Club de Madrid Articles

Video: Multilateralism that Delivers

Members of Club de Madrid, all democratically elected Heads of State and Government, joined representatives from governments, academia, think tanks and institutions to propose recommendations that give a new life to multilateralism and global cooperation. Here's a...

President Türk to speak on fulfiling the promise of the UN75 Declaration

The President of Club de Madrid, Danilo Türk, joined Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland; Maria Fernanda Espinosa, President of the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly; Aya Chebbi, African Union Youth Envoy and Michèle Griffin, Policy Advisor of the UN...

International Migrants Day 2020: Inclusive policy and positive discourse on migration

In public discourse, migration is frequently approached as a problem. For some, it is a question of border control; for others, it is an economic issue, or a threat to national identity. This often makes it difficult to agree on migration policy and results in a lack...

G20: Multilateralism must deliver with strong-willed action

Acting Heads of State and Government met on 21-22 November for a G20 summit to coordinate global action in addressing the world’s most urgent problems – COVID19 standing on top of the list. In a year when the pandemic has highlighted the relevance of multilateral...

40-plus former Presidents and Prime Ministers call for an International Anti-Corruption Court

May 25, 2022

Grand corruption has global dimensions and cannot be combatted by the affected countries alone.

Countering Authoritarianism: A conversation with Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

May 25, 2022

Club de Madrid Member Vaira Vike-Freiberga also participated in the Q&A session, while warning that she has suffered a boycott attempt to the digital broadcasting of the event in her country.

2022: How Club de Madrid is supporting Multilateralism

Apr 22, 2022

The recent appointment of two of our Members to the United Nations High-Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism is just a small example of Club de Madrid's work in this field, which is one of our most solid pillars. Our organization's efforts in this field go far beyond that, and have...

Sixth High-Level Mission towards peaceful transition to Democracy in Myanmar

Jun 22, 2016

The aim of the mission was to build on the foundations laid during previous missions to advance a peaceful transition...

Global Peace Index Madrid Presentation: Conflict cost the global economy $13.6 billions last year.

Jun 21, 2016

This is the tenth edition of the Global Peace Index (GPI), which ranks the nations of the world according to their...

Mayors from South East Europe join in a Shared Societies effort

Jun 21, 2016

Hosted by the Major of Sarajevo(Bosnia & Herzegovina), it gathered majors from Belgrade (Serbia), Podgorica...

Member George Papandreu responds our Q&A on the World Refugee Day (Part I)

Jun 20, 2016

Coming from Greece, Mr Papandreu has broad knowledge of the migratory crisis. In this first part of our Q&A, he...

Orlando massacre: ‘An act of terror, an act of hate’ that hit everyone’s democracy

Jun 13, 2016

Sunday the 12th was a heart breaking day for the LGBT community around the world. But this could have happened to any...

Club de Madrid undertakes Sixth High-Level Mission to Myanmar

Jun 9, 2016

They will partake in bilateral meetings with government officials, a workshop on “Sound Management of Natural...

Final Declaration: Imperial Springs Forum Inclusive Sustainable & Resilient Cities in the B&R Initiative

May 31, 2016

As President of the Club de Madrid, Vaira Vike-Freiberga said before handing the diploma that certifies him with his...

Club de Madrid launches the conclusions report of the ‘Madrid+10 Preventing and Countering Violent Extremism Policy Dialogue’

May 27, 2016

• The United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon closed the Madrid+10 Preventing and Countering Violent...

Imperial Springs Forum: Inclusive, Sustainable and Resilient Cities in the Belt and Road Initiative

May 24, 2016

Read the final statement from ISIF 2016 The Club de Madrid Members who will contribute to the discussions...