The awards ceremony for the winners of the 18th Edition of the Mare Nostrum International Journalism Awards, organised by the magazine “Grimaldi Magazine Mare Nostrum” and sponsored by the National Order of Journalists, took place yesterday evening at the Grand Hotel Vesuvio in Naples.
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12 June 2026
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) -
Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)
The “United States of the World” and the “Mediterranean Foundation” support the United Nations Alliance of Civilisations (UNAOC) and the Permanent Mission of the Sultanate of Oman to the United Nations in the “Muscat Action Plan for traditional and indigenous leaders and peoples to counter and address hate speech and prevent genocide and atrocity crimes through peace mediation” (Muscat Action Plan).
The “Muscat Action Plan” is the outcome of a global consultation process led by the United Nations Office for the Prevention of Genocide (UNOSAPG) and the “Peacemakers Network”, which brings together traditional and indigenous leaders and peoples from different regions and contexts to explore their role in preventing atrocity crimes and incitement thereto.
“The ‘Muscat Action Plan’ draws on centuries of knowledge and the experience of traditional and indigenous leaders,” emphasised Secretary-General António Guterres in his opening remarks, “and reminds us that incitement to hatred is a warning sign that foreshadows violence; it is a catalyst that hastens its arrival: to address this challenge, we must act at all levels ”.
“The Plan does not seek to eliminate differences or to mould identities together, but to build a space for our differences, a space where human beings can coexist with dignity and where mutual respect becomes the foundation of peace,” said Mohammed bin Said Al Mamari, Oman’s Minister of Religious Affairs.
The high-level opening session was moderated by Miguel Ángel Moratinos, High Representative for the UNAOC.
The discussions highlighted the important contributions that traditional and indigenous actors can make to conflict prevention, peace mediation and social cohesion, drawing on their unique knowledge systems, cultural practices and trusted community-based mechanisms.
Secretary-General Michele Capasso recalled the long-standing ties with Oman and the agreements signed since 2009 with the then Minister of Religious Affairs, Abdullah El-Salmi.
After visiting Madrid and Barcelona, Pope Leo XIV concluded his fourth seven-day apostolic journey to Spain in the Canary Islands.
The “United States of the World” and the “Fondazione Mediterraneo” are participating in and supporting the “Day for Dialogue Among Civilisations”, designated by the United Nations and celebrated on 10 June each year.
Pope Leo XIV spent two days in Barcelona, from 9 to 11 June. The first day was devoted to the Midday Prayer, followed by the Pope’s address during the prayer vigil at the Olympic Stadium. The following day (10 June) he visited the Brians 1 prison and recited the Rosary at the Abbey of Our Lady of Montserrat, a Benedictine monastic complex some 50 km from Barcelona, which houses the statue of Our Lady of Montserrat, also known as ‘La Moreneta’, proclaimed patron saint of Catalonia in 1881 by Pope Leo XIII. This was followed by a meeting with representatives of the diocesan charitable and welfare organisations at the Church of Sant Agustí and Mass celebrated at the Sagrada Família (on the day marking the 100th anniversary of the death of Antoni Gaudí), with the inauguration of the Tower of Jesus Christ.