Clinton Global Initiative

Creating a community of doers who are taking action on the world’s most pressing challenges, together

About

The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) brings together established and emerging global leaders to create and implement solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges. CGI works with partners to develop Commitments to Action — new, specific, and measurable actions in climate resilience, health equity, and inclusive economic recovery and growth.

TAking action together

President Bill Clinton launched CGI in 2005 to turn ideas into action⁠ — creating a new space where leaders across sectors could commit publicly to form unlikely partnerships and take action together. Since then, partners in the CGI community have made more than 3,800 Commitments to Action that have made an impact in the lives of over 435 million people in more than 180 countries.

President Clinton, Secretary Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton present an award onstage to Dolores Huerta, who is joined by her daughter

Kennedy Odede stands on stage. Behind him are large digital screens which show photos.

Fareed Zakaria, Prime Minister Mia Mottley, Laurene Powell Jobs, and José Andrés are seated on stage

Didi Bertrand Farmer speaks onstage behind a podium. Secretary Clinton, President Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton stand behind her.

Chelsea Clinton, Marinel Sumook Ubaldo, Dr. Rajiv Shah, and Peggy Clark are seated onstage

Secretary Clinton and Malala Yousafzai sit onstage. Malala speaks into a microphone.

President Clinton is seated onstage. Behind him President Zelenskyy appears virtually on a large screen.

Queen Rania Al Abdullah hands an award to Malala Yousafzai

Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama shake hands on stage

Bono speaks on stage during a plenary session

Matt Damon and Gary White visit a village in India

President Clinton and Chelsea Clinton help fit a hearing aid to a man in Nairobi, Kenya

Secretary Hillary Clinton speaks on stage

Dikembe Mutombo laughs during a plenary session

Iman presents an award to a Clinton Global Citizen Awardee

Ben Affleck and others participate in a plenary session

Chelsea Clinton talks to Rosie from Sesame Street

Jon Bon Jovi performs on stage at the Clinton Global Citizen Awards

President Clinton and Astronaut Cady Coleman speak with Astronauts Reid Wiseman and Alex Gerst on the International Space Station

Medical supplies being loaded into an airplane

President Clinton and Michelle Obama shake hands on stage

President Clinton takes a photo on stage with a group of commitment-makers

Secretary Hillary Clinton moderates a plenary session in Puerto Rico

Angelina Jolie speaks at a press conference

People interact with Pepper the Social Humanoid Robot

Ted Danson and Sylvia Earle participate in a breakout session

Queen Rania Al Abdullah, President Bill Clinton, and Tony Blair participate in a special session

Members of Solar Libre take a photo next to solar panels on a roof in Puerto Rico

Leonardo DiCaprio is presented with a Clinton Global Citizen Award

President Clinton meets doctors at a hospital in Florida

President Bill Clinton, Brad Pitt, and Deirdre Taylor participate in a special session

President Clinton takes a photo with commitment-makers on stage

Sean Penn receives a bracelet from a girl

Desmond Tutu waves to the crowd during a plenary session

APPROACH

CGI convenes, connects, and catalyzes leaders in government, business, philanthropy, grassroots organizations, media, and academia to commit to take action.

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CONVENE A COMMUNITY OF DOERS

CGI brings together leaders of NGOs and philanthropic organizations; prominent voices in business, labor, and finance; influential youth advocates and grassroots activists; heads of state and other government officials; and other global citizens to explore effective models for making lasting positive change.
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DRIVE COMMITMENTS TO ACTION

CGI supports partners and their programs by helping to forge new partnerships, provide technical support, and elevate compelling models with potential to scale.
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SPOTLIGHT PROVEN MODELS AND APPROACHES

Solutions to many of the world’s challenges are already out there. CGI works to identify, elevate, and mobilize resources to scale them.

President Clinton and astronaut Cady Coleman stand onstage during a Clinton Global Initiative event. President Clinton points up at a screen. On another screen behind them is a live feed with an astronaut aboard the International Space Station.

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Focus Areas

We bring together established and emerging global leaders to create and implement solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges, driving urgent action and innovation on:

Climate Resilience

Building more resilient communities in the face of global climate change.
Health Equity

Creating healthier communities that drive greater equity in access and care, including through targeted action networks such as the Overdose Response Network.
Economic Inclusion

Encouraging equitable, inclusive economic growth, and stability for all.

Dolores Huerta receives the Clinton Global Citizen Award. (Paul Morse / 2022)

CGI 2024 meeting

The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) community will reconvene September 23-24, 2024 in New York City for the 2024 Annual Meeting. Timed to coincide with the U.N. General Assembly, CGI brings together business, government, and civil society leaders to drive progress on climate resilience, inclusive economic growth and recovery, health equity, the full participation of women and girls, and humanitarian response efforts to crises around the globe.

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Past Events

Clinton Global Initiative September 2022 Meeting

The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) convenes global and emerging leaders to drive solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges.

Affordable Housing: Access and Innovation

Join CGI for conversations led by President Bill Clinton on creating more pathways for a new generation of homeownership and finding unique solutions to creating more equitable, inclusive, and climate-resilient affordable housing in the United States.

Post-Disaster Recovery: May 2021 Meeting

A virtual event hosted by the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery

Clinton Global Initiative September 2022 Meeting

The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) convenes global and emerging leaders to drive solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges.

Affordable Housing: Access and Innovation

Post-Disaster Recovery: May 2021 Meeting

A virtual event hosted by the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery

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Impact

At the Clinton Foundation, we believe data should be used to guide how programs are designed and implemented. We leverage both quantitative and qualitative information in order to promote evidence-based decision-making and help the Foundation and our community of partners achieve greater results in people’s lives across the country and around the world.

500M

PEOPLE BENEFITING

from more than 4,000 projects and partnerships made through the Clinton Global Initiative — affecting people in more than 180 countries worldwide.
861K

doses of naloxone

distributed to recovery residences, high schools, universities, and community organizations through the Overdose Response Network
117

response & resiliency projects

made for Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Caribbean through the CGI Action Network on Post-Disaster Recovery (with estimated value of $385 million when fully funded and implemented)

Commitments to Action

Commitments to Action are new, specific, and measurable plans that address global challenges. Commitments are made, implemented, and tracked by partners. CGI is a program dedicated forging new partnerships, providing technical support, and elevating compelling models with potential to scale. CGI does not directly fund or implement these projects.