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THE GRAND EGYPTIAN MUSEUM INAUGURATED
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01 November 2025
A delegation from the "United States of the World" and the "Fondazione Mediterraneo" participated in the solemn inauguration ceremony of the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo (GEM).
The first GEM project was presented in Naples on 3 September 2003, at the headquarters of the United States of the World, by the then Egyptian Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosni (now the emotional presenter of the completed work!) and Mrs Suzanne Mubarak.
"An important moment, said Secretary-General Michele Capasso, which saw our institution among the first to support this unique museum, with the conviction that only culture can consolidate peace".
The world's largest museum dedicated to ancient Egypt, after more than twenty years, is now open and will attract more than five million tourists a year. Located next to the Pyramids of Giza, it contains 50,000 artefacts and is one of the mega-projects commissioned by President Abdel el Sissi.
The complex, designed by two architectural firms, Ireland's Heneghan Peng and Germany's Atelier Brückner, is located two kilometres from the Pyramids of Giza, so much so that it has been called “the fourth pyramid”.
WORLD CITIES DAY
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31 October 2025
The "United States of the World" and the “Fondazione Mediterraneo” organised and participated in various events around the world to celebrate "World Cities Day", established by the UN General Assembly in 2013 with the aim of promoting international interest and cooperation between countries to address the challenges of urbanisation and contribute to sustainable urban development.
‘Better City, Better Life’ is the slogan accompanying World Cities Day 2025.
‘Cities,’ said Secretary-General Prof. Michele Capasso, "are destined to become increasingly large and complex. According to the report prepared by the “United States of the World”, urban areas currently occupy just over 2% of the Earth's surface and are home to more than half of the world's population (a figure that is expected to rise to over 60% by 2050), causing 60% of the planet's polluting emissions and consuming 78% of the energy produced globally. Cities are at the heart of the future, and we must all accompany this transformation with vision, responsibility, passion and a sense of the common good.
"We need to take action, says Prof. Massimo Pica Ciamarra, president of the CSI of the 'United States of the World', to make cities inclusive and safe through increasingly innovative solutions with the aim of regenerating degraded urban areas from a building, energy and social perspective. The use of data, technology and artificial intelligence can tangibly improve urban life, making cities more efficient, sustainable and resilient in the face of the challenges of our time."
On this occasion, the first proposal for the large representative headquarters of the "United States of the World" was presented.
INAUGURATION OF THE EXHIBITION TOTÒ AND HIS NAPLES
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30 October 2025
A delegation from the Fondazione Mediterraneo attended the inauguration of the exhibition Totò and His Naples, expressing their great appreciation.
A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR MIMMO JODICE
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28 October 2025
Rather than words, we leave a collection of photos as a memento of a friend, a mentor, and a partner in our mission for the Mediterranean, which in these times is on the lips of so many who have forgotten those who have dedicated and continue to dedicate their lives to a place that means above all LOVE, COMPETENCE, and PASSION: as Mimmo taught us.
A hug, Mimmo, from the members of the Fondazione Mediterraneo: you were among the first to believe in our project and to join as a founding member.
43RD SESSION OF THE UNESCO GENERAL CONFERENCE
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27 October 2025
Delegations from the "United States of the World" and the "Fondazione Mediterraneo" are participating in the 43rd Session of the UNESCO General Conference in Samarkand, the cultural capital of Uzbekistan, from 27 October to 13 November, under the banner of Mondiacult 2025. This is the first time that the Conference is not being held in Paris.
Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, opened the General Conference in the presence of representatives from 194 member countries, with young people at the forefront.
The President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, introduced the proceedings by expressing the nation's deep pride in hosting the event and reaffirming the importance of UNESCO's mission in today's geopolitical landscape. He also stressed the urgency of forward-looking global initiatives on artificial intelligence, education and ethical technology that aim to promote peace, understanding and the well-being of humanity.
"We must all commit ourselves to the future of young people by developing inclusive education that fully integrates artificial intelligence technologies into the educational process, said Secretary-General Michele Capasso, and this is a necessity of our time, to prevent artificial intelligence from “dominating” processes and nullifying the fundamental value of human beings".
