Club de Madrid Articles

Club de Madrid organizes a Workshop in Nigeria on effective alternative narrative against violent extremism

The National Workshop, funded by European Commission DG DEVCO, will include case studies, thematic roundtables and focused attention on steps towards improving existing practices and policies on delivering alternative narratives to challenge violent...

“When women are given the tools, they have a broader impact on eradication of poverty”

The former President of Malawi delivered a powerful speech in which she advocated for women and youth inclusion and empowerment as key actions for African prosperity: “when women are given the tools, they have a broader impact on eradication of poverty”. She...

Former PM’s Al Mahdi, Jebali, Jomaa, & Roman led the discussion on effective alternative narrative against violent extremism in Tunisia

This MENA Regional Forum, supported by European Commission DG DEVCO, provided a unique opportunity to identify relevant practices to strengthen national and regional responses to violent extremist threats. In it, participants specifically addressed issues of effective...

Club de Madrid supports the ‘Madrid´s commitment to peaceful cities’

"A Shared Society, which is a Club de Madrid project, is what we are preaching here, said Zlatko Lagumdzija, former PM of Bosnia and Herzegovina and CdM Member during the Forum, that took place from 19 to 21 of April in Madrid. The CdM, which was part of the...

Club de Madrid joins seminar to foster social and emotional learning in educational systems

Dec 21, 2018

The demand for social and emotional learning (SEL) skills is rising around the globe.

Club de Madrid at UN Intergovernmental Conference to Adopt the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration

Dec 21, 2018

CdM Members Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, Mary Robinson, Michelle Bachelet and Antonio Guterres, participated in various dialogues and side-events during the Intergovernmental Conference in Marrakech.

Vike-Freiberga urges all actors to have “commitment and belief” to implement Agenda 2030

Dec 19, 2018

The President of Club de Madrid (CdM), Vaira Vike-Freiberga, spoke at the Doha Forum 2018 in a plenary session that focused on the challenges to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The session, which was structured in the form of an interview conducted by journalist...

Finding Ways to Walk Together dialogue initiative in South Africa

Apr 2, 2012

The initiative aims to build a critical analysis of the quality and impact of current dialogue efforts; what the...

Club de Madrid engagement in the LEND Network

Mar 29, 2012

This network aims to establish an e-platform that will support, in an initial phase, Tunisian and Moldavian political...

Live Streaming: Shared Societies Workshop

Mar 28, 2012

A shared society is one in which individuals share an equal capacity to participate in economic, political and...

Statement of the Club de Madrid on the coup d’état in Mali

Mar 28, 2012

Members of the Club de Madrid, all former democratic Heads of State and Government, are aware of the progress made in...

Statement of the Club de Madrid on the political situation in the Maldives

Mar 28, 2012

Members of the Club de Madrid, all former democratic Heads of State and Government, are aware of the progress made in...

Mexican G20 Sherpa, Amb. Lourdes Aranda, meets with the Club de Madrid

Mar 28, 2012

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and Roza Otunbayeva, new Members of the Club de Madrid

Mar 27, 2012

Taking part in this meeting which was held by conference call were President Wim Kok, Prime Minister of the...

Launch of the Asia-Pacific Forum

Mar 26, 2012

The Pacific Island States’ geopolitical situation, characterised by insularity and periphery, strongly conditions...

Time to end the war on drugs?

Mar 14, 2012

The discussion raised the following: it is time to end the drug war. The participant list was long and very...