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PRESENTATION OF THE BOOK "WORDS OF HOPE’”
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13 November 2025
President Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari attended the presentation of the book "Words of Hope"by Don Sandro Ramirez (Edition Paoline).
The event took place at the "Paoline" bookshop in Via Duomo in Naples and was coordinated by Sister Dina.
On this occasion, the "Majke" programme of the United States of the World was presented.
150TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ARRIVAL OF THE PAINTING OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN OF THE HOLY ROSARY
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13 November 2025
A delegation from the "United States of the World" and the "Fondazione Mediterraneo" participated in the celebrations and Holy Mass on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the painting of the Blessed Virgin of Pompeii.
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Pope's legate for this historic occasion, celebrated Holy Mass and announced an upcoming visit by Pope Leo XIV.
At the end of the celebration, Cardinal Parolin knelt before the painting of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary.
COP 30 - CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
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10 November 2025
A delegation from the "United States of the World", the "Fondazione Mediterraneo" and the "Kimiyya" network participated in the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP 30): the largest global event for discussions and negotiations on climate change, held in Belém, Pará, from 10 to 21 November 2025.
The chosen city, in the heart of the Amazon, provided the world with a unique opportunity to discuss climate solutions, strengthen multilateralism and promote consensus on global goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Italy is taking action, in line with the Paris Agreement, by supporting cross-sectoral solutions and building resilient partnerships, with the aim of contributing to the management of the ever-increasing risks associated with climate change.
Currently, there are 198 Parties (197 countries plus the European Union) to the Convention.
A week of consultations between the Brazilian presidency and other countries at COP 30 in Belém, Brazil, has failed to make any progress in overcoming the still conflicting positions on three issues: climate ambition, finance and trade barriers.
"The stakes are too high to allow procedural tactics or deadlocked discussions to hinder progress", warned COP 30 President André Corrêa do Lago, a Brazilian diplomat, acknowledging the limited progress made since Monday. Do Lago announced the publication of a “note” that will simply summarise each country's position, with the aim of “structuring our talks”: a sort of to-do list for ministers arriving in Belém on Monday for the final five days of talks.
Countries will “decide how to proceed”, the diplomat said.
"The planet, said Secretary General Michele Capasso, ’is once again being sacrificed for the economic interests of the great powers: the cry of alarm here in the Amazon to stop the destruction of the earth has been in vain".
CARDINAL PAROLIN AND MIGUEL ANGEL MORATINOS SIGN THE PREFACES FOR THE BOOK "UNITED STATES OF THE WORLD. A TRUE STORY OF GOD".
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01 November 2025
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV, and Miguel Angel Moratinos, Secretary-General of the United Nations, High Representative of the Alliance of Civilisations and Special Envoy for the fight against Islamophobia, have written the prefaces to Michele Capasso's book ‘UNITED STATES OF THE WORLD. A TRUE STORY OF GOD’.
Thirteen hundred pages recounting the main stages of the mission undertaken forty years ago with the “United States of the World” and the “Fondazione Mediterraneo” for dialogue and peace: a web of sensations, emotions and memories interwoven with articles, essays, videos and reflections that the author has published over the years in newspapers and periodicals in various countries around the world.
It is the story of a uniquely human experience, at a historic moment when the Mediterranean, at the turn of two millennia, took on strategic importance for peace and shared development.
Fratricidal wars, destruction of creation, climate change, forced migration, ecological disasters, lack of democracy and corruption are some of the causes that threaten the lives of people on every continent. Michele Capasso takes action against these and other issues by urging people not to give up, as evidenced by the stories told in this book with simple and effective writing: it is a mix of narrative and reportage, where everything is strictly true and verifiable in documents, videos and images.
The overall meaning of the narrative is to highlight, at the crossroads of global society, the great strength that human beings have been able to develop in their connection with the earth, its inhabitants and the sea, facing the adversities of every historical period without ever losing faith in tomorrow.
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.
REPUBLIC DAY (CUMHURIYET BAYRAMI)
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29 October 2025
A delegation from the "United States of the World" and the "Fondazione Mediterraneo" took part in the celebrations for Turkey's Republic Day (Cumhuriyet Bayramı), which commemorates the proclamation of the Republic of Turkey in 1923 by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk.
The celebrations, which took place throughout the country, included concerts, parades, fireworks and decorations with red and white flags.
Republic Day marks the formal end of the Ottoman Sultanate and the birth of modern Turkey. Although the Turkish Grand National Assembly had been established in 1920, 29 October 1923 was the official date of the proclamation, and Atatürk was elected the first president of the Republic.
The celebrations take place over several days, starting on the afternoon of 28 October and ending at midnight on 29 October. Cities are filled with Turkish flags and public events are organised.
"It is the most important national holiday in Turkey,’ said Secretary-General Michele Capasso, ‘celebrated with great pride and popular participation".
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.