"I know what it means to have to give up what you are born with and have to go through many challenges before you become something else" says Vike-Freiberga. "Migrants and refugees have a stressful first period. It's very demanding, with no friends, not knowing the language or the local costumes"...

Youth, women, communities & Shared Societies, elements for a new narrative to prevent violent extremism
Click here to read the full report, and follow us on Twitter and Facebook through the hashtag #TellADifferentStory. The discussions took place in Brussels on September 28, 2016. Experts at the sessions agreed on the necessity to understand the ideology behind the propaganda of violent extremists...
Club de Madrid supports the #InspiringTunisia campaign for a democracy that delivers
What Tunisia is accomplishing in terms of democratic transition, it aims at accomplishing in terms of economic renewal. Tunisia is organizing on November 29 and 30th an investment conference “Tunisia2020” aimed at securing financing and investments for public and private projects,...
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Sudan’s First Multi-party Elections for 24 years: Where do we go from here?
The Workshop First Multi-party Elections for 24 years: Where do we go from here?, celebrated in Nairobi, Kenya, due to...
Club de Madrid and the OECD focus on Cities and Green Growth
The global recession and continued concern over climate change have called into question the ability of the current...
Club de Madrid and the OECD to analyse the Political Dimensions of the Crisis in the BRICS
The BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) will play a key role in the management of this economic...
Club de Madrid at the UN Alliance of Civilizations’ III Global Forum in Rio de Janeiro
Even if a nation can achieve economic growth and create opportunities for education, training and employment, many...
Prime Minister Bellerive of Haiti discusses with Club de Madrid leadership support for the “refoundation” of the State
The Club of Madrid, building on the leadership experience, access and convening power of its membership has produced a...
A delegation of the UN Dutch Student Association (SIB) Leiden visits the Club de Madrid Secretariat
SIB, founded in 1947, aims to inform its members of the political, economic, social and cultural aspects of...
Michelle Bachelet meets Club de Madrid during her visit to the capital
Carlos Westendorp, new Secretary General of Club de Madrid
The current Secretary General of the organization, the diplomat Fernando Perpiñá-Robert, has expressed his...