"Sub-Saharan Africa faces three big inter-related challenges over the next generation. It will double its population to two billion by 2045. By then more than half of Africans will be living in cities. And this group of mostly young people will be connected with each other and the world through...

International Democracy Day: strengthening institutions, a key step towards democracy that delivers
A more integrated approach to foster resilient societies calls for effective and inclusive democratic governance with respect for human rights and the rule of law. Resilient societies are able to mitigate disputes through mediation, dialogue and the legitimacy of their institutions. In other...
The nexus between counter terrorism, development and Agenda 2030 brings together CdM Members and decision makers from the EU and the UN
UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres will participate with a video message, the Director of the UN Counter Terrorism Office, Jehangir Khan will be present. Neven Mimica, Commissioner for International Cooperation and Development, Gilles de Kerchove, EU Counter Terrorism Coordinator, and Stefano...
Today we are all Haitians
We do not give up to the temptation of discouragement, because we know the future lies in hope. Just as in 1804...
Armenia’s foreign policy: Security challenges and European perspectives
In an agile debate, experts, journalists and diplomats discussed regional security issues, such as the peaceful...
Club de Madrid joins the initiative of RTVE “Together for Haiti”
Two of our Members, Bill Clinton and Felipe GonzĂ¡lez met with Tony Blair and other progressive leaders in New York to launch the Global Progress Council
The aim of this meeting was to prepare the Global Progress Summit, to be held in Madrid in 2011 as the second edition...
Elections are a means to an end
The Club de Madrid is mindful of the electoral claims that have been presented to the pertinent authorities, and calls...
Fuad Siniora speaks on Lebanon and the Middle East in a World in Transition
 As attention is focused on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon which is expected to deliver an indictment in the near...
The Club de Madrid in the 2010 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Mexico
During this round of the international climate negotiations, the Club de Madrid interacted with key and relevant...
To flourish, Haiti needs aid
In 2005, ministers and heads of development agencies signed what became known as the Paris Declaration, calling for...
Club de Madrid welcomes Yasuo Fukuda as its 79th member
Mr. Fukuda, son of the late former Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda, served during 2007 and 2008. Elected for the first...