The 14th Youth Forum, which began on 27 October, concluded with a Declaration presented to Member States at the opening of the General Conference. One hundred and fifty young people discussed the consequences of climate change, particularly for young people: this was the theme chosen for the 14th Youth Forum.
This Conference will shape the Organisation's future priorities: in addition to the official appointment of the next Director-General of UNESCO, who will replace Audrey Azoulay, it will adopt the first global recommendation on the ethics of neurotechnologies.
The conference will also feature thematic debates, exhibitions and side events exploring the future of education, science, culture and information.
THE CAMPANIA REGIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE COURT AND THE VALENCIA REGIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE COURT VISIT THE MUSEUM
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24 October 2025
Accompanied by the president of the seventh section of the Campania Regional Administrative Court, Dr Maria Laura Maddalena, representatives of the Valencia Regional Administrative Court (Spain) – president Antonio Lopez with judges Fernando Nieto and Ilario Ancar – visited the headquarters of the United States of the World and the Museum of Peace, expressing great appreciation for this unique and extraordinary place.
THE UNITED STATES OF THE WORLD LAUNCHES THE MAJKE PROGRAMME
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19 October 2025
The United States of the World, with its 181 member countries and over 16,000 civil society organisations, is implementing the MAJKE (Mothers) programme, which was presented in Rome and Paris in 2023 and in Sarajevo in 2025.
This initiative is one of the main actions of the United States of the World and features the "Mothers" of war victims, children who have died of hunger, victims of organised crime and mafias, femicides and all those who have suffered, are suffering and will suffer violence in a world immersed in a great famine of love and contaminated by a suicidal selfishness that is destroying the fundamental values of life.
The main purpose is to collect the "VOICES" of the "Mothers" to bear witness to the insults to humanity caused daily by tragedies, exterminations, genocides and violence.
The hope is that this "global testimony" of "Mothers" will constitute an act of peace capable of ensuring a future of reconciliation and cooperation, so that these tragedies will never be repeated.
MAJKE is supported by leading international institutions.
CANONISATION OF SISTER MARIA TRONCATTI AND SAINT BARTOLO LONGO
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19 October 2025
From the Don Bosco and Mother Mazzarello Chapel of the Museum of Peace, live broadcast from St. Peter's Square for the canonisation ceremony of Sister Maria Troncatti and Saint Bartolo Longo.
Live from Sarajevo, President Michele Capasso and Director Pia Molinari emphasised the importance of the canonisation of Sister Maria Troncatti for the FMA and the entire Salesian Family, recalling one of her fundamental thoughts: "I give you the medicine, but it is Mary Help of Christians who heals you".
Similarly, Capasso recalled the importance of the example of St. Bartolo Longo for the secular world that must convert to the true faith.
REMEMBERING MATVEJEVIĆ WITH IBRAHIM SPAHIĆ
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19 October 2025
President Michele Capasso, accompanied by Pia Molinari, retraced with Ibrahim Spahić the places frequented by his close friends Predrag Matvejević, Izet Sarajlić and Abdulah Sidran.
The first copy of the Bosnian edition of Matvejević's ‘Mediterranean Breviary’ was found in the library of the Bosnian Institute.
Immediately afterwards, in the classic artisan coffee shop.
THE MEDITERRANEAN PEACE AWARD GOES TO THE CITY OF SARAJEVO
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18 October 2025
During a solemn ceremony held at Sarajevo City Hall (the Vijećnica), the Mediterranean Peace Prize was awarded to the city of Sarajevo.
The prestigious award was announced to the Bosnian Ambassador to Italy, Amira Arifović Harms, on 6 June 2025 in Naples.
The ceremony was attended by ambassadors and representatives from the political and religious worlds of various countries, including the Secretary-General of the United Nations and High Representative for the Alliance of Civilisations, Miguel Àngel Moratinos, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Elmedin Konaković, Dimitri Avramopoulos, former European Commissioner and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece, and others.
The award was accepted by the Mayor of Sarajevo, Samir Avdić.