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PRESENTATION OF THE BOOK “WAR JOURNALS. BOSNIA”
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16 October 2025
The world premiere of Michele Capasso's book War journals. Bosnia, presented in Italian and English, took place in Sarajevo.
The book was presented by:
- Elma Hasimbegović
Director of the Museum of History of Bosnia and Herzegovina. - Miguel Àngel Moratinos
UN Secretary-General and High Representative for the Alliance of Civilisations. - Amira Arifović Harms
Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina to Italy. - Munira Subašić
President of the ‘Mothers Srebrenica Enclaves’ movement. - Kanita Fočak
Architect and writer.
Politicians, representatives of international institutions, writers, journalists and protagonists of the 1992-1995 siege of Sarajevo attended the event.
Among them was the President of the House of Peoples, Kemal Ademović.
The “diary-book” is Michele Capasso's testimony and recounts his experience in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1964 to the present day, recounting episodes of friends, men and women, who came together in a great “chain of love” for acts of solidarity towards the victims of a fratricidal war that caused hundreds of thousands of innocent victims.
The book features Predrag Matvejević, writer and essayist, who shared with the author the most significant moments at the turn of the millennium, from 1988 to 2017. It is the story of unique human experiences at a historic moment when the Mediterranean, at the turn of the millennium, took on strategic importance for dialogue and peace: with Bosnia and Herzegovina the victim of a conflict symbolically represented by Sarajevo and Srebrenica, the town where the second genocide of the 20th century was perpetrated on 11 July 1995.
Fratricidal war, ethnic cleansing, urbicide, memoricide, genocide: against everything that was happening in Bosnia and Herzegovina and, in general, in the former Yugoslavia and the Balkans, Michele Capasso took action, investing all his personal resources and urging people not to give up, as evidenced by the stories told in this book, where everything can be rigorously verified in documents and images.
THE MAGAZINE "COMUNICARE IL SOCIALE" DEDICATES AN ARTICLE TO THE MUSEUM OF PEACE MAMT
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15 October 2025
The October 2025 issue of the magazine "Comunicare il sociale" features a wonderful article on the MAMT Peace Museum by journalist Maria Nocerino.
11TH EDITION OF MED-DIALOGUES
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15 October 2025
A delegation from the "United States of the World" and the ‘Fondazione Mediterraneo’ participated in the 11th edition of MED-Dialogues in Naples.
The President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo, Prof. Michele Capasso, expressed his satisfaction that this edition took place in Naples, precisely on the occasion of the 2,500th anniversary of the city's foundation, thanking the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and ISPI for their political and institutional sensitivity and hoping that the next edition in 2026 will also take place in Naples.
On this occasion, with many of the numerous guests in attendance, President Capasso recalled the 40 years of activity of the Fondazione Mediterraneo - which will be celebrated on 10 December 2025 - and the more than 11,000 activities carried out over these decades, including those aimed at relaunching the role of Naples as a great capital capable of “thinking European” and “breathing Mediterranean”. Memorable events include the three Euromed Civil Forums held in 1995, 1997 - the latter attended by over 3,000 representatives from 43 countries and over 700 young people - and in 2003, as well as the 15 Euro-Mediterranean conferences, the last of which was held in 2014.
MEDITERRANEAN SMART CITIES CONFERENCE
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13 October 2025
The United States of the World and the Fondazione Mediterraneo participate in the conference "Mediterranean Smart Cities", organised by ICESCO.
Professor Massimo Pica Ciamarra, president of the International Scientific Committee, emphasises the Foundation's commitment since 1995, with the conference "From urban decay to wired cities", to the development of smart cities in the Mediterranean and around the world.
UNITED STATES OF EUROPE: OPPORTUNITY OR UTOPIA?
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13 October 2025
The United States of the World, Fondazione Mediterraneo and OMCOM are participating in the event on the "United States of Europe" with a report by Salvo Calleri.
CELEBRATION OF THE ANNIVERSARY OF SAINT CARLO ACUTIS
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12 October 2025
A delegation from the States of the World and the Fondazione Mediterraneo and Kimiyya sections participated in Assisi and other cities in the celebrations for the feast day dedicated to Saint Carlo Acutis, the first Ambassador of the States of the World.
50TH ANNIVERSARY OF UNESCO IHP PROGRAM
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12 October 2025
In 2025, UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP) marks its 50th anniversary as the first UN intergovernmental initiative devoted to water research, management, and education. Celebrating five decades of advancing hydrological science, shaping policy, and fostering innovation worldwide and in Arab Region.
Since 1995, the "United States of the World" and the "Fondazione Mediterraneo" have shared the IHP programme with UNESCO, organising important events in Italy and abroad.
UNESCO Regional Office in Cairo is organizing, as part of our long partnership with the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation in Egypt Several Session featuring high-level reflections, testimonials, and a retrospective on science, policy, water challenges, climate change resilience, regional and international cooperation on addressing water challenges, globally in in our region.
Looking Ahead, these sessions it will also contribute to a vision for the future, where we jointly address emerging challenges, deploy science diplomacy, and adopt inclusive approaches to water security.
MARCH FOR PEACE
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12 October 2025
A delegation from the "United States of the World" - led by Senator Giuseppe Lumia - and the autonomous sections "Fondazione Mediterraneo" and “Kimiyya” - led by Eleonora Santilli and Giuseppe Antinolfi - took part in the "Perugia-Assisi 2025 March for Peace".
Promoted by Aldo Capitini in 1961, it has continued to enrich our culture of Peace and Fraternity with shared values, ideas and commitments.
Today more than ever, this march helps us to reflect on the gravity of the ongoing wars and the need to promote global and lasting peace together.
MICHELE CAPASSO'S BOOK "WAR JOURNALS. BOSNIA" HAS BEEN PUBLISHED
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10 October 2025
Michele Capasso's book "War Journals. Bosnia" has been published in Italian and English. It is the first in a series that bears witness to the major conflicts of the last century and this century.
The ‘diary book’ is Michele Capasso's testimony and recounts his experience in Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1964 to the present day, recounting episodes of friends, men and women, who came together in a great ‘chain of love’ for acts of solidarity towards the victims of a war that caused hundreds of thousands of innocent casualties.
One of the protagonists of the book is Predrag Matvejevic’, writer and essayist, who shared with the author the most significant moments at the turn of the millennium, from 1988 to 2017.
It is the story of unique human experiences at a historic moment when the Mediterranean, at the turn of the millennium, took on strategic importance for dialogue and peace: with Bosnia and Herzegovina the victim of a conflict symbolically represented by Sarajevo and Srebrenica, the town where the second genocide of the 20th century was perpetrated on 11 July 1995.
Fratricidal war, ethnic cleansing, urbicide, memoricide, genocide: against everything that was happening in Bosnia and Herzegovina and, in general, in the former Yugoslavia and the Balkans, Michele Capasso took action, investing all his personal resources and urging people not to give up, as evidenced by the stories told in this book, where everything can be rigorously verified in documents and images.
The overall meaning of the narrative is to highlight the great strength that human beings have been able to develop in countering the adversity and pain caused by war and senseless hatred, facing adversity without ever losing faith in tomorrow.
The preview presentation of the book will take place in Sarajevo on 16 October 2025 in the presence of the protagonists and representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the main international institutions.
FEMALE THOUGHT AND CREATIVITY IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD
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07 October 2025
The United States of the World, with the sections "Fondazione Mediterraneo" and “Kimiyya”, are participating in the event "Female thought and creativity in the Islamic world". Pia Molinari, director of the Museum of Peace, emphasises that "female creativity in the Islamic world is a resource for all of us".