Club de Madrid contributes to Spain’s biotech center researching COVID-19 vaccine
7 April, 2020
With the support of its long-term partner Kingold Group, Club de Madrid donates 184.841,06 euros to Spain’s National Biotechnology Center (CNB-CSIC). This public research institution will allocate the funds in hiring specialised staff and acquiring medical equipment.
Club de Madrid joins letter addressed to G20 leaders calling for global coordination amidst health and economic crisis
7 April, 2020
The call to action, led by Erik Berglöf, Gordon Brown and Jeremy Farrar, outlines specific measures to effectively address the health and economic emergencies; which will require coordinated global leadership.
Global leadership for the COVID-19 pandemic is the only way to leave no one behind
3 April, 2020
By Members Jan Peter Balkenende, Ban Ki-moon, Kjell Magne Bondevik, Helen Clark, Benjamin Mkapa, Ricardo Lagos, Kevin Rudd, Aminata Touré, and Danilo Türk
Message from Club de Madrid to the special G20 Leaders’ summit on the COVID-19 pandemic
25 March, 2020
Today, global health, our common global good, is threatened. Collective response and visionary action are necessary.
Follow Club de Madrid on Instagram!
25 March, 2020
Club de Madrid is delighted to announce that you can now follow us on Instagram through our official account
Türk and Tadic support regional efforts to address Latin America’s shifting migration flows
24 March, 2020
Collaborating with the Department for Social Inclusion of the Organization of the American States and the Migration Policy Institute, WLA-CdM held a roundtable on migration in Washington DC
COVID-19
18 March, 2020
Following the recommendations of national and international health authorities, Club de Madrid Secretariat is working from home.
OPED: Women, find the leader in yourself!
8 March, 2020
Read below an op-ed signed by Club de Madrid female Members and published by the Thomson Reuters Foundation on occasion of International Women’s Day 2020. Laura Chinchilla, Helen Clark, Tarja Halonen, Roza Otunbayeva, and Jennifer Mary Shipley, sign the piece.
Club de Madrid mourns the loss of Javier Pérez de Cuellar
5 March, 2020
A key figure in the multilateral system, Javier Pérez de Cuellar managed to ease regional tensions in the midst of the Cold War during his tenure as UN Secretary General. His deep-rooted democratic credentials were self-evident in leading Peru’s interim government to deliver free and fair elections after a period of authoritarian rule.
International Women’s Day 2020: First and second-time female Heads of State or Government demand more women in leadership
5 March, 2020
Club de Madrid Members Laura Chinchilla, Helen Clark, Tarja Halonen, Roza Otunbayeva and Jenny Shipley speak to us on International Women’s Day to reflect on the hurdles of female leadership. They wish to see more women and girls pursue leadership positions.
A strengthened multilateral system could protect us from threats like coronavirus, states Club de Madrid President
10 February, 2020
The President of the Club de Madrid, Danilo Türk, and Members Helen Clark, Zlatko Lagumdzija, Ban Ki-moon and Kevin Rudd highlight how states and the international community are coming together to fight the coronavirus
Female leaders in the 21st century with Helen Clark
3 February, 2020
Members of Club de Madrid spoke at the Raisina Dialogues 2020. Read Helen Clark speak on female leadership below
Carl Bildt: “The outcome of technological conflicts will shape the future”
3 February, 2020
Members of Club de Madrid spoke at the Raisina Dialogues 2020. Read Carl Bildt’s intervention below
Han Seung-soo: “We need a paradigm shift in our growth models”
3 February, 2020
Members of Club de Madrid spoke at the Raisina Dialogues 2020. Read Han Seung-soo’s intervention below.
Helen Clark sounds the alarm bell on sustainable development and climate change
3 February, 2020
Members of Club de Madrid spoke at the Raisina Dialogues 2020. Read Helen Clark’s intervention below
Jan Peter Balkenende: “The private sector needs to be engaged in sustainability”
3 February, 2020
The former Dutch Prime Minister gave a keynote speech at the launch of the Global Report on the State of the SDGs. The report is produced by Southern Voice, a network of over fifty think tanks from Africa, Asia and Latin America.
