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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.
MEETING WITH JASMINA BEŠLAGIĆ
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18 October 2025
Secretary General Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari met with Jasmina Bešlagić, board member of the Bosniacki Institut in Sarajevo, which houses one of the largest libraries in the city.
On this occasion, several copies of the book "War Journals. Bosnia" in multiple languages were donated to the library.
MEETING WITH IBRAHIM SPAHIĆ
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18 October 2025
Secretary-General Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari met with Ibrahim Spahić, a dear friend and founding member of Fondazione Mediterraneo.
On this occasion, various possibilities for collaboration were examined for the artistic and cultural events planned in Sarajevo for 2026 and curated by Spahić, who accompanied the guests on a visit to various exhibitions and displays. The visit concluded with a stop at an old coffee shop where coffee is produced by hand according to ancient tradition.
MEETING WITH MUNIRA AND THE MOTHERS OF SREBRENICA
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17 October 2025
Secretary-General Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari, accompanied by Amela Zec Filipović, met with President Munira Subašić and other mothers at the Sarajevo headquarters of the Association of Mothers of the Enclaves of Srebrenica and Zepa.
It was a moving meeting during which each mother was given a copy of the book "War Journals. Bosnia", which contains, in its final pages, the names of the 8,372 victims of the Srebrenica genocide of 11 July 1995.
Kada, one of the mothers present, recounted her pain at the loss of six children and her husband, whose names were identified and highlighted in yellow in the pages of the book she had just received. She immediately began to describe who her children and husband were, what they did and how they were murdered. At the end, she said:
"I am sure that God exists, but our people are sick with evil. There is no remedy for my pain. But I am not ashamed. I walk with my head held high".
And so, for a few heart-wrenching hours, a communion of pain and hope was strengthened.
On this occasion, it was decided to launch the ‘MAIKE’ programme, which will bring together the Mothers of Srebrenica with Serbian mothers whose sons committed crimes and then died: a shared pain for a future together, in peace.
MEDITERRANEAN PACT: ONE SEA, ONE PACT, ONE FUTURE, ONE SHARED AMBITION FOR THE REGION
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16 October 2025
The “United States of the World” and the “Fondazione Mediterraneo” – committed to the Mediterranean for 40 years with over 11,000 events organised – support in principle this initiative by the European Commission and the High Representative, which today presented an ambitious new strategy to strengthen the EU's relations with its partners in the southern Mediterranean. Building on our historical and cultural ties, the Mediterranean Pact will focus on areas of mutual interest where we share challenges and aspirations.
The Mediterranean Pact will strengthen cooperation and economic ties between the shores of the Mediterranean Sea and beyond. It will contribute to building a connected, prosperous, resilient and secure common Mediterranean area.
The pact is based on the principles of co-ownership, co-creation and joint responsibility. It takes a practical approach, focusing on concrete initiatives that will bring added value to people and economies on all shores of the Mediterranean. The aim is to create mutual benefits, from clean energy production to unlocking private investment. This will be achieved by mobilising regional projects that create opportunities for citizens and businesses, with a particular focus on young people, women and small businesses.
In addition, the pact also offers an opportunity to further advance our cooperation on security, preparedness and migration management. Areas of common interest such as maritime security, the resilience of our critical infrastructure and foreign interference are among the actions identified to strengthen regional cooperation on peace and security.
SUMMIT OF MEDITERRANEAN PUBLIC RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS (EBU)
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16 October 2025
A delegation of media representatives from the 181 countries of the “United States of the World” and the “Fondazione Mediterraneo” participated in the EBU summit on the theme “The Mediterranean: a meeting place”. Representatives from public radio and television stations in 18 countries were present, including Vatican Radio. Ample space was given to the theme of promoting peace and intercultural dialogue, which was appreciated by President Michele Capasso, who has spent the last 40 years of his life working on this issue, calling for the full involvement of the media, particularly public radio and television, since 1985.
The Mediterranean Leadership Summit was a high-level meeting co-organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and RAI - Radiotelevisione Italiana, as part of the MED Dialogues. The Summit was opened by EBU Director General Noel Curran.
The chosen theme, “The Mediterranean: a meeting place”, reflects the region's fundamental vocation as a crossroads of civilisations. The Summit highlighted the importance of the media in promoting democratic values, intercultural exchange and peace-building.
The event was attended by representatives from 18 countries in the Mediterranean basin - from Europe, Africa and Asia - including Directors-General, Chief Executives and Presidents of the main public service broadcasters. Vatican Radio was also present, reflecting the broad and representative institutional and cultural participation in the Naples summit. The aim of the Summit is to strengthen cooperation between public service media in the Mediterranean area, share common strategies and contribute to the definition of priorities in a rapidly changing context.