Final Statement: Imperial Springs International Forum
3 December, 2019
The 2019 Imperial Springs International Forum on Multilateralism and Sustainable Development was held between 1-2 December 2019. Read below its Final Statement:
ISIF 2019: Multilateralism and Sustainable Development
2 December, 2019
Attending the Forum were 70 guests, including 30 former heads of state and government, leaders of international organizations, along with 40 foreign friends, experts, scholars, and business elites
Jomaa and Leterme insist on economic governance system wary of social impact
1 December, 2019
WLA-CdM Members Jomaa and Leterme led a mission to the World Bank in Washington DC to participate in a Global Economic Governance Policy Dialogue for Shared Societies
Leterme moderates debate with young people seeking to shape policymaking in Med region
19 November, 2019
Yves Leterme, the former Prime Minister of Belgium and Member of WLA-CdM, led a mission to moderate a policy dialogue with young participants organized by Anna Lindh Foundation
Imperial Springs International Forum on Multilateralism and Sustainable Development
18 November, 2019
This year’s ISIF will be held on December 1-2 and will look into how multilateralism and increased state cooperation can contribute to achieving Agenda 2030
Club de Madrid explores how political leadership can redefine migration discourse with Dominican Migration Institute
15 November, 2019
In an event held in Spain’s capital city and in collaboration with the National Migration Institute in the Dominican Republic (INM-RD), Club de Madrid brought together INM-RD director Flor Rojas, Honorary Member Enrique Valentín Iglesias, and media professionals to showcase different projects that build alternative narratives around the topic of migration
Taking Stock of Democracy – 30 Years after the Fall of the Berlin Wall
28 October, 2019
WLA-CdM held a roundtable that brought together political leaders, experts and young people from the post-1989 generation to discuss the Fall of the Berlin Wall and how democracy stands thirty years on.
Digital Transformation and the Future of Democracy: How can Artificial Intelligence drive Democratic Governance?
22 October, 2019
Read below the final statement of our 2019 Policy Dialogue ‘Digital Transformation and the Future of Democracy: How can Artificial Intelligence drive Democratic Governance?’
Danilo Türk is elected new President of Club de Madrid
20 October, 2019
Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga will remain President until the end of 2019, after which the new President’s term will begin in January 2020.
At the XVIII General Assembly, Members also discussed the upcoming programmatic strategy for the period 2020-2022.
Jan Peter Balkenende Joins Club de Madrid
17 October, 2019
The former Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Jan Peter Balkenende, has become a Member of the World Leadership Alliance – Club de Madrid.
Club de Madrid commemorates 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall analyzing the current state of democracy
30 September, 2019
Commemorating historic victories for democracy during the nineties, in contrast with the current democratic decline.
Former President of Serbia speaks on sustainable peace in Rwanda
16 August, 2019
Lessons on peace Tadic also shared with Rwandans insights on sustainable peace: “There is no possibility to implement sustainable peace without reconciliation.
How Club de Madrid can contribute to achieving the SDGs in Sri Lanka
14 August, 2019
Danilo Türk led a mission in Sri Lanka to explore how the Shared Societies Project can contribute to putting in place a development framework that is in line with Agenda 2030 and builds understanding between the war-torn communities
Vike-Freiberga tells life story in BBC interview
12 August, 2019
The President of WLA-CdM fled Latvia aged 6 as the Soviet Union was occupying the Baltic state. She only returned in 1998, aged 60, after living in exile in Canada. Vaira Vike-Freiberga then became the country’s President —the first female Head of State of the former Soviet bloc— and helped Latvia join NATO and the EU
Experts meeting paves way to Imperial Springs International Forum 2019
6 August, 2019
International and Chinese experts and practitioners gathered in Imperial Springs to craft the programme of the 2019 edition of Imperial Springs International Forum
Helen Clark and Laura Chinchilla propose ways to achieving SDGs at High-Level Political Forum
31 July, 2019
WLA-CdM Members Clark and Chinchilla participated in several events associated with the High-Level Political Forum, bringing to the table several proposals and recommendations on how to leverage leadership and institutions to implement Agenda 2030
