Club de Madrid Articles

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...

Club de Madrid Members announce principles on equity during global crises

We, the Members of the World Leadership Alliance-Club de Madrid, all democratic, former Presidents and Prime Ministers, have come together to reaffirm the primacy of equity in the response to global crises. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has revealed the fault lines...

UN General Assembly adopts landmark political declaration on the future of the UN system

The United Nations celebrated its 75th anniversary on 21 September 2020 adopting a declaration that culminates a long process of gathering civil society and key stakeholder’s views on the future of multilateralism and the UN system. At a time when humankind faces...

Club de Madrid celebrates International Democracy Day 2020

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Emerging Tech & Geopolitical Challenges

Jun 2, 2022

Club de Madrid Members Esko Aho (Prime Minister of Finland, 1991-1995) and Zlatko Lagumdzija (Prime Minister of Bosnia & Herzegovina, 2001-2002) participate in Ecosystems 2030 Summit in La Coruña (Spain)

Proposal for an International Anti-Corruption Court

Jun 1, 2022

Club de Madrid Member Hanna Suchocka (Prime Minister of Poland, 1992-1993) participates in the World Justice Forum, in The Hague, to explain why the world needs an International Anti-Corruption Court

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.

How can we achieve societies with inclusive, sustainable & resilient prosperity? Read here Laura Chinchilla’s ideas

Jan 18, 2016

A third Club de Madrid Member, the former President of the Republic of Ireland, Mary Robinson, took the...

Three world leaders will lead the first meeting on Enviromental Sustainability and Shared Societies

Jan 14, 2016

The first meeting of this working group will take place at the Green Tree Foundation, New York, on the 17th to 19th of...

Club de Madrid Wishes you a Joyful Season and a Happy New Year

Dec 23, 2015

Building Shared Societies in Georgia

Dec 22, 2015

During the mission, the Ministry of Reconciliation and Civic Equality launched the “State Strategy on...

Promoting national reconciliation in Myanmar

Dec 14, 2015

This mission jointly organized by International IDEA came at a critical juncture in Myanmar’s transition to democracy,...

Today is the International Human Rights Day!

Dec 10, 2015

Since its creation 13 years ago, the Club de Madrid has devoted the wisdom, experience and energy of its Members, all...

Laura Chinchilla’s op-ed: ‘Countdown in Venezuela’

Dec 6, 2015

Venezuela, en cuenta regresiva Laura Chinchilla Miembro del Club de Madrid y Ex Presidenta de Costa Rica ...

Pastrana at the World Forum for Democracy: ‘It will not be possible to win the war against extremists without a soft power strategy’

Nov 30, 2015

Andrés Pastrana participated in this forum as Club de Madrid Member and was joined by Lord John Alderdice, one of the...

Migration and Shared Societies in the Dominican Republic

Nov 26, 2015

The objective of the Seminar was analyzing the different migratory models from a comprehensive perspective and...