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 recently seen an increase in...

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, Members leverage their...
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 response to the pandemic. This...
The Paris Agreement enters into force. Now, it’s #ActionTime
From today, ever-increasing climate action becomes an accepted responsibility and a central part of the sustainable...
Andrés Pastrana shares his experience on peace negotiations in Myanmar
Sharing lessons learnt, experiences and best practices with the Myanmar authorities and civil society organizations...
PM Lagumdzija at the MedForum: “If we want a better future we must create it, not predict it”
Lagumdzija, took part in the Plenary Debate “Populations on the Move: Leveraging New Opportunities for Dialogue”....
Petre Roman in Kiev: ‘Ukraine needs sincere and committed leadership for democratic reforms’
The event, organized by the United Nations Development Program and funded by the European Commission, features an...
Most countries don’t exploit the development potential of migration, the OECD finds
The results of the empirical work confirm that even though migration contributes to the development of countries of...
President Juan Manuel Santos awarded Nobel Peace Prize
The committee’s decision was based on “his resolute efforts to bring the country’s more than 50 year long civil war to...
Club de Madrid Member Antonio Guterres elected new United Nations Secretary General
Guterres, a staunch and unyielding champion of democracy, sustainable development and human rights, is also a natural...
“They show their victory, we have to show their defeat’ Mehdi Jomaa tells BBC about ISIS
Talking from Brussels in the margins of the kick-off meeting of the CdM and the European Commission funded new...
How to build new narratives to prevent violent extremism, core of the newest CdM project
Reinforce a response to radical messages by proposing a positive narrative based on tools from traditional media,...