Violence against women is one of the most widespread human rights violations in the world.
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
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Club de Madrid mourns the loss of President Fidel V. Ramos
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
Shared his reflections on the links between the war in Ukraine, multilateral peace and security mechanisms and the retreat of democracy.
Vicente Fox hosts the Latinamerican Forum for an Inclusive Democracy in Guanajuato, Mexico
This Forum is co-organized by the Club de Madrid and the Centro Fox with two main goals on the agenda: creating an...
Zlatko Lagumdžija, panelist at the Madrid’s World Forum on Urban Violence and Education
How can we build peace? How can the urban violence be erradicated? How can the cities start designing concrete...
Kok and Turk, elected new Institute for Economics and Peace Advisory Council members
The IEP develops global and national indices, calculating the economic cost of violence, analysing country level risk...
Club de Madrid’s President encourages women to pursue their dreams and develop their talents
Message from Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga International Women's Day 2017 "On the occasion of International...
International Women’s Day 2017: let’s work for a Planet 50-50 by 2030
However, in these troubled times, as our world becomes more unpredictable and chaotic, the rights of women and girls...
‘We cannot simply wait for this to happen’ ex PM of Ireland John Bruton, reflects on Brexit
According to our Member "it is time now to start thinking about how the EU will respond to Mrs May' as he...
“Someone doesn’t wake up and suddenly becomes an extremist”, Khadijah H. Gambo, Nigerian Activist
Khadijah Hawaja Gambo joined activism around 24 years ago. She studied Islam up to postgraduate level and also passed...
Nobel Peace Ramos-Horta advocates for education as the best tool for preventing conflict and radicalization
José Ramos-Horta was President of Timor Leste from 2007 to 2010 and a key figure not only during the process of...
“Where Shared Society Starts, Violent Extremism Stops”
Within this framework, former PM of the Netherlands, Wim Kok, met with Tunisia’s Minister of Justice and Minister of...