monday in Madrid and will participate,...

European Consultation for the Shared Societies Strategic Appraisal

Jan 16, 2017

In the tenth anniversary of the Club de Madrid Shared Societies Project, an assessment revealed that the project is...

Club de Madrid wishes you a joyful holiday season and a happy new year!!

Dec 23, 2016

Dr Vaira Vike-Freiberga, re-elected President of the Club de Madrid

Dec 23, 2016

Vike-Freiberga was President of Latvia from 1999 to 2007. A respected expert on security and defense issues and a...