However, in these troubled times, as our world becomes more unpredictable and chaotic, the rights of women and girls are being reduced, restricted and reversed. Empowering women and girls is the only way to protect their rights and make sure they can realize their full potential. The world...
‘We cannot simply wait for this to happen’ ex PM of Ireland John Bruton, reflects on Brexit
According to our Member "it is time now to start thinking about how the EU will respond to Mrs May' as he warns that Ireland will be the country to suffer the worst consequences of a hard Brexit. Please read below Prime Minister John Bruton's full article What is the alternative...
“Someone doesn’t wake up and suddenly becomes an extremist”, Khadijah H. Gambo, Nigerian Activist
Khadijah Hawaja Gambo joined activism around 24 years ago. She studied Islam up to postgraduate level and also passed through the traditional way of learning Islam. From 2005 to 2009 she was a teacher of Islamic Studies, and from 2013 and until 2016 she was a political and gender Advisor for the...
Club de Madrid took part at the World Summit on the Future of Haiti
The World Summit for the Future of Haiti seeked to create permanent ties of solidarity between the international...
Employment and Poverty Reduction in times of crisis
Members Bondevik and Kufuor led a discussion exploring the challenges of...
Club de Madrid and UNIFEM, united for Women’s Leadership for Peace
The Secretary General of Club de Madrid, Carlos Westendorp, was one of the speakers in the panel "Leveraging...
European Foundation Centre Annual General Assembly 2010 – Foundation Week
President Vike-Freiberga focused her interventions on the role of foundations in Europe as actors of change and...
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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...