Club de Madrid Articles

Club de Madrid kicks off new initiative on Shared Societies and education

Its main outcome is expected to be a clear and strong Call to Action on Education for Shared Societies, seeking to mobilise political will to generate action in this context.

“Leaders can promote small projects that can change the lives of ordinary people”, says Club de Madrid in Shared Societies mission to World Bank and UN

The Fragility Forum, a gathering organized by the World Bank from 5th to 7th March, which considers how to support fragile states.

Laura Chinchilla, new Vice President of Club de Madrid

Former President of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla, has been appointed to be new Vice President of World Leadership Alliance – Club de Madrid (WLA – CdM).

Club de Madrid participates in conversation with UN Quaker Office on preventing violent conflicts

Launched in Washington D.C at the 2018 World Bank Fragility Forum, the report is the first joint study between the UN and the World Bank.

ISIF 2019: Multilateralism and Sustainable Development

Dec 2, 2019

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

Dec 1, 2019

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 Washington DC from 18 to 20 November....

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

Nov 19, 2019

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 policy-makers across the South...

“An integrated MENA region must be an EU priority”

Feb 11, 2013

More than 1.2 billion people lived in that area that Ambassador Westendorp considered a priority for the EU. He...

Member Kim Campbell to participate in a Shared Societies panel in New York

Feb 5, 2013

The United Nations Commision for Social Development will hold its meeting in New York and Club de Madrid and the UN...

Club de Madrid to participate in a session about populism and economic challenges in democratic transitions

Feb 4, 2013

Former Prime Minister of Lebanon, Fouad al Sanyoura, and former President of the Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernández,...

Census: Political Aid or Hindrance in Post-Conflict Societies? The Afghanistan case

Feb 1, 2013

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President Chandrika Kumaratunga: “The continued existence of inequality gives rise to terrorism”

Feb 1, 2013

Read the posts on the Shared Societies Blog about the two lectures of Chandrika Kumaratunga: "Terrorism...

LEND Network supports efforts to build democracy in Tunisia

Jan 23, 2013

They have discussed different key issues related to the current process towards democracy as part of the first...

The Shared Societies Project Blog: Encouraging Pluralism in Diverse Society

Jan 18, 2013

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CdM endorses UN Women’s statement on Advancing Women’s Political Participation

Jan 15, 2013

This endorsement is a clear reflection of Club de Madrid strong commintement to continue working on women's political...

The INSPIRED intitative analyzes advancing regionalization in Morocco

Jan 15, 2013

Article 12 of the 2011 Moroccan Constitution, that was approved in referendum, provides for the contribution of civil...