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...
Policy success through anticipation: How to build a democratic culture of emergency preparedness?
While democracies are frequently put to test, having to remain adaptable to new contexts, innovations and challenges, the COVID-19 pandemic entailed a unique defiance to their resilience and capacity for renewal. The sudden global health crisis sent shock waves across every aspect of daily lives,...
Live Session: A renewed multilateral system- Towards positive and inclusive peace
International Peace and Security remains one of the foremost global challenges of our time. As the world juggles intractable problems from climate change to deep societal cleavages…
Founding President of Seychelles and CdM Member, James R Mancham, addresses emerging African leaders in Nairobi
Sir James R. Mancham, Founding President of the Republic of Seychelles, Club de Madrid Member and President of the...
Club de Madrid statement on Nagorno-Karabakh
Club de Madrid calls on all the parties to strictly respect the cease-fire and avoid any actions or statements that...
Mexico Peace Index: Mexico’s 5-Year Gains in Peace Slow Significantly in 2015
While Mexico saw a 10% decrease in the rate of violent crimes and 8% decrease in the rate of organized crime in the...
‘What is at stake is a profoundly moral question”, Vaira Vike-Freiberga op-ed on refugees for the Huffington Post
Read the article in the Huffington Post World Edition here
The Shared Societies Project at the OECD Global Development Forum
Frederic Bontemps, Director of the Sustainable Development Office at the French Foreign Affairs Ministery and Member...
Club de Madrid condemns the attacks in Brussels and Istanbul
We extend our deepest condolences to the families of the victims and wish a speedy recovery to those injured. The Club...
Club de Madrid congratulates Htian Kya, first ever civilian to be elected President of Myanmar in 50 years
In this regard, six Club de Madrid Members has taken part in five High Level missions since February 2015. In their...
International Women’s Day: the work towards a democracy that delivers
The Club de Madrid and its 109 Members are fully committed to make the International Women’s Day a year round effort...
Club de Madrid member Lagumdžija visits Jordan to talk about extremism and the refugee crisis
Following that meeting Prime Minister Lagumdžija visited the Zatari refugee camp, in the North of Jordan, where he met...



