Club de Madrid Articles

Webinar: The Art of Democratic Politics and the Challenges of Globalization

The debates touch upon the future of democracy in Brazil and around the world, the role of intellectuals in politics, and social inequality, among other topics.

Social Development policies after the COVID-19 pandemic: Reducing inequalities to make everyone count

As the world emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic and enters the Decade of Action, we collectively need to think about the efforts and adjustments needed to make good on the promise of the SDGs. We call on the importance of tackling Goal 10 - Reducing inequalities as...

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Helen Clark urge concrete political action on pandemic preparedness

In response to the World Health Assembly (WHA) May 19th resolution last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) established the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPPR). The mission of this Panel is to impartially provide an evidence-based...

Peace in the Age of Chaos: How peace can help us solve global challenges

As the world was already struggling to juggle life-defining challenges such as climate change, decreasing biodiversity and food security, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in early March 2020 provided additional mayhem that sent shock waves across the globe. Acting...

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 conveys the final mission of its project on preventing violent extremism

May 30, 2017

This mission mains objectives are: Share Member experience/recommendations in addressing issues of conflict,...

T20 present proposals for G20 to German government

May 30, 2017

The T20 called on the G20 to follow up on the proposals by agreeing concrete steps for implementation. The document...

Nigeria: Civil Society Declaration on Processes Towards Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism

May 25, 2017

The National workshop was organized as a part of the “Preventing Violent Extremism: Leaders Telling A Different Story”...

Aurora Humanitarian Initiative partners with CdM to raise awareness for global humanitarian causes

May 22, 2017

In Yerevan, they will be engaging with humanitarian practitioners, scholars, media professionals and policymakers to...

Club de Madrid organizes a Workshop in Nigeria on effective alternative narrative against violent extremism

May 19, 2017

The National Workshop, funded by European Commission DG DEVCO, will include case studies, thematic...

“When women are given the tools, they have a broader impact on eradication of poverty”

May 12, 2017

The former President of Malawi delivered a powerful speech in which she advocated for women and youth inclusion and...

Former PM’s Al Mahdi, Jebali, Jomaa, & Roman led the discussion on effective alternative narrative against violent extremism in Tunisia

May 9, 2017

This MENA Regional Forum, supported by European Commission DG DEVCO, provided a unique opportunity to identify...

Club de Madrid supports the ‘Madrid´s commitment to peaceful cities’

Apr 25, 2017

"A Shared Society, which is a Club de Madrid project, is what we are preaching here, said Zlatko Lagumdzija, former PM...

UN Secretary General discusses global democracy challenges with Club de Madrid

Apr 19, 2017

For 45 minutes the former world leaders and Club de Madrid Members and the United Nations Secretary General discussed...