Club de Madrid Articles

Final Statement: Imperial Springs International Forum

The 2019 Imperial Springs International Forum, jointly organized by the Australia China Friendship and Exchange Association, the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, the People's Government of Guangdong Province and the World Leadership...

ISIF 2019: Multilateralism and Sustainable Development

Attending the Forum were 70 guests, including 30 former heads of state and government, leaders of international organizations, along with 40 foreign friends, experts, scholars, and business elites

Jomaa and Leterme insist on economic governance system wary of social impact

Mehdi Jomaa, former Prime Minister of Tunisia, and Yves Leterme, former Prime Minister of Belgium, were keynote speakers at a Global Economic Governance Policy Dialogue organized jointly with the Stimson Center and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung at the World Bank in...

Leterme moderates debate with young people seeking to shape policymaking in Med region

World Leadership Alliance – Club de Madrid (WLA – CdM) Member, Yves Leterme, led a mission to Tunis partnering with the Anna Lindh Foundation in supporting Young Mediterranean Voices (YMV) project, a debate programme connecting civil society, education and...

Live Session: Securing a People’s Vaccine – Perspectives from the Global South

Feb 22, 2021

It will bring particular attention to the challenges that low-and-middle-income countries face when it comes to a global and equitable vaccination process.

Club de Madrid commemorates 20 years strengthening democracy around the globe

Feb 17, 2021

Club de Madrid, the world's largest forum of democratic former Presidents and Prime Ministers, commemorates 20 years working for democracy around the globe. Founded in 2001, the organisation leverages the unique leadership experience of all its Members to strengthen inclusive democratic practice...

A look at Club de Madrid’s new logo

Feb 16, 2021

Club de Madrid is defined as the world's largest forum of democratic former Presidents and Prime Ministers. It is precisely from the word forum that the idea for the initial icon arises, a key element to creating a new graphic identity that remains in line with Club de Madrid’s previous image. As...

Welcoming Cities – Keys for an anti-racist culture

Oct 9, 2015

The European Coalition of Cities against Racism is an initiative launched by UNESCO in 2004 to...

Promoting Democracy Promotes Peace

Oct 9, 2015

The Club de Madrid wishes to congratulate Tunisian society as a whole, its political parties, civil society leaders,...

Club de Madrid and ICSR convene 40 former presidents and 200 experts to build a global consensus on radicalization and violent extremism

Oct 1, 2015

MADRID+10 THE GLOBAL POLICY DIALOGUE ON PREVENTING AND COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM #GlobalConsensus 250 high level...

‘Democracy is still missing’: op-ed by Freiberga, Ramos-Horta and Kok in the Hufftington Post

Sep 29, 2015

Democracy is still the missing ingredient in the SGD's A set of renewed and enhanced Development Goals -- the...

Wim Kok in Haiti: “Completing the electoral process with transparent, inclusive and securitized elections is of utmost importance for the country”

Sep 18, 2015

Haiti is currently facing two crucial challenges: a complex and large-scale electoral process with presidential,...