Club de Madrid Articles

Roza Otunbayeva Part of UN Panel on Global Poverty and Women in Peace Building

Roza Otunbayeva, President of Kyrgyz Republic (2010-2011) and Club de Madrid Member, was involved in two panel discussions on 1st and 2nd February during the United Nations Commission on Social Development, part of a joint initiative of the Club de Madrid and the UN...

Vike-Freiberga explains Club de Madrid’s ‘Shared Vision of a Shared Society’ at the Hufftington Post

The organization's President, Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga, penned an essay in the Huffington Post in response, which doubled down on the values that Shared Societies embodies: “when everyone is involved and encouraged, they become an asset to society and a...

Zapatero advocates for a humane approach to the issue of migration in Dominican Republic

The activity addressed a forum on migration and social inclusion alongside, inter alia, the Minister of Interior and Police, Carlos Amarante Baret and the Dominican Ambassador to Haiti, Dr. Ruben Sillié. President Rodríguez Zapatero shared his expertise and his...

Four CdM Members, two of them Nobel Laureates, to speak about peace in Bogotá

Oscar Arias and José Ramos-Horta have something in common: they are both Members of the Club de Madrid and Nobel Peace Laureates. They were laureates in 1987 and 1996 respectively for their contributions to achieving peace. “We believe that justice and peace can...

Open Letter to the G20: ‘We, not They’

Nov 30, 2018

We call on G20 leaders to:-Use respectful, tolerant and compassionate language to refer to refugees and migrants.

Laura Chinchilla gives impulse to fight against violence towards women in Paraguay

Nov 23, 2018

Read this piece of news in Spanish here. The Vice-President of Club de Madrid (CdM) and former President of Costa Rica (2010-2014), Laura Chinchilla, led a mission to Paraguay to advocate for the effective implementation of Law 5777/16, which aims at protecting women against gender violence. In a...

Club de Madrid presents its project ‘Leaders Telling a Different Story’ at Paris Peace Forum 2018

Nov 15, 2018

Club de Madrid (CdM) presented its project ‘Leaders Telling a Different Story’ at a stand organized by the EU Directorate-General for International Cooperation and Development (EU-Devco) at the Paris Peace Forum 2018.

Political leadership is critical in determining if a society is inclusive and shared

Jan 25, 2011

He also highlighted the link between social cohesion and economic well-being and raised awareness of the Club de...

Congratulations to our member Cavaco Silva, re-elected President of Portugal

Jan 24, 2011

Policies for cities fighting climate change

Jan 15, 2011

The Club de Madrid and the European Commission

Jan 13, 2011

Views were exchanged on the projects the Club of Madrid is currently conducting in Haiti and Kyrgyzstan with the...

Today we are all Haitians

Jan 12, 2011

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

Dec 17, 2010

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”

Dec 17, 2010

Two of our Members, Bill Clinton and Felipe González met with Tony Blair and other progressive leaders in New York to launch the Global Progress Council

Dec 16, 2010

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

Dec 12, 2010

The Club de Madrid is mindful of the electoral claims that have been presented to the pertinent authorities, and calls...