40 former Heads of State and Government are calling for “a new economic coalition of the willing” to urgently tackle inequality and “remake our world in response” to “era-defining disruption”. In a joint letter released ahead of the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development in...
Former UN Leaders and Club de Madrid Members Unite in Urgent Call to Defend the UN Charter on its 80th Anniversary
Former heads of state and government of the Club of Madrid join the solemn appeal of 299 former UN officials to urge governments, parliaments and citizens around the world to urgently reclaim the purpose, principles and values of the UN Charter, which has been massacred like never before, just as we prepare to celebrate its 80th anniversary on June 26.
														Club de Madrid at the 4th International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4)
Seville, Spain | 30 June – 3 July 2025
Petrostates Must Take the Lead on Climate Finance
If COP28 is to be judged a success, the UAE, as the summit’s host, and other hydrocarbon producers should promise to dedicate some of the windfall oil and gas profits they earned last year to accelerating the green transition in the Global South. Doing so could encourage historic and current emitters to pay their fair share
The state of democracy in Latin America: Opportunities and challenges
With the aim of learning about the situation of democracy in Latin America and highlighting the opportunities for cooperation between CELAC-EU and the USA, a meeting will be held on 27 October, with the participation of Francisco Sagasti, President of Peru (2020-2021).
Coups d’etat in West Africa: How to stop the spiral?
In less than three years, five countries in West Africa and the Sahel have experienced putsches and attempted military coups
Club de Madrid will be present at the United Nations General Assembly in New York
The UN General Assembly (UNGA) will also be a key stepping stone for the Club de Madrid’s Annual Policy Dialogue 2023 (APD23), scheduled to take place in November in Brazil under the title ‘Rethinking Social Development for People and Planet’
Strengthening multilateralism through relations between Europe and the Americas
On September 22, the event ‘Spain: A Driver for Broadened Transatlantic Relations' will be held at the Baha'i...
The 21st Meeting of the High-Level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters (HELP)
The 21st Meeting of the High Level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters (HELP), in collaboration with the...
Special Session on the Creation of the International Anti Corruption Court
As part of the Club de Madrid's mission to fight corruption, CdM is joining forces with Integrity Initiatives...
Women’s Political Leadership: A Human Rights Issue
Women are powerful agents of change, and the wider benefits of diversity and gender parity in leadership and...
A Breakthrough for People and Planet: Presentation of the Report of the HLAB
In 2022, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres brought together a group of 12 leading figures from the fields of...









