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Live Session: Transforming Multilateralism For Social Justice and Inclusion

COVID-19 has cast a dark light on the global gap in social justice. It has evidenced inequalities and exclusion and hit the most vulnerable among us hardest. Digital technologies have been powerful instruments of resilience, but only for some of us. To bridge that...

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...

Danilo Türk’s press conference in Geneva

Danilo Türk’s press conference in Geneva

Jun 24, 2022

Shared his reflections on the links between the war in Ukraine, multilateral peace and security mechanisms and the retreat of democracy.

Climate Proofing the Future: Adaptation, Decarbonisation, and Development

Climate Proofing the Future: Adaptation, Decarbonisation, and Development

Jun 9, 2022

Club de Madrid Honorary Member and former UN Secretary-General (2007-2016) Ban Ki-moon will participate in a high-level dialogue on climate and development agendas with the Spanish Deputy Prime Minister for Ecological Transition, Teresa Ribera.

Strengthening democracy for a more effective multilateralism

Strengthening democracy for a more effective multilateralism

Jun 8, 2022

Club de Madrid President, Danilo Türk, participated in a panel discussion on the present and future of multilateralism

Club de Madrid congratulates Htian Kya, first ever civilian to be elected President of Myanmar in 50 years

Mar 15, 2016

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

International Women’s Day: the work towards a democracy that delivers

Mar 8, 2016

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

Mar 4, 2016

Following that meeting Prime Minister Lagumdžija visited the Zatari refugee camp, in the North of Jordan, where he met...

Members Türk and Jomaa lead a CdM panel at the World Bank Fragility, Conflict & Violence Forum

Mar 3, 2016

In the framework of the Forum, the Club de Madrid co-organized a High Level Panel on Democratic and Inclusive...

Fourth Global Baku Forum

Fourth Global Baku Forum

Mar 2, 2016

The meeting will build on the findings from the Baku Forum of 2015, which reviewed the main challenges to the...

Club de Madrid Member Lagumdžija to take part in a young leadership program in Amman

Feb 11, 2016

This first “Debate to Action” regional communication and advocacy training will take place in Amman from...

Club de Madrid Member, James R. Mancham, new Africa Peace Award recipient

Feb 2, 2016

In a letter to Sir James received on Friday January 29, 2016, H.E. Ambassador Mussie Hailu - Regional Director of URI...

Club de Madrid tackles the role of the military in Myanmar’s democratic transition

Jan 25, 2016

This mission came to Myanmar following the historic November 8, 2015 elections in which the opposition party National...

Ricardo Lagos launches in Myanmar a book on democratic transitions

Jan 20, 2016

In the publication, former leaders recount the transition from authoritarian state to a more open, democratic society...